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MusicBrooklyn
Uncle Waffles on Asake: In God We Trust World Tour, Brooklyn
Uncle Waffles supports Asake on the In God We Trust World Tour at Barclays Center. All ages; VIP upgrade add-ons are offered.
MusicLondon
Piano People in the Park 2026
Kelvin Momo performs with his Jazz Cruise band on the Park Stage at the third edition of London's biggest amapiano festival, a two-arena event at Southwark Park running roughly 14:00 to 22:30.
MusicLondon
Mörda at Piano People In The Park
Mörda is billed on the Park Stage at the third edition of London's Piano People In The Park, an all-day open-air amapiano festival running 14:00–22:30 at Southwark Park. Kelvin Momo & The Jazz Cruise headline; tickets went on general sale on 30 April 2026.
MusicLondon
Mellow & Sleazy at E1 London
Mellow & Sleazy headline the 1,600-capacity E1 in Wapping with CowBoii supporting, doors 22:00. Tickets are on sale via DICE from £11.33.
MusicNairobi
We'R Afro — TheMostWanted & Friends Africa Live Tour
Jazzwrld is billed alongside Thukuthela for the first full live-band edition of the We'R Afro tour in Africa, from 18:00 at Uhuru Gardens. Further guests were still to be announced at the time of listing.
MusicDurban
Impucuzeko Maskandi Festival 2026
Khuzani is billed on the lineup of the Impucuzeko Maskandi Festival at Moses Mabhida Stadium. The Computicket BoxOffice listing runs the festival from 10:00 on Saturday 29 August through to 01:00 on Sunday 30 August 2026, with tickets on sale from R150.
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Music
TXC Aren’t Waiting for International Co-Signs — They’re Building Amapiano Collaborations on Their Own Terms
TXC’s collaborations with Davido and their possible future work with Wizkid and Jorja Smith point to a different kind of global amapiano story: not South African artists waiting for validation, but international names entering a musical framework TXC already knows how to lead.
Events
After DStv: Delicious Festival’s 2026 Independence Test
Delicious Festival’s 2026 story is not a move to April or an SABC handover. It is the test of whether a major South African festival can stand independently after 12 years under the DStv name.
Music
Dey Say Turn Heartbreak Into Forward Motion on “Better Off Without You”
Dey Say’s “Better Off Without You” turns heartbreak into confidence, positioning the Johannesburg five-piece as part of a new African pop conversation with global ambition.
Music
How “Flowers Bloom” Makes Distance Sound Like Home
Sickluv and Dominic Neill’s “Flowers Bloom” connects the Garden Route, Berlin and Los Angeles, showing how South African music can move globally without losing its sense of home.
Music
When Tyla Says A*POP
Tyla’s A*POP is not simply trying to prove that she can go global. It argues that African pop is already one of the places where global pop is being redefined.
Culture
DIFF Is Not Only Screening Films. It Is Trying to Repair the Pipeline Behind Them
DIFF 2026 is not only presenting finished films. Through Isiphethu, an isiZulu Scriptwriting Workshop and a Film Festival Residency, it is investing in the writers, filmmakers and festival leaders needed to keep South African cinema moving.
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