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Londiwe Ntshele
Apr 24, 20164 min read
Thandiswa Mazwai’s wisdom
The music that Thandiswa Mazwai is making right now, invoking the spirits of Miriam Makeba & Busi Mhlongo & Abbey Lincoln is some of the...


Londiwe Ntshele
Jun 16, 20154 min read
Africa’s Songbird
In Jazz there are those singers who are unafraid to do something truly different. They will sing against the grain, or play in a new way...


Londiwe Ntshele
Feb 19, 20155 min read
Madonna cannot tell me what to do
In the year Design Indaba celebrates 21 years, perhaps it is time to reflect on how Ravi Naidoo has turned the platform into the most...


Londiwe Ntshele
Jan 30, 20137 min read
Let The Bass Mourn
It is always a joy to hear an old and familiar instrument given new wings. This is how I felt when I first heard Victor Ntoni play the...

Londiwe Ntshele
Dec 20, 20118 min read
Joburg’s Inner City Blues
Urban renewal, gentrification, inner city rejuvenation, call it what you will, awaits every ageing city. When done well, it is more than...
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