Themba Kriger

Themba Kriger started writing about music in 2004 when he co-founded the blog Electrotrash.co.za which focused on the then-burgeoning electronic music scene in South Africa. Upon moving to Cape Town he would join Mahala continuing to produce music-focused editorial. After a brief stint in advertising, he returned to music journalism, editing, and writing for, Red Bull's Music Website. More recently he joined Bubblegum Club to highlight overlooked artists, both locally and from abroad.

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Rose Bonica’s “Volatile” music video brings internal battles to life

“Volatile” the closing track from Rose Bonica’s 2018 EP ‘Don’t Let It Get To Your Head’, is her first track from that release to get the mus...

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Tap into Collective Energy with IndigoBangz

Hip-hop duo IndigoBangz, is comprised of rapper Indigo (hailing from the Vaal) and producer Bangz (from Pretoria). After having met while at...

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Laudable’s latest release is worthy of praise

Johannesburg-born, Cape Town-based rapper and producer Laudable is back with a brand new tape featuring 8 tracks entitled ‘The Great Sensiti...

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Share in TSA’s experience of Joburg

Johannesburg-based rapper and songwriter TSA returns with his second studio EP, ‘The Jungle’, which sees him reflecting on his experiences i...

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Muzi shares stories of black displacement on ‘Stimela SeGolide’

A conceptual EP, Muzi’s ‘Stimela SeGolide’, train of gold in Zulu, chronicles the disruption to black families that migration in search of w...

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ASAP Shembe & Fireman give the township narrative a voice

Long-time friends and collaborators ASAP Shembe and Fireman_r5 met more than 10 years ago in Vosloorus in the East Rand when ASAP Shembe mov...

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Omar Morto puts nostalgia and emotion into his music

Cape Town-based producer and co-founder of the label Capeclub, Andriques Petersen, better known as Omar Morto, started his musical journey j...

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Get down to the dark, tribal sounds of DJ Lag’s “Switz”

Having released his BBC Radio 1 Essential mix in January, stalwart of the gqom scene, DJ Lag kicked the year off with a bang. The pioneering...

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Free yourself emotionally with Living Dlozi

The brainchild of stylist and art director Lenzo Mangonyane, Living Dlozi is a sonic character and artist that expresses himself through sou...

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rxlfe is challenging the established narrative of love

Johannesburg-born and raised fashion designer and musician Siyabonga Ntini, also known as rxlfe, started his creative journey at a young age...

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It Ain’t Saif Out There

Durban-born, Cape Town-based Saif is set to release their debut EP ‘Streets Ain't Saif’ this March. The 5-track release, produced by Bronx-b...

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Sannie Fox’s Soul Got Stranger

Growing up in a musical family between the UK and Cape Town, the London-based musician Sannie Fox was surrounded by a variety of music from ...