American gospel music might have taken the forefront as a preferred source of inspiration for Gospel music lovers but African listeners are increasingly rediscovering and embracing their homegrown ...

Music is spiritual, and that's especially true for Amapiano, a subgenre of House music brewed in the hoods of South Africa. The sound is soulful, harmonious and jazzy with an energy that invites you ...

Inside a St. Paul church, five vocalists stood at the sanctuary's front and, with rich voices and raised hands, sang the South African national anthem. Their national anthem. "In our country, people ...

The Soweto Gospel Choir has been around for 20 years and Shimmy Jiyane (Gee-Ani) has been with the Internationally famous performing group since the beginning. “I was one of several people who started ...

In a remarkable era for gospel music, female artists in South Africa are leaving an indelible mark that echoes far beyond the church walls. Their powerful ballads and uplifting worship anthems are not ...

South Africa’s gospel music scene is about to break new ground with the launch of the country’s first multi-day camping gospel festival, the Gauteng Gospel Explosion at the Gardens, taking place from ...

Solly Moholo, born Solomon Majafela Molokoane, will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 31st South African Music Awards (Samas) hybrid event on Sunday, December 14, 2025. The ...

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.

1height: Provides daily urban songs to Africans mostly South Africans in general, We publish Fakaza hip hop, Amapiano, Gqom Music from top artists both from home and abroad. We do this in our own ...

There’s something seemingly novel about a song from South Africa going viral to the extent that the 2019 house music song Jerusalema has done in 2020. The song is performed by musician and producer ...