In exile, he imagined a different Africa in his music, while being exposed to new realities abroad.
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Exiled for much of his career, he was acknowledged universally as a pioneer and a leading light of the international free jazz scene.
The largest South African survey of its kind has found that women in live music are often excluded from decision-making, receive unequal pay and face a range of aggressions.
The composer, bassist and innovator Gerald ‘Mac’ McKenzie died on 29 April. He changed Cape Town’s unique music traditions forever.
The report reveals that musicians are earning what mechanics are, but without formal benefits or the security of steady work.
Wrapped in Rhythm powerfully uses the poems of Lebo Mashile as lyrics.
The book tells the inside story of how they changed the sound of urban pop.
Costume, hair and dance allow her to modernise Tsonga culture – and help shape youth identity.
The annual South African Amapiano Awards will be held on 2 April, a tribute to the growing stature of the dance music genre.
The queen of Xhosa music has passed away. She reinvigorated ancient Xhosa cultural traditions through performance and teaching.
New survey shows poor earnings from music streaming made worse by the digital divide and a lack of policy.
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Programme Director for New Archival Visions, Centre for Humanities Research, University of the Western Cape
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Ethnomusicology and African Musical Arts lecturer, Rhodes University
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor in Performing Arts, Tshwane University of Technology
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Lecturer in Costume Theory and theatre costumer, Tshwane University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer, South African College of Music, University of Cape Town
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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Stellenbosch University