The six best (least known) songs of all time
Ages back, Femina magazine asked me to give them the five best South African songs ever. Which is a weird kind of question, I think. But it seems to be what people […]
Ages back, Femina magazine asked me to give them the five best South African songs ever. Which is a weird kind of question, I think. But it seems to be what people […]
Voted “Best Male Artist: Southern Africa” and “Best Male Vocalist: African continent” in the Kora All Africa Awards, Gugulethu-born singer, songwriter and producer Ringo Madlingozi plans a new album in 2013 – […]
With the 2013 edition of the annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival due in a month, here’s Evan Milton’s review of the 2012 festival, loving the the jazz on offer, […]
This article by Evan Milton first appeared in “Wanted” magazine (Business Day), in November 2012. Credit: http://www.facebook.com/freshlygroundsa. Freshlyground are seven musicians who hail from three southern African countries. They’ve released […]
Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse has penned some of Mzansi’s most memorable tracks, is a South African Music Award “Lifetime Achievement” recipient and an ambassador for Nelson Mandela’s 46664 charity. He still […]
Singer, songwriter and ambassador of ubuntu, Vusi Mahlasela usually spends the early months touring and lecturing across America. For 2012, though, he’s in South Africa – including a rare date […]
Cape Town’s ‘City Hall Sessions’ opens with two performances by the unique cross-continental collaboration of Ray Lema, DRC-born and Paris-based pianist and Chico Cesar, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist […]
A perennial darling of Cape Town’s jazz crowds, Judith Sephuma returns to the city that saw her start her career to sing above the waves at the unique Aquajazz evening. […]
Hotep Idris Galeta returns from work on multimedia and music centres in the Eastern Cape and Gauteng to play a rare Cape performance – and launch a new album, ‘Funkin’ […]