The vibrancy that echoes through the spacey yet thumping selections that stretch the sonic palate of the mind. These grooves find South Africa being as electronic as possible with dimensions that escape to neon lit nightlife, tropical serenity or just your own comfort zone that allows you to indulge and dig deeper with no obligation….
There’s no other genre like the infamous amapiano which basically means pianos. The genre’s name is loosely descriptive of its framework around its intuitive chord progressions and sounding of piano keys. This genre has gone from inane social media feuds to a compendium of memes to making the biggest songs South Africa has ever heard….
When one thinks of record labels, it’s no mistake to picture a corporation that runs artists and does everything in their power to ensure artists produce hit records that are timeless. That has changed over the years and in this millennium it keeps changing, especially with the advent of the internet. 76666 describe themselves as…
Initiating her rap stance as Leigh.L her step into the rap game started way back when she was very young. Words and sounds intrigued her from an early age as her mom would add ambience by playing old school hip hop in their home. Her intense interest in hip hop exploded and its debris found…
Now when you take the name Dada, an avant-garde movement from the early 20th century, and combine it with the word Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction, you are sure to be taken to dangerous extremes. Rapper Dada Shiva promises this with the experimentation of electronic sounds coupled with flows voiced through multiple personalities enhancing…
For better or worse, our parents shape who we become. Whether we try to live up to the high standards they’ve set before us or swear to be nothing like them, who we are is so intrinsically tied to who they were, and their actions have a lasting impact on us long after they’re gone….
Smasheriico looks up to DJs like unclepartytime and DJ Speedsta with their street chic and ability to make dance floors turn up more than just a notch. His love for music persuaded him to eventually position himself behind the decks and format dancefloors by throwing down smash hit after hit from his trap, Gqom and alternative selections….
Calling the Queen a cunt is certainly a provocative way to grab attention at the start of an album, however, the effectiveness of the closing lines of Northampton MC slowthai’s 11-track debut album’s title track is unquestionable. “I will treat you with the utmost respect only if you respect me a little bit Elizabeth, you…
Johannesburg-based rapper and songwriter TSA returns with his second studio EP, ‘The Jungle’, which sees him reflecting on his experiences in the city as a student, artist and entrepreneur. The EP builds on his previous offering, 2016’s ‘The Zone’, which centred around him being homebound and not interacting socially. A reserved character, TSA is short…
The electronic escapade Red Robyn sends you on is everlasting. She accompanies the synthesis with heartfelt relative lyricism that’s transported through her soothing soul and glowing vocal tones her voice creates, making everything she touches pure Ruby. Her ruby glimmer radiates evermore with the release of her debut music video, “The Pits”. Growing up in…
Directed by Zandi Tisani, Rave & Resistance – The birth of club culture in 90s Johannesburg, opens with the following lines “In South Africa, there is no single story. There’s no single narrative. Everything is loaded and charged.” Brooding. But true. Narrated by Lakuti, Oskido, Bob Mabena, Vinny Da Vinci, DJ Christos, Trompies, G-Force and…
“It all started at 17 Just trying to fit in the scene All my friends are gone I’m still trying to be someone” I’ve always thought that being in a band must be addictive. Once the bug bites, it seems impossible for musicians to stop getting together to try and make some magic together. Only…
