This book is one of the most complex I’ve read. Bessie Head as a realist writer, her characters and their relationships aren’t shallow. Which makes it easier to follow the/ir development. There’s an an autobiographic feel about the story; Just like Head, the protagonist, Makhaya, was a journalist in apartheid South Africa who emigrates and …
What a book, what a writer. Easily into my top 10 favourite books. Extremism of any form is bad, the book successful brings this across. Besides drawing a lot of parallels with Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, some of the characters take the same form as those in Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga. Eugene …
Having shared spaces with Ace at University of the Free State and in student media, the book is somewhat of an ‘awe-striking’ experience. I also can attest to the frustrations with the institutional and structural issues that the university and the department of communication impose on unsuspecting young students. Ace’s story is a classical South …
It was at her Miss World crowning in December 2014 that Rolene Strauss set the ball rolling for a new tide of a different type of beauty queen from the traditional and now stereotyped During her run-up and time at the pageant, the Kovsie Medical student vowed to change and give hope to the most …
With the dawn of democracy, access to a different group of society was afforded in Institutions and campuses that wasn’t built to accommodate that group. Twenty one years later into that democracy, the structures, culture and curriculum that held these spaces are still as static to their imperial inception as ever. In all its forms, …
It is the year 2009, and as I pass the street vendor by the corner of Schoeman (now Frances Baard) and Du Toit, I decide to buy a packet of R1 beef chips. Rephrasing would show it was more of a subconscious purchase than a decision. For years, I’ve used the same route towards Sunnyside …
Robert Sobukwe’s movingly life is fast becoming the epitome of change politics these days. Be it on falliest radical status messages or Memorial lectures to counter the overly celebrated ruling party’s struggle leaders. Last year, the icon appeared as the point of reference for the #FeesMustFall movement. However, Sobukwe is not just another struggle icon. …
– The tracklisting of an album is very important. Do not put it off to the 11th hour. Take your time while setting it up. In fact if you have to, postpone the release date just to get it right. – Tracklisting can make or break your whole project. A deformed body of work can …
Scat singing is not for everyone, most can’t get the syllables and tempo right which messes the lead on lyrics. Only a few can keep it harmonic. Yes, it adds coloration and more emotions to a song but it can also kill a song.
A fan should never feel entitled to an artist’s music, and artists shouldn’t feel indebted to their fans’ support.
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