South Africa is celebrating 30 years since apartheid ended and Nelson Mandela became the nation’s first Black president. In the U.S., a South African musical group is spreading Mandela’s message of ...

In the face of oppression, music has often served as a beacon of hope and resistance. In South Africa, during the dark days of apartheid, struggle songs became more than mere melodies; they evolved ...

The South African State Theatre will present Music in the Air – The Musical, a new production written and directed by Joel Zuma, running September 12–28, 2025. The musical pays tribute to the music ...

Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria As a researcher who documents historical and current South African jazz and popular music, I believe Mdunyelwa merits ...

The country has a rich, original relationship to jazz, with American techniques layered into regional traditions and rhythms. Explore 50 years of recordings picked by musicians, poets and writers. By ...