For Samthing Soweto, music is more than just notes and lyrics – it’s a medium for storytelling and connection. ‘Music is my language,’ he explains. ‘It’s how I express what words alone can’t capture.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. CHRIS UHLMANN: A remarkable music project is changing lives in the South African township of Soweto.

Last month, Samthing Soweto quietly struck a blow for local music in an increasingly globalized world. “Akulaleki,” with generous, cascading vocal lines skipping next to hiccups of percussion, was the ...

For many, their first experience with Nigerian afrobeats singer Victony, born Anthony Ebuka Victor, came with the growing hit song “Soweto.” As of today, that record has three versions: the original, ...