2019 has seen amaPiano emerge from the underground and into the mainstream, with amaPiano front runner Kabza De Small and all-round hitmaker DJ Maphorisa leading the charge. The Return of the Scorpion Kings sees the duo reunite for their third collaboration of the year, following on from their debut Scorpion Kings and Piano Hub. As…
In the three years that she’s been making music, Rose Bonica has quickly become your favourite producers’ favourite producer. Well, at least some of my favourite South African producers absolutely love Rose and lose their shit whenever she drops something. Last week my timeline was flooded with local producers gushing over Rose’s latest EP, Mouthful…
Anicca is the new offering by Bronx born producer, visual artist and soundscape architect Mtendere Mandowa better known by his stage name Teebs. The artist’s affiliation with Flying Lotus’ label Brainfeeder in the greater scheme of things is a seal of approval nearly unmatched within the world of electronic music and Anicca is yet another…
Khetsiwe Morgan, better known as Doowap first broke onto the scene in 2012 as a DJ and quickly made a name for herself thanks to her fresh sound and high energy performances. The British-South African artist would go on to host shows on YFM, SABC1 and Berlin Community Radio and perform at events such as…
It’s been 14 years since the iconic kwaito pioneers Bongo Maffin last released a full-length album but the quartet hasn’t missed a step with From Bongo with Love. Now, I get that for some of you, Bongo Maffin is Van Halen and you’re Billie Eilish, but whether you grew up with them or whether this…
Taken from DJ Lag’s Grammy considered EP Uhuru, “Amanikiniki” is a collaboration with Newlands West-based Unticipated Soundz. The track, whose music video was directed by Christ Kets, like the rest of the Uhuru EP is a return to the early, raw sounds of gqom with “Amanikiniki” in particular referencing the uThayela sound which Unticipated Soundz…
The meteoric rise of Odwa Situma, better known as Dee Koala, has frankly been unmissable but more on that later. Fortunately for fans she has now released her debut album 4 the Khaltsha; yet another milestone in the young emcee’s career. The title itself is an interesting point of departure where the album is concerned….
Dezemba is right around the corner which means South Africans are currently looking for our summer anthem. MFR Souls (Maero and Force Reloaded) no doubt know this, which is why they’ve put out their EP The Beginning just in time for you to learn the words and get your dance moves right for the coming…
Uh, bitch – can I hold the mic? – Don’t – Please can I hold the mic? – You can’t – I would like to say that, okay, I would like to say that… I can’t be a singular expression of myself, there’s too many parts, too many spaces, too many manifestations, too many lines,…
FEET OF CLAY is the new offering by Earl Sweatshirt and the EP is a far cry from the sound with which he rose to prominence as part of Odd Future at the tender age of 16. Any long-time admirers of his artistry will point to how his work has with this evolution; album upon…
He has detached his body from those restraints. He is teasing time and space. His body is a needle, ducking headfirst into the stiff fabric of the world we know… Now he scrambles history with his bod, makes it all a game for the body to enjoy; he is more flexible than physics. He is…
While they originally met in high school in Pretoria, it’s taken nearly a decade for B_U’s debut EP to come to fruition. South African performance artist/vocalist Koek Sista (Ulungile Magubane) and Ghanaian and Liberian producer/DJ blaqkongo (Brendan Witherspoon) are long-time friends and collaborators. The two originally created their first song together in 2012 whilst studying…
