Music/Festivals (Category) - 44 posts

Last weekend I attended the "Hey Hillbrow Let's Dlala" parade and found myself crying for a lot of the parade. Here's why.

Last Tuesday night I spent an evening in Soweto, attending the Sawubona Music Jam and staying over at Lebo's Soweto Backpackers.

The 2023 edition of the Brixton Light Festival was even bigger, better, and more soul-nourishing than the 2022 edition.

Last weekend I attended the life-changing National Arts Festival in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown), sponsored by Standard Bank Arts.

On Youth Day, the Brixton community held a spinning demonstration and fashion show/market to warm up for the Brixton Light Festival.

The second annual Brixton Light Festival happened on Sunday evening. It was the coolest community event I've attended in years.

Hallmark House, a hip hotel in downtown Joburg, has the city's hottest Sunday rooftop party and also the one of the city's best views.

For the first time in nine years I participated in MTN Walk the Talk with 702, which held a special 25-kilometer walk to celebrate 25 years of democracy.

Last weekend I attended the annual MTN Bushfire festival, one of Africa's best music festivals, in Swaziland. Here are my top 10 tips for having a great …

My friend Michelle and I had a mid-week staycation in Braamfontein, spending the night at Once in Joburg and partying with BCUC at the Orbit.

The Bapsfontein Hotel is a honky-tonk bar on the northeastern edge of Johannesburg, with live country music every Sunday and the best neon sign in town.

I visited the 150-year-old Melrose Temple for Thai Poosam Kavady. The temple is modest, but the festival is a kaleidoscope of sights, smells and sounds.