American Songwriter

On This Day in 1980, South Africa Banned Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” Following Lengthy, Violent Protests

For some listeners, Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” was a rebellious, grooving rock track ideal for car ride sing-alongs, but for the youth of South Africa, the pseudo-disco cut from The Wall ...
The Conversation

Steve Kekana: an 80s South African pop star, and much more

Yonela Mnana receives funding from Arts Research in Africa and First Rand Trust Bursary. Steve Kekana was one of South Africa’s most popular singers in the 1980s era of soul and disco. But he was many ...

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 ...
The Africa Report

South Africa: How independent music label Matsuli has kept local jazz alive

While there are those who place flowers upon graves to honour the dead, others dust off the archives to reissue the music of an artist lost to time. Pianist Gideon Nxumalo, who died in 1970, was ...