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MUSIC

The Power of Gratitude and Tradition in Linda Sikhakhane’s ‘Iladi’
Friday
/ 16 September 2024

The Power of Gratitude and Tradition in Linda Sikhakhane’s ‘Iladi’

Linda Sikhakhane’s Iladi draws listeners into the spiritual world of thanksgiving rituals

By Lesego Chepape
Diary: Jokes & Jazz for UKZN, Strauss & Co photography auction, Locarno comes to Cape Town
Friday
/ 10 September 2024

Diary: Jokes & Jazz for UKZN, Strauss & Co photography auction, Locarno comes to Cape Town

Your essential dose of art and culture

By Lesego Chepape
Kampire: The East African DJ spinning a new narrative for African music
Friday
/ 30 August 2024

Kampire: The East African DJ spinning a new narrative for African music

Globally successful East African selector Kampire gives us a glimpse into her life, career and her new release

By Charles Leonard
The craft of DJ Kampire: A balance of storytelling, genre mixing and dancefloor magic
Friday
/ 30 August 2024

The craft of DJ Kampire: A balance of storytelling, genre mixing and dancefloor magic

East African DJ Kampire has built a successful international career playing African sounds

By Charles Leonard
Diary: Stephané Edith Conradie’s exhibition opens at the Standard Bank Gallery, Poetry Africa returns in October,  Fizzy B releases Abahlali
Friday
/ 29 August 2024

Diary: Stephané Edith Conradie’s exhibition opens at the Standard Bank Gallery, Poetry Africa returns in October,  Fizzy B releases Abahlali

Your essential dose of art and culture

By Lesego Chepape
Diary: She Fest comes to Constitutional Hill, Soweto’s Buskaid String Ensemble in concert,  Lu Dlamini to perform at UKZN
Friday
/ 5 August 2024

Diary: She Fest comes to Constitutional Hill, Soweto’s Buskaid String Ensemble in concert,  Lu Dlamini to perform at UKZN

Your essential dose of art and culture

By Lesego Chepape
Diary: Divas in Concert usher in women’s month, The Apartheid Killer on BBC, Amaxelegu by Qondiswa James will run at the Market Theatre
Friday
/ 30 July 2024

Diary: Divas in Concert usher in women’s month, The Apartheid Killer on BBC, Amaxelegu by Qondiswa James will run at the Market Theatre

Your essential dose of art and culture

By Lesego Chepape
Play moves between dreaming and escaping
Friday
/ 11 July 2024

Play moves between dreaming and escaping

American play Dreamscape finds parallels in South Africa

By Lesego Chepape
Diary: Swingin’ Las Vegas in South Africa, Iyabulele Ilali by Songezo Zantsi and Folklore Festival for 30 days in 3 cities
Friday
/ 11 July 2024

Diary: Swingin’ Las Vegas in South Africa, Iyabulele Ilali by Songezo Zantsi and Folklore Festival for 30 days in 3 cities

Your essential dose of art and culture

By Lesego Chepape
Diary: Redhill Arts Festival, Food Indaba in Cape Town and Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O at Untitled Basement
Friday
/ 8 July 2024

Diary: Redhill Arts Festival, Food Indaba in Cape Town and Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O at Untitled Basement

Your essential dose of art and culture

By Lesego Chepape and Charles Leonard
Discovering Cape Town’s eclectic listening bars, where nightlife is redefined
Friday
/ 5 July 2024

Discovering Cape Town’s eclectic listening bars, where nightlife is redefined

The popularity of two Cape Town listening bars points to the need for more eclectic music spaces

By Julia Snowball
Basha Uhuru under the theme 30 years of creative freedom, Dates for Joburg Art Fair, With-Out Limits at UJ
Friday
/ 21 June 2024

Basha Uhuru under the theme 30 years of creative freedom, Dates for Joburg Art Fair, With-Out Limits at UJ

Your essential dose of art and culture

By Lesego Chepape and Charles Leonard
Encounters with Palestine and the environment
Friday
/ 20 June 2024

Encounters with Palestine and the environment

These subjects take centre stage at a festival showcasing nearly
50 documentaries

By Charles Leonard
The stage is set for a cracker of a National Arts Festival 
Friday
/ 18 June 2024

The stage is set for a cracker of a National Arts Festival 

National Arts Festival continues to create platforms for creatives, 50 years later

By Lesego Chepape
Finding harmony with my father through the timeless power of Jazz
Friday
/ 16 June 2024

Finding harmony with my father through the timeless power of Jazz

He died before I could share with him my growing interest in the wonders of South African music

By Chris Vick
Diary: Kesivan in the Cape, Boundless at Kalashnikov,  and Stogie T headlines Fête de la Musique
Friday
/ 13 June 2024

Diary: Kesivan in the Cape, Boundless at Kalashnikov, and Stogie T headlines Fête de la Musique

Your essential dose of art and culture

By Lesego Chepape and Charles Leonard
Abdullah Ibrahim and the hidden ‘culture wars’
Opinion
/ 12 June 2024

Abdullah Ibrahim and the hidden ‘culture wars’

He is more than a distinguished pianist and composer; he mingled his music with politics

By Mokubung Nkomo
Apple’s not-so-top 100 list: Is it rotten to the core?
Friday
/ 30 May 2024

Apple’s not-so-top 100 list: Is it rotten to the core?

The Mail & Guardian asked some of our favourite musicians and critics what they thought of the list and to tell us which three South African albums they believed should be on such an inventory

By MG FRIDAY
Lies, damned lies and statistics: The many perils of ranking musical taste
Friday
/ 30 May 2024

Lies, damned lies and statistics: The many perils of ranking musical taste

Apple’s list of top 100 albums has caused a stir on social media with many unsettled by the ranking

By Lesego Chepape
Player adds a string to women’s bows
Friday
/ 29 May 2024

Player adds a string to women’s bows

For Sona Jobarteh, Africa’s first woman to play the sacred kora professionally, breaking with tradition has not been easy

By Marietou Ba
Strings definitely attached as kora meets guitar on new album
Friday
/ 14 May 2024

Strings definitely attached as kora meets guitar on new album

Kora player Ballaké Sissoko of Mali and South African guitarist Derek Gripper

By Francis Gooding
A debut jazz album amidst a pandemic: Linda Tshabalala’s journey
Friday
/ 13 May 2024

A debut jazz album amidst a pandemic: Linda Tshabalala’s journey

Saxophone player and traditional healer blows away listeners with the re-release of her album

By Gwen Ansell
Thandiswa Mazwai on Sankofa and political currents in South Africa
Friday
/ 9 May 2024

Thandiswa Mazwai on Sankofa and political currents in South Africa

Experience the soul-stirring melodies of Thandiswa Mazwai’s new album ‘Sankofa’, a captivating journey through South African music and culture

By Charles Leonard
Festival shows jazz is safe in the hands of the youth
Friday
/ 9 May 2024

Festival shows jazz is safe in the hands of the youth

This weekend in Cape Town tells me jazz’s future is brighter than ever.

By Charles Leonard
What’s Up
Friday
/ 6 May 2024

What’s Up

Here are three cultural things to listen to or watch

By Lesego Chepape and Charles Leonard
Nomthandazo by Zoe Modiga: Seeing the heaven inside us
Friday
/ 2 May 2024

Nomthandazo by Zoe Modiga: Seeing the heaven inside us

Let the music of Zoe Modiga guide you on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment

By Lesego Chepape
The sound of solidarity
Friday
/ 29 April 2024

The sound of solidarity

South African artists have got together to produce an album to support Palestinians

By Charles Leonard
Who cares what it is? Celebrate jazz with the world
Friday
/ 27 April 2024

Who cares what it is? Celebrate jazz with the world

It’s almost time for International Jazz Day — 30 April — and there will be events in 190 countries where it will not be necessary to gatekeep about who and what jazz is — the players and the listeners will just enjoy it

By Charles Leonard
What’s Up
Friday
/ 25 April 2024

What’s Up

Here are three cultural things to listen to or watch

By Lesego Chepape, Charles Leonard and Busi Lethole
Bobi Wine, Uganda’s democracy hunter
Opinion
/ 18 April 2024

Bobi Wine, Uganda’s democracy hunter

The documentary, Bobi Wine, the People’s President, shows the confluence of music and art in the pursuit of freedom and democracy

By Robert Kigongo
Ten questions, two days: An Interview with Nicola Conte
Friday
/ 9 April 2024

Ten questions, two days: An Interview with Nicola Conte

Nicola Conte brings his vibrant jazz fusion to South Africa, celebrating International Jazz Day with a blend of tradition and innovation

By Lesego Chepape
Africarise: SA jazz to the globe
Friday
/ 6 April 2024

Africarise: SA jazz to the globe

Two saxophonists have released albums under a fresh initiative driven by a New York label

By Gwen Ansell
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