The fourth annual Ugu Maskandi Festival is set to take place at the Ugu Sport and Leisure Centre on September 28. Nhlakanipho Gumede (left) and Sthabiso Ntombela. The Ugu Broadcasting Services ...

As African music continues to gain international traction, digital platforms focused on regional genres are attracting ...

It could have been a Thursday or Friday night at one of the bohemian clubs in Braamfontein, Jo’burg. The DJ was playing a range of genres from rave and deep house to dubstep. It could have been Muntu ...

Bheki Ngcobo, popularly known by his stage name Ihashi Elimhlophe, will write a new page in history this weekend by becoming the first maskandi artist to record a live DVD at the Soweto Theatre. The ...

Growing up in Ulundi, KwaZulu Natal, I remember hearing Phuzekhemisi performing a song called "Imbizo". This was a catchy tune which at the time and held no deeper meaning for me other than a song ...

Maskandi, the Zulu folk music rooted in rural storytelling, remains a central voice in South Africa’s music culture. Born as a form of social commentary, it has shaped sounds from Afro-pop to ...

Maskandi star Phuzekhemisi injured his leg during a performance at the weekend, but is determined to return to the stage soon. The maskandi singer is recovering after suffering a painful injury during ...

Ugu District chairperson of the Cultural and Creative Industry Federation of South Africa (CCIFSA) Siya Sotsu. Maskandi artists on the South Coast are relieved that they now have an annual event of ...

South Africans were shocked when a maskandi track clinched the Song of the Year title. Who voted for it, they asked? But the genre remains strong, despite the growth of amapiano, house and new school ...

Maskandi lovers in Daveyton are in for a treat as entertainment venue Butcher 2.0 prepares to host a Maskandi festival on March 7, with superstar Mzukulu set to headline the event. According to ...

WHETHER in central Durban, on the North Coast or in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, Amabhinca are easy to recognise as they stand out from the crowd. Brentwood pants, Omega sandals, Pringle T-shirts or ...

After spending seven days in hospital, Maskandi artist Lindelani Dumakude says he wants to move on with his life and will not open a case against a former "side-chick" who stabbed him. It was on ...