Indigenous musical instruments have long been central to cultural expression in South Africa. They carry history, identity and social meaning. Many of these instruments were developed within specific ...
Daara J's raps flow in English, French and the West-African language of Woolof. Along with typical hip-hop elements like turntables and samplers, Daara J uses traditional African instruments like the ...
The University of South Africa, Unisa, made history with the inaugural Unisa African Music Festival hosted on 26 and 27 September 2025 at its Muckleneuk Campus in Pretoria. The two-day event brought ...
Now Oyer’s diverse collection of traditional African instruments, artifacts and fabrics will be on display in the college’s Good Library Gallery in an “African Arts” exhibit through Feb. 22, with an ...
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‘Pops’ Mohamed (1949-2025): South African musician defied the bounds of genre, instruments and race
Mohamed was born on December 10, 1949 in the working-class gold-mining town of Benoni in South Africa. By his mid-teens, the ...
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