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    On our Lists this week: Sampha's new album and Paolo Nazareth's artwork
    On our Lists this week: Sampha's new album and Paolo Nazareth's artwork
    58 Years to the Treason Trial, Keleketla! Library. I have been doing some side reading early in the mornings and late in the evenings researching...
    Moms in a park is a mother of a story
    Moms in a park is a mother of a story
    Describe yourself in a sentence.This is such a hard thing to do, so maybe I should quote my Twitter bio: writer, reader,...
    17 people who have our attention in 2017
    17 people who have our attention in 2017
    There are more than 17 people in South Africa whose work is shifting consciousness, trading narratives with the future and relieving the damned...
    The Lists this week: Moonlight, Donnie's 911 and Letta Mbulu
    The Lists this week: Moonlight, Donnie's 911 and Letta Mbulu
    The PlaylistMoonlight: In the film Moonlight, Naomie Harris plays Paula, a crackhead and mother to the film’s thrice-rendered...
    On our Lists: Zenning through Eric Lau's Soundcloud and exploring capitalist realism
    On our Lists: Zenning through Eric Lau's Soundcloud and exploring capitalist realism
    THEESatisfaction’s awE NaturalE: This hip-hop duo no longer exists as a musical act but this album, their debut...
    On our Lists this week: Fugee, Afternoon Delight and 13th
    On our Lists this week: Fugee, Afternoon Delight and 13th
    The Reading ListThe Fatuous State of Severity: A collection of short stories by Phumlani Pikoli....
    Arts news : Cape Town gets a new art fair and Lady Skollie sexes up London
    Arts news : Cape Town gets a new art fair and Lady Skollie sexes up London
    Lady Skollie probes politics of lust in debut London show
    On our Lists: Gary Clark Jr, Brent Staples and Making South Africa Great Again
    On our Lists: Gary Clark Jr, Brent Staples and Making South Africa Great Again
    Brent Staples — Parallel Time: Staples, a veteran New York Times’ editorial writer, published this...
    On our Lists this week: Saint John Coltrane, Gary Zukav and being 'Black and British'
    On our Lists this week: Saint John Coltrane, Gary Zukav and being 'Black and British'
    John Coltrane — Expression: Just this week I had that feeling described by Gil Scott-Heron in Lady Day and John...
    The Lists: William Modisane’s 'Blame Me on History', Black Unity and Howlin' Wolf
    The Lists: William Modisane’s 'Blame Me on History', Black Unity and Howlin' Wolf
    The PlaylistShabaka and the Ancestors’ Wisdom of Elders: This project by London-based Shabaka...
    Peace talks mediated by music, being Insecure and Morrison wisdom are on our Lists
    Peace talks mediated by music, being Insecure and Morrison wisdom are on our Lists
    The Play ListsCory Henry, The Revival: I have been checking out Cory Henry. It was by mistake. I...