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From South Africa
Biography by andy Morgan, July 2002: Showbiz is gruelling, anywhere in the world, but if you happen to be female, black and living in South Africa th&hellip » read more
From South Africa, Spain
Risenga Makondo?.South Africa April 2003 Risenga ws born in the rural north of South Africa and has lived in Europe since 1988, where he studied visu&hellip » read more
From South Africa
2001: Selaelo Selota is rapidly becoming one of the most talked about jazz artists in South Africa ? and deservedly so. Since the release of his debut&hellip » read more
From South Africa
Zulu trio Shikisha ? the name means ?belt it out, dance and sing like you never have before? ? have been delighting WOMAD audiences for many years wit&hellip » read more
From South Africa
2001 Biography This is a remarkable story. Three brothers, Sandile, Thami and Reuben are born to a classical music-loving Mr Khemese in Sophia Town,&hellip » read more
From South Africa
2001 biography: Once known as the force behind some of South Africa?s best-loved compositions, Themba Mkhize has certainly come into his own with the&hellip » read more
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An accomplished singer, dancer and instrumentalist, Doreen was born in Natal but grew up in Durban, South Africa. She came to England in 1971and was l&hellip » read more
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?Why world music?? asks Vusi Mahlasela, clearly agitated by that catch-all musical definition. ?Why give music a label like that when music is music? &hellip » read more
From South Africa
Back in its darker-than-dark apartheid years in the 1980s, one of South Africa?s more notable musical exports were the Malopoets, a bunch of young twe&hellip » read more
From South Africa
Back in the summer of 1988, when the newly born world music beast started chomping through the undergrowth of the mainstream music industry, our natio&hellip » read more
From South Africa
Risenga was born in the rural north of South Africa and has lived in Europe since 1988, where he studied visual and performing arts and music therapy.&hellip » read more
From South Africa
Plenty of South African groups in the post-apartheid era have laid claim to being the favourite musicians of one Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. They might&hellip » read more
From South Africa
The Heal the Hood Crew features... Emile "YX?" Jansen: Hip Hop Activist since 1982 and member of legendary South African hip hop group Black Noise. &hellip » read more
From Guyana, South Africa
One of the Caribbean's greatest musical ambassadors If the world has a single mental image of Eddy Grant, it's of him shaking his dreadlocks on a Car&hellip » read more
From South Africa
Africa's biggest DJ export has enjoyed 16 years of headlining super clubs, festivals and events in 22 countries, including Pacha in Ibiza, Ministry of&hellip » read more
From South Africa
BLK JKS defy description. With a wrecking crew rhythm section, debonair vocals, and guitar concoction of one part shred and two parts soul, BLK JKS sh&hellip » read more