South African award-winning musician Thandiswa Mazwai swept four awards at this year’s South African Music Awards for her ...

In 2021, the Tiny Desk x globalFEST series was created to promote international music discovery. For the last three years, artists from around the globe have performed Tiny Desk (home) concerts from ...

Halfway through my interview with Thandiswa Mazwai, she tells me about a tattoo she has on her chest. It’s a combination of symbols she found in the late Credo Mutwa’s book Indaba, my children. On the ...

Thandiswa Mazwai will perform at (le) poisson rouge on November 14. Thandiswa Mazwai is one of the most influential singers in South Africa and a self-described 'rebel singer'. She began her career in ...

Thandiswa Mazwai has sung of South Africa’s highs and lows since the country became a multiracial democracy 30 years ago. “My calling is to sing the people’s joy, to sing the people’s sadness.” By ...