Mandela and Hip-Hop
Two years ago, South African rapper and former frontman of The Volume, Tumi Molekane (stagename: Tumi) released 'POWA',
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Ts'eliso Monaheng
Ts'eliso Monaheng is a writer and photographer based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Weekend Music Break 63
We kick off our weekly installment of new music videos with OttawaParis-based Mélissa Laveaux riding the
Weekend Music Break: The Brother Moves On
I followed The Brother Moves On around South Africa once. True story, I even wrote about
A story is the only time you can have my attention
Blitz the Ambassador talks to us about his new EP, ‘The Warm Up,’ ahead of his Brooklyn, NY, show tonight.
Weekend Music Break 54
Flex Boogie, featured on this song by producer/radio deejay The Prince, is a Pretoria-based hip-hop artist
Stone breakers
This edition of Weekend Music Break, number 48, curated by journalist and rapper T’seliso Monaheng, stops over in Senegal, Lesotho, Ghana and South Africa.
The flag-bearers of dub in South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa, has been undergoing somewhat of an electronic music revival over the past
Wogdog Blues for Burkina Faso: An Interview with Art Melody
Art Melody, the Burkina Faso-based gruff-voiced emcee who also completes the high-octane duo Waga3000, came to
South African Hip-Hop needs more artists like Molemi
A harp hard-panned to either side of the speakers constantly loops while a flute sample pulsates
I want to play at the Voortrekker Monument
Here’s what some South African artists make of the country’s politics.
Sinophobia
Lesotho’s media and the “problem” of Chinese immigrant shop owners.
A lot of room for improvisation
An interview with South African jazz bassist Shane Cooper.
The Johannesburg Cup of Nations
The spirit of the African Cup of Nations is infectious in the streets of Johannesburg, especially in the inner city where different African nationalities coexist.
The New Breed of Lesotho Hip Hop
An idea of what’s going down in Lesotho with the emcees whom I think will be making a considerable amount of noise in 2013.
To hear musicians breathe
An ode to The Mahogany Room, the pre-eminent live jazz venue in Cape Town, South Africa.
Lesotho’s Independence Day
Even though music in Lesotho is dominated by its South African neighbors, there are local genres and artists which have managed to fare well commercially.