African artists with major US industry support have the advantage - now more than ever.
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Like Pata-Pata, Homeless and Mbube, the song Jerusalema is elevated by a historical moment in time and has the power to cross over to different audiences.
Joseph Shabalala would grow world famous for his music. But it is shaped by the spiritual aspects of his life as much as it is by the hardships of black life - and by his dreams.
The passing of music giant Joseph Shabalala rests heavy on South African hearts - he told the story of black migrants within the apartheid system in a way no-one else did - and achieved global fame.
New regulations on the use of folklore are a hindrance to local artists.
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.
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Lecturer, Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor Emeritus, Social Anthropology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Reader in Performance, University of the West of Scotland
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Professor of Music, Wesleyan University
