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Die Antwoord DJ Leon Botha: 1985-2011

South African DJ Leon Botha died Sunday from complications related to a genetic disease called progeria....  read more

The Vuvuzela's Greatest Hits

It's made us laugh. It's made us cry. It nearly made our ears bleed...  read more

Listen to Some Funky Vuvuzela-Based Beats

A group of Internet DJs, producers and mixmasters have turned the blaring World Cup vuvuzela horns into dance-party tracks, which actually makes them sort of listenable....  read more

Nelson Mandela Endorsed Morgan Freeman 15 Years Ago for Invictus

Clint Eastwood’s Invictus, out today, chronicles the real-life story of the 1995 South African rugby team’s underdog race for the World Cup, and President Nelson Mandela’s efforts to heal his post-apartheid country by forging a relationship with the star of the team. Morgan Freeman plays Mandela, and Matt Damon plays the rugby MVP, Francois Pienaar....  read more

Miriam Makeba: 1932-2008

The great South African vocalist Miriam Makeba, a regal musician and renowned civil rights activist, has reportedly died of a heart attack at the age of 76....  read more

Ladysmith Black Mambazo: In the Name of the Father

After 40-some years leading boundary-breaking South African vocal troupe Ladysmith Black Mambazo, group founder Joseph Shabalala is stepping down and turning the reins over to his son Tommy Shabalala, who now joins a notable group of African sons carrying on the work of their esteemed musical patriarchs...  read more

South African Dispatch

During the Apartheid years, I remember watching a black guitarist play with a white band dressed in overalls. He had a bucket and mop standing near his amplifier—strict laws prevented musicians of different ethnic backgrounds from playing together, and if the police had raided...  read more