African songs

It may sound funny that, one of the biggest countries in the world could overlook a city with one-fourth the population of Houston or New York. But music has some crucial characteristics that enable it to flourish in cities like Johannesburg and artists distribute themselves while they win awards. museke

South African urban centers have always besieged to take on what most consider as straight-laced and boring as compare to more flashy metropolitan areas. Yet, South Africa boasts some world-famous artists like Eminem who chose Cape Town for his first show in 2001 and Shakira after being offered US $10 million by a local sponsor for a music project. The capital of music is simultaneously restrictive and liberating too; Johannesburg isn’t understood if it isn’t cut off from its surrounding context of possibility that can be reached regardless if you are Black