Like jazz, kwela is essentially a male-dominated style. But back in the 1970s all that was destined to change when Lerole met a young singer and schoolteacher from the rolling hills of Eastern Cape.

Windhoek — THE well-known singer Armas Johannes, also known as Kwela, died in the Onandjokwe Hospital in northern Namibia last month. He was 62. He is survived by his wife, Theopolina Johannes ...