Detail from the cover of Isambulo by saxophonist and composer Linda Sikhakhane. Tseliso Monaheng/Linda Sikhakhane August 18, 2022 South African reedman Linda Sikhakhane’s new album is a revelation Gwen Ansell, University of Pretoria Zulu spirituality and the legacy of the ancestors, personal and musical, are the concerns of the saxophonist and composer.
The cover of ‘Seven Steps to heaven’. From: Wolf's Kompaktkiste January 3, 2018 Biopic misrepresents Miles Davis in the life of a South African freedom fighter Gwen Ansell, University of Pretoria The story of jazz in the ANC army-in-exile, Umkhonto we Sizwe culture is far more nuanced – and positive – than depicted in a new film.
South African jazz legend Ray Phiri passed away after a long battle with lung cancer. Thuli Dlamini/The Times July 13, 2017 What the lives of two South African music giants tell us about culture under apartheid Gwen Ansell, University of Pretoria Two of South Africa’s finest musicians, Johnny Mekoa and Ray Phiri, died recently. The permeable terrain between genres their careers negotiated, is being replaced by rigid marketing categories.