This year, the 6th of September marked ten years of Zahara’s debut album, Loliwe’s, release. Pains me to see that it was crickets on such an iconic moment in recent South African music history. Briefly, […]
Author: banturefrain
keenan meyer: the alchemy of living
Upon listening to Keenan Meyer’s debut offering, The Alchemy of Living, I saw an opportunity to discuss my questions about life with a musician who seemed to be concerned with them too. It is too […]
zonke: a love letter
The first time I heard Zonke Dikana was on Groover’s Prayer, Thebe’s kwaito jam that celebrated the party life as he often does. It was in 2005, and kwaito music was still hot. The following […]
simphiwe dana: bamako
On her album, Kulture Noir, which turns a decade old this year, Simphiwe Dana paid tribute to West African music and afrobeats with the song Fela’s Azania. It seems that her love for West African […]
the queer gospel of nakhane
In one of the last interviews she ever did, Maya Angelou is asked what advice she would offer to the younger generation. “Tell the truth,” she says, “to yourself, and to the children.” Because truth […]
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