When you think of isicathamiya, the last thing you might expect is for the youth to latch on to this sound. Times have changed and youngsters are embracing our more traditional sounds as is the case ...

Every little detail counts in an isicathamiya competition: the harmony, the choreography, the costumes, the entrance on stage, the exit and, of course, the singing. On Saturday night at a Durban ...

Five-time Grammy Award-winning group Ladysmith Black Mambazo is set to headline a two-day concert at the Wild Coast Sun, Tropical Night Theatre, in Bizana, Eastern Cape. The concert, taking place on ...

Stephen Graham of 'Adolescence' says research took its co-writer down 'a lot of dark holes' ...

Five-time Grammy Award winning LadysmithBlack Mambazo will be hosting the first ever annual Isicathamiya awards, theCothoza Music Awards (COMAs), on 22 June at The Durban Playhouse. These awards have ...

BULAWAYO-BASED isicathamiya gospel group Men of Influence will release its third album, Imvuselelo, in April 2026, as it continues to strengthen its mission of spreading the gospel while promoting ...

Members of a traditional Isicathamiya group pose for a photo outside the Natal Playhouse Theatre during an Isicathamiya concert in Durban, South Africa, on Saturday. The concert includes several ...

Joseph Shabalala was the affable leader of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a men’s group that sang isicathamiya, a traditional Zulu genre of South African a cappella. Even with heavy hearts at his passing, a ...

Durban (South Africa) (AFP) – Every little detail counts in an isicathamiya competition: the harmony, the choreography, the costumes, the entrance on stage, the exit and, of course, the singing. On ...