Philip Miller and Amit Chaudhuri have reworked national anthems to reflect the impact of history on official music.
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The Head & The Load finally reaches Johannesburg after delays caused by the COVID pandemic.
Composers are keeping bow music alive through electronic music and other experiments.
Zulu spirituality and the legacy of the ancestors, personal and musical, are the concerns of the saxophonist and composer.
South Africa’s greatest composer was uniquely shaped by his early years of singing at traditional Zulu weddings and working in jazz bands and church choirs.
The revered trombonist, composer and cultural activist never wished to be ‘the state composer’ but remained political until the end, in service of the people.
His single Yeke Yeke was the first African song to pass a million in sales, but it’s meaning was best understood in Guinea, home of the griot and kora star.
