Maskandi music remains one of South Africa’s most authentic cultural expressions, rooted in Zulu heritage and storytelling.

In late July, an afternoon heatwave seared the grimy blacktop outside the downtown L.A. music venue 1720. Zulu, an ambitious 4-year-old L.A. hardcore band, wouldn’t perform for many hours. Yet dozens ...

In 1987, Ladysmith Black Mambazo released an album, Shaka Zulu, named after the 19th-century founder of the Zulu empire. The record was both the group's proper international debut (it was produced by ...

The invitation said: “Two giants unite. Come and experience this historical moment.” It also included an image of two artists walking across the midlands with their backs to the camera. This didn’t ...