LUYANDUSAPHO: Having Her First Performance At Kwantu Village
Sawubona. Once in a while, we are let in on something real. A voice. The kind ordinary debates about voices would have to be put aside. Or smacked with a…
MPHO TSHWALE / NOKO WA DINAKA: The Jazz Pianist and Educator From Mamelodi
“His music is known for its ritualistic feel—fusing rich melodies and rhythms with traditional jazz forms and contemporary harmonics.” A jazz pianist from Mamelodi Township in Pretoria, Tshwale began playing…
LUYANDUSAPHO: A Singer And Songwriter Reflecting Her Own Times
Sawubona. Some voices, though speaking of their times, usually cross over into other times. Especially when carried by a performer with one foot in the old, and the other in…
DR.MADALA KUNENE AND SIBUSILE XABA: Their Album “kwaNTU” Receives A SAMA Nomination
Sawubona. The Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) has announced the nominees for the 32nd Annual South African Music Awards, and Dr.Madala Kunene and mnumzane Sibusile Xaba‘s collaborative album kwaNTU(2025)…
MASTER ABDULLAH IBRAHIM: Revisiting The Jazz Pianist’s Unofficial Anthem, Mannenberg.
Sawubona. For me to begin this, I would have to start at the beginning. Most of the things that have the greatest impact in my life, usually introduce themselves, rather…
ESINAM AND SIBUSILE XABA: Presenting The Duo’s Debut Album, Healing Voices
Sawubona. There could be many outcomes from the meeting of two people. It could be a life-long friendship. Co-operation in riots. Or, like ESINAM and Sibusile Xaba, to play music…
ESINAM AND SIBUSILE XABA: Ghana and Mzansi Meet To Sing A Healing Voice
Sawubona. Beyond the migration and borders that divide Africa, it seems the two were not capable enough to divide the music Africans make among themselves. This is proof with the…
SAFE ENERGY: 15 Questions For The Visionary Soweto Folk Musician
Sawubona. After the release of his third EP Injabulo, I got to catch up with the brother Safe Energy. We talked music, legends and his EP. If you had to…
SAFE ENERGY: Soweto Folk Musician Releases Third EP, Injabulo
“The Youth Is Safe With Safe Energy” – Forest Ramushwana Sawubona. You know, A boxer can jab a few times, before he can throw the inevitable hook. Brother Lindokuhle Njabulo…
SAFE ENERGY: The Visionary Song-dreamer of the Mzansi Sound
At least once in a musician’s life, they stand on a stage and realise they are exactly where they are supposed to be. For Lindokuhle Njabulo Hadebe — known to…