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The connection between producer and music therapist Su Lubner and celebrated South African musician Loyiso Bala is proof that music has the power to transcend cultural...
Many of our children grew up listening to Beautiful Creatures. Now, Gallo Records and Paul Choritz, Alan Glass, and Ed Jordan – the Beautiful Creatures team...
“From across South Africa, they arrived with a message. Some chose to raise their voices, others to move their feet, there were those who sang in...
Before 7 October, American Israeli rap artist Rami Matan Even-Esh, otherwise known as Kosha Dillz, wrote and sang love songs, but that has all changed. Now,...
In a recently released single titled Justice, musician Joey Avinir (26) holds nothing back, expressing frustration at Israel being blamed, shamed, and silenced in its defence...
“What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of.” These words, from the song, What the...
For most of his adult life, Stephen “Sugar” Segerman believed that his musical idol, Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, was dead. The tale of how Segerman and others...
Oozing effortless rock-star charm, world-renowned blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Dan Patlansky says that for him, music is a calling. Named the fourth best guitarist in...
JTA – Over the course of Irish pop singer Sinead O’Connor’s career, she made her fair share of enemies, most notably the Catholic Church, after ripping...
When Israeli musician Omer Goshen met Capetonian videographer Bella Russell while travelling in South Africa, the two women instantly formed a connection. Now, they have collaborated...
When Johannesburg student Yishai Basserabie’s single My Own Skin hit streaming platforms Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Spotify recently, it was a milestone for this talented...
Growing up in Johannesburg, Ivan Kadey could sense the injustices of apartheid, even as a child. So it made sense that as a student in the...
Jews may not be the first association people have with the Blues, but “there are many Jewish practitioners of the Blues, mostly in the area of...
The excitement was mounting for the planned reunion tour of Rabbitt – South Africa’s equivalent of The Beatles in the 1970s – 45 years after they...
Pianist Amit Yahav is only 35, but he has already won multiple awards and is in demand worldwide as a recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist....
“When I was young, my parents told me, ‘Noah, you’re black – and you’re Jewish. It might not always be easy for you or fair, but...
Johannesburg-based Jewish music aficionado, Adam H. Golding, has a passion for music, but in particular what’s known as Early Music, which includes Renaissance and early Baroque...
Former musical director Benny Michel, who will turn 100 this year, is a legend in his own lifetime. Although he’s now battling health issues, his name...
JTA – Olivia Newton-John, the iconic pop singer of the 1970s and 1980s, died at her home in Southern California on Monday of the breast cancer...
A thread that weaves its way through different generations, a powerful way to connect and express ourselves creatively, music has been a unifying force in numerous...
Sukkot is the time of year when people of faith join together in song to celebrate the inspiration of Jerusalem and the shared destiny of all...
Take us to bed with you this Saturday night? It’s cold out there but we can warm your heart with ️Saturday Night Acoustic and Unplugged Saturday...
History books may detail the facts, but it’s through the notes and melodies of Jewish liturgical music that the emotional story of the Jews of South...
Like most 16-year-olds, Mila Smith has a busy schedule, fitting in hobbies with schoolwork. But unlike most other teens her age, this Herzlia High School Grade...
“I’m not supposed to be alive today,” says Dror Zicherman, aged 35. A personal trainer and gym owner, he seems like any other young Israeli. But...
