Maskandi

Qhakaza Maskandi competition

Qhakaza Maskandi Umncintiswano weQhakazi Maskandi usungulwe insizwa esimnkantshu ‘bomvu emculweni wesintu kaMaskandi okunguKhangelani Mhlongo waseNquthu, odume ngelika ka-DSD endimeni yalomculo. Kulomncintiswano kuzoqhudelana abaculi baMaskandi noma amaqembu asafufusa abazozitholela ithuba lokuthi bahlomule ngemali eyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili (R200 000), futhi baphinde baqophe ngaphansi kwenkampani yakhe umfo kaNjomane okuyi Njomane’s Entertainment Empire. Lomncintiswano osezingeni eliphezulu kangaka ubanjwe yi … Read more

Phuzekhemisi, the Voice of the People

As we celebrate 23 years since South Africa’s first democratic elections, it’s important to recognise that freedom in South Africa was achieved through the work of many groups, and individuals, not just those involved in politics. While we would certainly not be where we are today without our many freedom fighters, often it was artists, and … Read more

Back from the Dead!

It’s great to see local stories coming alive on the stage. While Andrew Lloyd Weber and musicals the likes of Cats and Les Miserables are incredible to watch, it’s wonderful to see local productions making waves in the same arena. Durban-born Neil Coppen is currently in New York pitching his concept for Lazarus Man at the 2015 International Society for the … Read more

Vusi Ximba: A Great Story Teller

This morning’s session on Ukhozi FM was dedicated to the late Vusi Ximba, the legendary maskandi musician who succumbed to Aids some three years ago. The irony here is that a number of Ximba’s songs were actually banned by Ukhozi for their crude lyrics – the humour in which I’m certain Ximba would have much … Read more