A new music video is trending, featuring the words of EFF leader Julius Malema with the term he uses to refer to South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma – ‘uBaba ka Duduzane’ (father of Duduzane). Malema says he calls Zuma this because ‘President’ means ‘father of the nation’, and Zuma has proved that he puts his […]

Following on from sold-out concerts across South Africa, Portugal and Canada, South African award-warning trio Mi Casa will be returning to London to play a show at the Scala on Friday 11 August. (And we have two pairs of tickets to give away – see details at bottom of page.) Known for their incredible signature […]

Two young South African choirs have brought chills to the world stage this week with Tuks Camerata bringing the house down in Spain, and the Drakensberg Boys Choir doing the same in Japan! Tuks Camerata’s performance – at the 11th World Symposium on Choral Music, in Barcelona – was so brilliant that Choral Stream have […]

Nearly forty years after he began one of music’s most remarkable careers, Johnny Clegg is embarking on his Final World Tour, titled The Final Journey. See below for your chance to win free tickets to the show in London!!! Johnny Clegg was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 and underwent chemotherapy treatment. As he is in remission, Johnny […]

Award-winning Kearsney College Choir delivered an incredible performance live on East Coast Radio (ECR)… to the delight of presenter Jane Linley-Thomas… who had wanted all of KwaZulu-Natal to hear them. She said afterwards: “When we went live and they started singing, I was fixated, and you will be too after watching it.” As reported by […]

It was inevitable. Instead of a Dear Gupta’s open letter, here’s an open song… from ‘South Africa’ to the Gupta family (who are suspected by many South Africans of having captured the state). With music by Rusty Cage and Kazuley, and lyrics by ATSGemwolf (R.P.), the video is described as “a song with a message […]

Two South African schoolgirls have become an overnight sensation, thanks to American rap star Nicki Minaj who posted a video of them on her Instagram account this week. Nicki asked her followers: “What country are these girls from? This rlly inspired me. Music transcends all borders.” After being informed, Nicki updated with “#SouthAfrica represent!!!!” South […]

Due to exceptional public demand and SOLD OUT shows in the first phase of the World tour, Johnny Clegg has added additional South African and #London shows to his Final Journey World Tour, according to his management team. There will now be a second show at the Grand Arena in Cape Town on Friday 30th […]

There was a huge buzz at Sandton City in South Africa on Saturday when fans spotted ‘Justin Bieber‘ wandering through the famous shopping centre. Bieber was in Johannesburg for a show on Sunday night. Unfortunately for his fans, it was a prank… brilliantly pulled off by local Aidan Atcheson, and his mates. Aidan said: “THANK YOU […]

Remember the talented Pretoria schoolboy whose guitar antics created one of South Africa’s most viral videos – viewed by over one million people?  Good news – he’s back! With old and new tricks. Christiaan Jacobsz blew YouTube audiences away with his antics on the guitar, in a video filmed by a school friend four years […]

Johnny Clegg fans in Australia and New Zealand are invited to join a facebook page to help convince the iconic musician that a trip Down Under should be included in his Final Tour… after Clegg announced last week that he would be performing his last tour before going into retirement. South African expat Craig Barker, who now lives […]

Popular South African band Freshlyground released their new video yesterday… deliberately… on Freedom Day. It’s powerful, provocative and holds no punches in addressing President Jacob Zuma. It’s called “Banana Republic”. Apart from the lyrics – “All your people dying in freedom / Suffering a profound lack of leading / Are you even there when we call? […]

There’s a video going viral of a talented South African musician Christiaan Jacobsz. It was actually filmed four years ago in May 2013 when he was still at school… BUT the good news is that Christiaan is still making incredible musics… and will be uploading an updated video within the next week or so! The […]

The New York Times held a live Facebook session with Pretty Yende on Friday, as the star from Piet Retief in Mpumulanga performs in Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” at the prestigious Metropolitan Opera. Apart from a delightful performance that had both her, and pianist Valeriya Polunina, smiling joyfully; Pretty answered questions from NYT reporter Josh Barone that had […]

This video is sure to make your day. Limpopo resident Gerhard Botha shows how a white man can move with the right music! Since sharing his Instagram video on facebook just under a week ago, it’s had over half a million views! Gerhard wrote: “Ea lekhooa e ka tantša ho afrika mino” which is SeSotho […]

Take a listen to Mango Groove’s new single ‘Kind’. It’s powerful and beautiful – with lyrics that you’ll want to… well, shout from the rooftops! “Shout it out from the rooftops, tell the world what you feel Love who you want to and live for your dreams A world ever after, or a world that’s […]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Jazz and R & B singer Al Jarreau, a seven-time Grammy winner whose hits included “We’re in This Love Together” and “Moonlighting,” died on Sunday in Los Angeles at age 76, just days after announcing he was retiring from touring because of poor health. (Scroll down for South African Arts Minister’s comments.) […]

PRETORIA – Popular South African gospel singer Lundi Tyamara has passed away, his management announced on Friday. He was only 38. Manager and family spokesperson, Anele Hlazo, said Tyamara passed on peacefully at 12.40am today at Edenvale Hospital, where he was being treated for TB (tuberculosis) of the stomach and a liver condition. “Lundi put up […]

President Jacob Zuma has expressed “deep sadness” and extended his heartfelt condolences on the passing of legendary South African jazz musician and recipient of the National Order of the Baobab, Thandi Klassen, who passed away in the early hours of this morning, 15 January 2017, in hospital. She would have been 86 this year. Her […]

Johnny Clegg ushered in the new year with good vibes and great music at a New Year’s Eve concert at Kirstenbosch in South Africa. MARGUERITE DE VILLIERS captured the photos below… “Each picture has a lyric extract from the song ‘It’s an Illusion’ – a song which I had heard Johnny singing a couple of […]

President Jacob Zuma has joined the gospel fraternity in expressing deep sadness and his heartfelt condolences on the passing of gospel sensation and multi-award winning singer, Sifiso Ncwane, who passed away today, 05 December 2016. The gospel legend died Monday morning at Fourways Life Hospital, after suffering kidney failure. “The passing of Mr Ncwane is a […]

PRETORIA – American musician Mos Def just discovered that saying ‘sorry’ means being able to leave South Africa. After he apologised “unreservedly” for trying to use a World Passport, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) announced in a media briefing on Tuesday that the apology is accepted, the charges dropped, and he may now leave the country. The artist – whose […]

Sandi Durnford-Slater met with PJ Powers in London 10 days ago to discuss the world according to PJ. In typical PJ fashion, she brought with her a warm, South African breath of fresh air to a cold, drizzly Wednesday afternoon in Brixton… Many people back home believe that those who leave South Africa are traitors. You seem to have […]

South African Tourism welcomed sleep advocate and Huffington Post and Thrive Global founder Arianna Huffington to South Africa with this beautiful version of ‘Thula Baba’, the popular Zulu lullaby sung to many South African children to help them sleep. SA Tourism said: “Hi @ariannahuff, we wanted to share a special South African welcome just for […]

This morning a producer from the BBC World Service contacted me and asked if I would say a few words about El Cohen as part of a global tribute. I was very happy to do so, so she asked me whether Cohen was as popular in South Africa as in other parts of the world. […]