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Who should count as African at the Grammy Awards?
The Grammy Awards has a dedicated space for African music, but just a year after the category's introduction it is already proving contentious. The Best African Music Performance made its debut with ...
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The night a guitarist, a bassist and a magician saved 581 people from dying on a cruise ship that was sinking on the high seas
The South African guitarist was put in contact with small boats nearby, which could do little to help because they barely had a lifeboat each and there were hundreds of people on board.
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South Africa’s Nontokozo Mkhize outranks Adele on Spotify
The South African songstress Nontokozo Mkhize recently achieved her biggest career as she recently surpassed the global star Adele on the Spotify charts.
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Mdou Moctar’s Guitar Is a Screaming Siren Against Africa’s Colonial Legacy
Over about a decade of touring in the West, Moctar, 40, has carved out a niche as a modern African guitar hero and one of the very few voices in the pop world calling attention to the struggles of ...
WATCH: A Celebration of Legacy and the Future of Jazz
Discover the vibrant world of jazz at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival this April, a celebration that unites generations through music.