July 19
Africa: Wild Weekend in NYC - Thandiswa, Seun Kuti, Magic System and More!
Greetings from Night 3 of the six-night "outdoor" portion of Montreal's Nuits D'Afrique Festival. As ever, the festival is a firehose of great music, much of it new to us,… Read more »
October 09, 2023
South Africa: Nduduzo Makhathini - in Conversation With the Ancestors
One of the most anticipated and outstanding performances at this year's Festival International de Jazz de Montreal was from jazz pianist Nduduzo Makhathini. Makhathini is often… Read more »
August 24, 2023
South Africa: Sharon Katz and the Peace Train New Album - for You
South African singer/songwriter and bandleader Sharon Katz co-founded the band The Peace Train in 1992. Nelson Mandela was just out of prison, and Katz and her musicians traveled… Read more »
June 07, 2023
South Africa: BCUC Shakes Up South African Music
BCUC has to be one of the more unusual bands to emerge from South Africa's alternative music scene in recent years. Not amapiano or gqom or hip-hop, and certainly no throwback to… Read more »
May 25, 2023
South Africa: The South African Bongeziwe Experience in Mexico
There are few artists who can manifest magic by being in the right place, at the right time, with the right people: that was the Bongeziwe experience in Mexico. Read more »
May 19, 2023
South Africa: South African Bongeziwe Mabandla Releases Fourth Studio Album, Amaxesha
The whole Bongeziwe experience is conceptual in nature in the vein of The Miseducation of Lauren Hill, from an artist he is deeply inspired by. However Bongeziwe is a completely… Read more »
April 17, 2023
South Africa: The Rebirth of Jonathan Butler - New Album Ubuntu
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January 12, 2023
South Africa: Amapiano DJ Mixers
Amapiano is undisputedly the most trending club music on the planet in 2023. It is dance music not needing a playlist as the genre is a playlist. The music and the mix are created… Read more »
December 16, 2022
South Africa: Pilani Bubu - Reclaiming and Reinventing Folklore
If you wanted one word to describe South Africa's Pilani Bubu, the word might be "vibrant." Bubu has a vibrancy when you see her, when you hear her sing, or even just talk. At the… Read more »