The Fishwives: Music for submersion
Good lyrics count. Yet the pundits are all surprised Kate Bush’s Running up that Hill has hit the top of the UK singles chart 38 years later. The kids recognise … Read More
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Sibongile Mngoma: Here with us
Out there are the shots, the broken glass, acrid palls, zombies, Zuma, bodies. But we are here in the warm feathery bosom of Sibongile Mngoma. Her husky tones, her low … Read More
Oratorio of a Forgotten Youth: Our future made present
If you maintain a deeply pessimistic forecast, you will at some stage be proved prophetic. Our national poet, Lesego Rampolokeng, is an oracle in Oratorio of a Forgotten Youth. “The … Read More
Jazz: The edifying ministry of Mandisi
There’s an energy that animates the music of song stylist Mandisi Dyantyis, who is among the headline acts on the online Standard Bank Jazz Festival. Dyantyis has long discovered the … Read More
Breaking out of the virtual performance loop
Conch shells, Tibetan prayer bowls, and a black and white cat all make an appearance in this year’s Standard Bank Jazz Festival performance by trumpeter Marcus Wyatt and bassist Romy … Read More