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09 Apr 2026
The Africa Rising Music Conference (ARMC) will return to Constitution Hill in Johannesburg on 22...
09 Apr 2026
Joburg Theatre, in partnership with the Hugh Masekela Heritage Foundation, will stage a four-day...
09 Apr 2026
South African rock band WONDERboom will celebrate 30 years in music with a one-night festival in...
09 Apr 2026
The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) has extended the application deadline for the 2026 Nyoloha...
09 Apr 2026
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) Choir will host an international concert series in May 2026,...
09 Apr 2026
A new experimental music festival, Entanglements, will make its South African debut later this...
09 Apr 2026
The Government has dissolved the entire board of the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (ZIMURA)...
08 Apr 2026
The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) in South Africa has appointed Mathabiso Chamane as the incoming...
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08 Apr 2026
Johannesburg’s Rand Show 2026 returned with a strong musical focus, drawing large crowds for...
07 Apr 2026
Lesotho-born singer Maleh delivered a deeply reflective and emotionally resonant performance at the...
31 Mar 2026
By Amahle Mkungela and Sisi Nkabinde Southern African multiplatinum artist Menelik Nesta Gibbons,...
31 Mar 2026
Contributor: Tendani Mungoni From Lagos street corners to global festival stages, Nigerian music in...
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23 Mar 2026
Colleagues, collaborators and members of Johannesburg’s arts community gathered at the Goethe-...
23 Mar 2026
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30 Sep 2025
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05 Sep 2025
Amapiano — a genre born in South Africa’s townships during the previous decade — has rapidly...
21 Aug 2025
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21 Mar 2026
Grammy-nominated Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara returned on 27 February...
20 Mar 2026
Tumi Molekane has always been a rare kind of rapper. As Stogie T, he writes with a level of...
27 Feb 2026
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18 Feb 2026
One of the most unconventional and interactive love song campaigns in recent memory, Pro Heed’s ‘...
17 Feb 2026
Donald and Amanda Black , two of South Africa’s most revered voices, finally come together on ‘...
11 Feb 2026
Afrocentric neo-soul continues to gain momentum within Johannesburg’s alternative music scene, and...
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