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South African experimental rock band BLK JKS, composed of vocalist and guitarist Mpumelelo Mcata, bassist Molefi Makananise, trumpeter Tebogo Seitei and drummer Tshepang Ramoba. Photo: Brett Rubin
BLK JKS

BLK RCK Festival celebrates the impact of black music on alternative culture

The BLK JKS present a two-day transcendental music experience during their Black Rock Safari tour

  • Phendu Kuta
5 min read
2020 HUGH MASEKELA HERITAGE FESTIVAL

The 2020 Hugh Masekela Heritage Festival: The magic you find when truth and sound meet

A raucous, reliable addition to the annual calendar, the Hugh Masekela Heritage Festival lives on online

  • Kwanele Sosibo
2 min read
Trumpeter Robin Fassie (centre) is also a hands-on producer and tends towards sparse use of his instrument on the album. (Photo: Earl Abrahams)
ASAP SHEMBE

NLite bring supple musicality for their self-titled debut

Cascading between moods and styles, the nine tracks on NLite’s album offer a lightness of spirit

  • Kwanele Sosibo
5 min read