The Freedom to Create prize event and concert could not come at a more relevant time.

Soweto band Ree-Burth rode to fame on the back of the "black rock" frenzy that followed the success of the Blk Jks.

David Goldblatt’s portrait photography is explored in a new retrospective, while photojournalists Justin Fox and Don Pinnock document their travels.

Tori Amos performs in the Mother City, while the Zula Fest celebrates diversity.

SA activist and artist Zanele Muholi approaches disturbing issues, while American artist Frohawk Two-Feathers has fun at the system’s expense.

Zahara, the axe-wielding Afro-soul singer-songwriter, and Goldfish, SA’s electro-jazzy house visionaries, feature this week.

Legitimised by Banksy, ­popularised by Puma, replaced by Twitter as the voice of protest on the street, urban art is no longer underground.

Kings of Leons are cheduled to cruise through hook-laden power ballads this week.