September is Heritage Month in South Africa-- a time to celebrate the nation's cultural diversity, traditions, and stories that shape its identity. Few artists embody that spirit more than Lebani ...

The Peoples Theatre in Johannesburg and the Cape Town Opera welcome the youngins back to the auditorium, as their Heritage Month programmes feature children’s theatre. It’s adaptations galore this ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The Ndlovu Youth Choir, which began in South Africa’s rural Limpopo province and rose to international fame on America’s Got Talent ...

Ladysmith Black Mambazo will perform July 18 in Mechanics Hall. The male a cappella vocal group from South Africa dates back to 1960. The group's songs are centered around "hope, peace and love," says ...

Renowned Isicathamiya music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo received a prestigious award The Ziyakhala Mo Sun City is an inaugural award which recognises traditional music and the art KwaZulu-Natal ...

Ladysmith Black Mambazo are beaming with pride after being honoured with a prestigious award by Ukhozi FM at the Ziyakhala Mo Sun City Festival to celebrate 65 years of excellence. The group, known ...

New data released by music streaming platform Spotify has revealed that Gen Z, born between 1997 and 2012, has led the charge in the resurgence of traditional music, Maskandi, over the last two years.

Members of a traditional Isicathamiya group pose for a photo outside the Natal Playhouse Theatre during an Isicathamiya concert in Durban, South Africa, on Saturday. The concert includes several ...

Often singing in a Zulu dialect that spikes like Puerto Rican Spanish melding with melodic French, Ladysmith Black Mambazo performed for two sold-out Caffé Lena crowds last Saturday. For the second ...

MARK NANCE/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Members of Thula Sizwe teach one of their song and dances to ballet classes at St. John's School of the Arts (SOTA) Monday night. Thula Sizwe, meaning "hush and ...

It’s a rare opportunity when musicians from across the Atlantic come to visit Ventura. It’s even more special when those guests carry the prestige and singing chops of South Africa’s Ladysmith Black ...