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March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

When I visited Johannesberg a few years ago, I was startled by how much, townships aside, it reminded me of southern California — the topography, the sunniness, the freeways, the shiny Americanism in general. So the other day when I interviewed the delightful founders of the cool South African rock bandBLK JKS, Mpumi Mcata and […]

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