South Africa’s cultural landscape is shaped by a wide range of musical traditions, but few genres reflect indigenous identity ...

Maskandi has always been more than music. Rooted in Zulu heritage, it carries stories of identity, love, and township life.

FROM a small village in Filabusi to the recording studios of Bulawayo, Thabo Nsikane — popularly known as Ithole LikaNsikane — is steadily carving a name for himself on the maskandi music scene.

In a groundbreaking initiative, Halisi Afrique is poised to make history at this year’s Hollywoodbets Durban July by becoming the first marquee to spotlight traditional Maskandi music at the ...