Red Bull and Dear Ribane — the family collective made up of siblings Manthe, Tebogo and Kokona Ribane — teamed up in collaboration to dive into their approach and guiding philosophies when putting together a live show, thus offering viewers insight into the strategies of creation that guide them when curating a performance. There is…
The Flying Fish Flavour Odyssey pops off on the 25th November with much anticipated tropical elementation and Afro-chic. The event will comprise of a flavoursome outdoor affair of music, food, art and fashion. Unlike anything you’ve ever experienced, each carefully curated aspect will be a new eye and bodily trip. The heart of the…
Repetition is such a powerful tool. Through repetition, you can hypnotise someone, or wake them. Through repetition, you can numb the senses, or heighten them. Through repetition, you can create anxieties, or relieve them. Through repetition, you can express your deepest thoughts and desires, or bury them. Through repetition, you can say everything, or say…
Over the last 8 years ANTiGEL Festival has grown to become one of the largest cultural events in Geneva. By bringing artistic experience to parts of the city that are detached from this kind of engagement, the festival aims to be a reminder of the importance of making spaces for arts and culture. Africa What’s…
With the nicknames TNT and Boom Boom referencing her explosive energy on stage, Tarryn Alberts is the definition of making your vision a reality. Growing up in Eldorado Park, she has become an inspiration for her family, friends and other kids in her hood. Tarryn and I walked down memory lane reflecting on how her…
I fucking love Joburg but hell, the city is killing me! It’s a city at the epicenter of creative talent and cultural fusion screaming for recognition. It is here that Red bull music Academy (RBMA) decided to host one of its global music festivals at what for me is the heart of this amazing city of…
Digital snow dissipates into industrial plumes of smoke foregrounded by a hazy sun-kissed grassland. Mounds of barren gold-dust emerge from the surface, translating into geometric layers of brick and mortar. A gritty aesthetic echoes the abrasive undertone of the urban landscape. Johannesburg. Articulated in a multiplicity of entangled narratives, the journey begins. Crystalline purple shimmers…
Chris Saunders is an award winning Johannesburg photographer and filmmaker who documents the richness of South African fashion, ranging from subcultures like the Izikhotane to individual street style. A key theme within his work is how fashion connects South Africa to global culture. He has practically applied this in his collaborations with UK producer Okzharp, …
Manthe Ribane is luminous and effervescent. Watch her share on spirituality and space in this behind the scenes video for Bubblegum Club’s first ever cover. The video was shot and edited by filmmakers Brendan C Campbell and Xolelwa Ollie Nhlabatsi.
Chris Saunders is a filmmaker and photographer based in Johannesburg, his latest project; Ghost Diamond, is a film inspired by and shot in the Johannesburg while featuring creatives from near and far afield. Ghost Diamond is a collaboration between Saunders, Manthe Ribane and OkZharp. It is a meeting of music and mythology, reflecting on Joburg as…
Manthe is a vision, even on Skype. I see the muse and the magician in her. She is animated and open, ready to share. Her lips and nails are venetian red, a collection of tiny tattoos decorate the manicured hands she uses to enunciate and express herself. Effervescent and composed, Manthe’s eyes are bright and…
