Chris ToboFilm Review: The African CypherThe African Cypher begins with the pounding beat from a minibus taxi, a beat that will echo through this dazzling dance documentary as it…Oct 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
Chris ToboFilm Review: Killer JoeAdapted by Tracy Letts from his own play and directed by William Friedkin, Killer Joe is a twisted Texan trailer-trash noir laden with sex…Oct 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
Chris ToboMusic Faves: Fever RayA friend of mine once asked me to describe the music of Karin Dreijer-Andersson, a.k.a Fever Ray, and the best that I could come up with at…Aug 20, 2016Aug 20, 2016
Chris ToboDrawing parallels: New Amerykah Part One, 4th World War.One of my all-time favourite albums Erykah Badu’s New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War is also one of the most challenging R&B/Soul albums…Aug 20, 2016Aug 20, 2016
Chris ToboDance Review: Searching for Gods and MenJomba! 2015, opened on 26th August at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre. JOMBA! artistic director Lliane Loots delivered an opening speech that…Aug 29, 2015Aug 29, 2015
Chris ToboTheatre Review: She Died Dreaming is a bumpy rideTHERE were no men on stage in She Died Dreaming, which opened The Playhouse Theatre’s South African Women’s Arts festival at The Loft…Jul 31, 2013Jul 31, 2013
Chris ToboArtist interview: 340ml’s Pedro da Silva PintoBeloved Mozambican dub band 340ml performed in Durban recently. I sat down with the lead singer for a quick chat.Mar 28, 2012Mar 28, 2012
Chris ToboTheatre Review: The Love of The NightingaleTamar Meskin’s production of The Love of The Nightingale, performed at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, begins with some of the female cast…Nov 28, 2011Nov 28, 2011
Chris ToboDance Review: Breaking boundariesIn his one-man stage show, Seriously?, hip-hop artist Iain “ewok” Robinson casts a brilliant and instructive light into hip-hop culture and…Sep 5, 2011Sep 5, 2011
Chris ToboDance Theatre Review: Surreal site-specificIt’s advisable to not get too close to the stage at South African dance provocateur Sello Pesa’s latest site-specific work. It might be…Oct 17, 2010Oct 17, 2010