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 ...

At an isicathamiya (Zulu a cappella) singing competition, every detail counts: the accuracy of the harmonies, the choreography, the costumes, the entrance on stage and the exit. Developed shortly ...

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 ...

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 ...

At 2am on Tuesday Morning, 7 April, South African Time, the BBC has already run a piece on the death of Mazibuko. They write: “The musician’s death on Sunday came after a short illness, the choral ...

KwaZulu-Natal isicathamiya group Kholwa Brothers received a warm welcome at King Shaka international airport on Wednesday after they were crowned world champions on Saturday in Los Angeles. Derrick ...

He had a dream. Not the wishing kind of dream but the sleeping kind. The dream told him of a type of singing group he should create: a choral group singing in perfect harmony, specifically ...

THE 15th Isicathamiya High Schools Summit held on November 30 at the Playhouse Opera was a huge success. Judges had their hands full trying to find the winners as the standard was “out of this world”.

We sing about our lives, about the community. Many people here don't have jobs. But when they sing, they don't think about crime or doing bad things. Singing makes us strong. It's a stormy Saturday ...

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 ...

A a cappella group performs in a street adjacent to the Natal Playhouse Theatre during a rehearsal ahead of the 2023 edition of the Isicathamiya Festival in Durban, on 23 September 2023. (Photo by ...