Art, politics and integrity: The Standard Bank Young Artist Award then and now
Ahead of the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, Kwanele Sosibo interviews this year’s music and jazz SBYA winners for their reflections on the history and meaning of the awards
FROM THE ARCHIVES | Elections 2014: KwaZulu-Natal’s problem is still political bias
Jabu Mncwango supports the National Freedom Party, which is competing in the national elections for the first time after splitting from the Inkatha Freedom Party in 2011
Tugging at the heart of Allen Kwela
The rerelease of the 1975 album by the jazz guitarist calls attention to this talented musician
Pelican fantasy: How the iconic Soweto club influenced South African music
A nighttime haunt in the backstreets of Orlando run by a well-known bootlegger should have been a prime zone for nefarious underworld activities. Instead, it nurtured an underground of a different kind
Robbie Shakespeare: A manipulator of space and sound
A master of a sparse, propulsive style, Robbie Shakespeare’s bass spoke volumes
Robbie Shakespeare: A silence louder than a bomb
A master of feel, Robbie Shakespeare’s
bass spoke through the silence
The bleak shelter of Yellow Shade
Dimakatso Sedite’s poems emerge from the shattered futures of South Africa’s townships
Bra Herbie’s instinctive time travels
Jazz is the winner as Herbie Tsoaeli updates his explorations of time in his new album
Spinning into control
Original Creative Breed’s new documentary tracks the trajectory of the underground automotive sport
Hullo, Bu-Bye, Koko, Come In shapeshifts into another dimension
Koleka Putuma’s triumphant adaptation allows audience to see stagecraft influence poetry