How The Byrds, aided by two South African legends, slammed pop music

Hillman and lead guitarist Roger McGuinn poured their cynicism into So You Want To Be A Rock’n’Roll Star. The song served as a two-minute manual for overnight fame, a potted guide to pop stardom with ...

Tunes of triumph: the struggle songs that became South Africa's anthems of resistance

In the face of oppression, music has often served as a beacon of hope and resistance. In South Africa, during the dark days ...
Yahoo

How Billboard’s African Rookie of the Month Ciza Dominated Dance Clubs Across the Globe With His Hustler’s Anthem ‘Isaka (6am)’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ciza always knew his time to rule would come. His father Thembinkosi “TK” Nciza co-founded TS Records in 2001 with Sbusiso Leope, ...
Rolling Out

Tyla teases full-on rap songs in new era

Tyla can’t wait to showcase her rap skills. The rising star has been exploring new musical territories since her breakthrough hit. The 23-year-old South African singer – who got her big break after ...

Zingah introduces a new era of South African hip hop with 'Yonda Way Vol. 1'

Zingah brings together a new wave of South African hip hop talent on 'Yonda Way Vol. 1', a collaborative project designed to ...
NPR

Tyla is the new face of African pop. She's aiming to take over the whole world

Tyla's mission is clear. She's setting out to change the geography of pop stardom. "It's something I feel like the industry is lacking," the singer declares. "An African pop star." Fresh off a year of ...
NPR

South African cellist Abel Selaocoe fosters dialogue across time and cultures in a new album

Strings and wood become harp and drum accompanying cellist Abel Selaocoe's chants and throat singing in his new album, Hymns of Bantu, out this month. It's just one of the many ways he makes alchemy ...
The Grio

Tyla: Rising star redefining pop and music

Whether you can’t get “Water” out of your head or are just feeling curious about the youngest African artist to ever take home a Grammy, we know you’re here because you have questions about Tyla Laura ...
The New York Times

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love South African Jazz

The country has a rich, original relationship to jazz, with American techniques layered into regional traditions and rhythms. Explore 50 years of recordings picked by musicians, poets and writers. By ...
The Conversation

Soul Brothers: the story of a band that revolutionised South African music

Gwen Ansell does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
The Conversation

Brenda Fassie’s 1997 hit song Vulindlela still raises questions about South Africa as a nation

Mbali Mazibuko does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...