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The horn doctor
Saxophones, trumpets, trombones. We love the sweet sound of these brass instruments – or horns, as their players call them. But...
The singing unions
When we think of trade unions, we think of people at work. We know that trade unions help people to look after themselves and to speak...
Sharing a beer with a hot potato
He sat there with a cigarette hanging from one of the gaps in his teeth. He had a glass in his hand and his little son on his knee. It...
A cry inside for Dorkay
Today most of the music and the art and the life. is gone. But not all of it. Sis’ Oueeneth Ndaba still fights to keep the place alive....
Knocking on the door
Remember a band called Uhuru from a few years back? Maybe you saw one of their concerts in Saulsville or Kwa-Thema? If you did see them...
The Jonas Gwangwa story
One night 23 years ago, the black musicians of Johannesburg had a big party. They all met at Dorkay House in Eloff Street to say goodbye...
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