Imagine distinctively-recognisable traditional music, which just so happens to be mixed with modern rap beats and carefully timed rhymes. The sound that may have just crossed your mind is a genre of music called African Nguni-Trap. Known to a few, this genre of music was pioneered by underground hip-hop duo...

EThekwini Municipal Mayor, Zandile Gumede awarded legendary Maskandi music group, Izingane Zoma with a 2017 Durban Essence Festival certificate, for their role in uniting and preserving African culture through their music. This group, which is popularly known for their politically inspired songs i.e “Msholozi” “uMalema” and “Obama” was also recognized...

While the generation of women her age focus on either Hip Hop or House music, Nelisiwe Sibiya, a young, glamorous woman with an amazing voice, chooses Maskandi over everything. The 25 year old  who is a Music Theatre student at the Tshwane University of Technology, said wherever she performs, people...