From 'Sister Bethina' to 'Weekend Special': 10 songs that define South African celebrations

From Brenda Fassie and Miriam Makeba to Mandoza and Master KG, these 10 songs have soundtracked South African celebrations, ...
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love South African Jazz

The country has a rich, original relationship to jazz, with American techniques layered into regional traditions and rhythms. Explore 50 years of recordings picked by musicians, poets and writers. By ...
The Conversation

Pops Mohamed mixed old and new to reinvent South African music

Pops Mohamed playing the Senegambian kora, his favourite instrument. Photo courtesy Rafs Mayet Ismail Mohamed-Jan – better known by South African jazz fans as Pops Mohamed – has passed away at the age ...
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From Beyonce’s ‘My Power’ to ‘Black Panther,’ New Book Explores How the Sounds of South Africa Reached the Global Pop Stage

In an excerpt from the 33 ⅓ title "South African Popular Music," the author breaks down house music offshoots gqom and amapiano. When Beyoncé put together her companion soundtrack album, “The Lion ...