In a groundbreaking initiative, Halisi Afrique is poised to make history at this year’s Hollywoodbets Durban July by becoming the first marquee to spotlight traditional Maskandi music at the ...

If you want to see Sboniso Duma win best new comer of the South African Traditional Music Awards, get voting. 27-year-old Sboniso Duma, who is greatly influenced by the likes of the king of 21st ...

New data released by music streaming platform Spotify has revealed that Gen Z, born between 1997 and 2012, has led the charge in the resurgence of traditional music, Maskandi, over the last two years.

Growing up in Ulundi, KwaZulu Natal, I remember hearing Phuzekhemisi performing a song called "Imbizo". This was a catchy tune which at the time and held no deeper meaning for me other than a song ...

“If you make it in the USA, you can make it anywhere,” says Khuzani Mpungose, the celebrated South African maskandi artist. Recently, he was honoured with the title of ‘Best Independent Artist Africa’ ...

Maskandi, the Zulu folk music rooted in rural storytelling, remains a central voice in South Africa’s music culture. Born as a form of social commentary, it has shaped sounds from Afro-pop to ...

Restlessness was Mlahleni David Ngcobo’s essential gesture. Stubborn and immensely gifted, his boyhood desire was to sing and tell the stories of the KwaZulu-Natal sugarcane belt through his guitar.

One of the popular music genres in South Africa is Zulu folk music, known as Maskandi. Now a young musician David Jenkins, who goes by the name Qadasi, is making waves in the country. He was nominated ...

The SABC and Sun City are excited about the inaugural Ziyakhala Mo Sun City Festival, an eclectic celebration of traditional music, culture and fashion. The groundbreaking collaboration sees Sun City ...

When he's acting or performing Afro pop music, he uses his real name Mlungisi Mathe. But when he delves into Maskandi music, his alter ego Skandi Kid comes to play. He's a man of many talents and is ...