Oladele Ayorinde

by | Apr 2, 2024

Oladele Ayorinde  ayopiano@yahoo.com Dr Oladele Ayorinde, a music scholar and cultural economist, is a  Research Fellow at the Africa Open Institute. His research is situated at the intersection of music, sound, archival management/curatorial practice, African and...

Mandy Carver

by | Jan 29, 2026

Mandy Carver BIOGRAPHY Mandy Carver is an independent researcher based in Makhanda, South Africa. She is a veteran music teacher, having taught music in many different contexts, including school music, studio teaching and teacher education. Her final school position...

Garth Erasmus

by | Jan 22, 2026

Garth Erasmus Garth Erasmus is a visual artist and musician whose work focuses on SA`s First Nation people, the KhoiSan, which is his heritage. Originally from the Eastern Cape he now lives and works in Kraaifontein (outside Cape Town).  He is a former teacher at...

Paula Fourie

by | Mar 7, 2024

Paula Fourie Paula Fourie is a writer living in Stellenbosch, South Africa. She currently works as research fellow at Africa Open: Institute for Music, Research and Innovation at Stellenbosch University where she is completing a monograph based on her doctoral...

Retha-Louise Hofmeyr

by | Jan 23, 2026

Retha-Louise Hofmeyr Retha-Louise Hofmeyr (neé Malherbe) has actively participated in the arts since her childhood. She studied piano with Joyce Cooper, Philip Levy, Joseph Stanford and Helena Moreira Sá e Costa, and was a member of the Pretoria Childrens Choir, the...