By Zuko Komisa The untimely passing of the kwaito artist Nomasonto "Mshoza" Maswanganyi on Thursday morning left many South Africans heartbroken. Mshoza made a special guest appearance on Good Friday last year on the 22 February 2020 with Skhumba on #BlomBlom Mshoza had the team in stitches sharing stories on her early day as a musician and what led her to falling in love with being in the time limelight. […]
Soweto born Buhlebendalo Mda, performs various tracks, live on Midday Joy on Unathi, and discusses her excitement to perform on the Kaya stage sharing her views on Gender Based Violence. Chosi, the album by Buhlebendalo Mda, is a call-out for people to come and listen to the stories she has to tell. Through her music she tells all those who are willing and open to receive these messages a story. […]
In its truest sense, genre speak is a limitation. It is a vocabulary meant for the marketer to neatly tie a ribbon around a cultural product so that it can be paddled in the market place. But there are artists who subvert this notion of thinking in how they create, Mark de Clive-Lowe is one of those artists. In the recent installment of The Art Of Sunday Brenda Sisane […]
By Kagiso Mnisi During perilous times in the human experience, it is often resilience that gets the lion's share of attention. Seldom does the need for healing form part of open and honest discourse, this is largely based on long endorsed cultures of 'bootstrapping' or even the ole adage of 'pick yourself up and get get going'. But truth is we collectively are in dire need of healing. It is […]
By Zuko Komisa Born in Durban and raised in Pietermaritzburg, Palesa Nomthandazo Phumelele "Zoe" Modiga, recently gave Afropolitans a taste of the her sophomore album, "Inganekwane,". The album has been in progress for three years, following Modiga's critically acclaimed debut Yellow: The Book. Inganekwane's She performed live on Kaya Breakfast with David O’Sullivan, Thabiso Sikwane and Jason Goliath, celebrating the month of #Folktober. Watch it here: The album explores more […]
By Zuko Komisa Folk tales evolve with time. Sometimes for relevance to an era… A modern twist… at times just to add a bit of a tang to the narrative. This folktober Kaya 959 is exploring an urban spin on tales of the past… We are unravelling stories of today and discovering folktales of tomorrow. The World Show has over the last 3 week speaking to giants in the Folk music space. A celebration of […]
By Kagiso Mnisi Beyond the stage, Jazz is interwoven into community. This is mostly evident in how its appreciators are staunch 'carriers of the message' who as custodians possess deep rooted knowledge and passion. On the recent installment of The Art Of Sunday, Brenda Sisane was joined by these torch bearers, namely Mme Julian Ngwenya, Mme Jennifer Mahlangu and Bra Biza Buthelezi. Collectively, these actors belong to an array of […]