Getting together to experience music can feel transcendent, whether you're raising your voice in song at your place of worship or you're dancing all night long at the club. With History of House, a ...

Dive into the essence of Soweto's Meadowlands with this captivating look back at Kasi football and Gwijo music in 2016, a time when the grassroots football scene was not just a sport, but a pivotal ...

We meet on a sunny morning at Lebo’s Backpackers in Orlando West. The place is buzzing: music is playing and tourists are heading off to see the sights of Soweto on bicycles and tuk-tuks. Maria Malepa ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Choirmaster Vincent “Shimmy” Jiyane has a favourite memory from the many times the Soweto Gospel Choir performed for former South ...

The Miss Soweto 2025 event was hosted at the Soweto Theatre, Jabulani, on November 29, in an unforgettable evening of fierce competition, dazzling performances, and camaraderie. What started on ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The Soweto Gospel Choir brightened Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall with their energy and ...

The Soweto Gospel Choir releases three singles, continues ‘Hope” tour in the U.S. *“I’m a founding member….23 years in the choir,” said Soweto Gospel Choir Master Shimmy Jiyane as we talked about the ...

As World Cup 2010 draws to a close this week in South Africa, we look closely at “Soweto,” a new book by the South African photographer Jodi Bieber. Over lunch at 4 Times Square in May, Bieber told me ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Shimmy Jiyane and Latroit about their new project to reimagine classic House tracks to tell the story of the roots of the genre – translated and sung by the choir in Zulu.