Song Lines Into South Africa’s Past: Some Xhosa Music
Often the last surviving memories from the past are carried in songs. Dave Dargie shows this graphically through the recording …
Vol 6 No 2 & 3 1980
Maskandi Whitey: An Outsider’s View
What is the essence of maskanda? Barbara Titus learnt through a very personal experience of joining a maskanda Zulu women’s …
Jazz and Robbie Jansen: Freedom and Unforgettables
Only Jansen silenced the vuvuzelas at concerts in the Western Cape during the World Cup. Here we publish some moving …
2010 Labour Media Awards: Raising the Banner for Labour
Unionists, their worker members, support organisations and labour commentators show a high degree of creativity in music, song, writing, poetry, …