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Farewell my friend
After a rough day at the office, and knowing that you will be in deep trouble back home because you left your dirty socks on the kitchen...
The singing guerilla
T racy Chapman, Sting, Bruce Springsteen…. These are big names in the music world. Those lucky people who saw them at the ‘Human Rights...
The swinging ‘Toppies’ from Sharpeville
The people in the hall looked at the nine well-dressed madalas on the stage. They could not believe their eyes. What were these ou...
A rising star
You have heard of famous singers like Miriam Makeba, Brenda Fassie, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Letta Mbuli and Margaret Singana — but have you...
Our kind of jazz
Who is the father of our kind of jazz? Why, Bra Zacks Nkosi, of course. He was the man who could make a saxophone talk. He did not have a...
The life and times of Miriam Makeba
Just before Miriam Makeba left South Africa 27 years ago, she wrote a song called “Iphi Ndlela”. She sang: Stay well, my people I am...
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