Let's take a moment to reflect on how it's even possible that Bongo Maffin are still around. The group was born in the mid-90s at the height of the "we're free" moment - a time when a slew of groups ...

Thandiswa Mazwai joined Bongo Maffin in the early 90s. The group had already formed and even released a project prior her joining. While doing shows in the US, South African musician Thandiswa Mazwai ...

Legendary South African kwaito and Afro-pop group, Bongo Maffin is in the country and is scheduled to perform at the second edition of the Oliver Mtukudzi International Festival of the Arts (OMiFa) ...

For the first time in his career, Bongo Maffin's Stoan Seete has had to admit that music can no longer provide for his family's financial future. Stoan shared his thoughts via a thread on Twitter ...

Caf- LA host Tom Schnabel talks to Bongo Maffin, Michael Franti & Femi Kuti live from the Hollywood Bowl. That night, KCRW Presents African Funk at the World Festival. Femi Kuti returns with his ...

You wouldn't necessarily know it by listening to mainstream radio, but we're in the midst of a revolution. Throughout the four corners of the world, genre-bending musicians are twisting -- or in some ...

Sama 8, the eighth South African Music Awards, takes on a ground- breaking spin this weekend with a two-day extravaganza of fashion, cross-genre live performances and, of course, plenty of gossip. The ...

He's seen music evolve through various stages in South Africa. He can remember the days when Kwaito was king and the growth of house music and later Gqom and all the new genres. He was there when one ...

THE late Oliver Mtukudzi’s iconic 1998 song, Todii (Shona for What shall we do?), remains a timeless masterpiece. Taken from his nine-track album Tuku Music, the song’s urgent plea for collective ...