Gqom is an onomatopoeic sound that a drum makes, which becomes easier to reference when creating a genre that is led by drumlines. Zulu native speakers usually use this word to describe a structure that is hollow that has been banged to create an internal combustion sound. An inside look at Gqom’s own origins: Gqom was birthed by…
Serial Killer: a person who murders three or more people, with the murders occurring over more than a month. There is often no apparent motive, and the murders typically follow a characteristic, predictable behaviour pattern. The psychology behind why serial killers kill has been studied extensively over the years. From understanding how their brains work…
As we wrap up the latest season of Bubblegum Connects, I’ve taken it upon myself to spotlight one of this season’s standout episodes. We switched things up for this one, featuring Darkie Fiction, the influential Jozi-based musical duo. We gave them our set of questions and let them grill each other. What went down was…
Within every social setting, we as the Johannesburg youth have seen a conflation of culture and cultural amalgamation. From the Melville strip to Maboneng and to Sandton, it is impossible to exist in a shell, in which one can exhibit a singular aspect of oneself. One is not likely to see another person and not relate…
South Africa has a vibrant and diverse music scene, and one band that is to leave an indelible mark on the country’s cultural and sonic landscape is Iphupho L’ka Biko. They aim to do this with the release of their debut EP titled Azania which explores a blend of sounds that are true to African…
In honor of women’s month earlier this year, waf. released the eagerly awaited waf. Babes capsule. The basis for the construction of the capsule was the lack of institutional and social support for femme and marginalised skaters, which we observed and were made aware of by marginalised skaters in the community. We decided to take…
The new Mzanzi Magic show Shaka ILembe opens slowly, transporting us into a time where it was tribe against tribe, and through narration, an age-old story is revived and given a fresh outlook and making it feel like stepping into a living, breathing historical era. The show has been advertised as South Africa’s biggest and…
First Thursdays can be seen as an evening that allows people to congregate in different spaces and share ideas while being surrounded by some of the best music of our generation as well as generations past. 99 Juta, Braamfontein, has over the past year created a space that seeks to uplift creatives while also providing…
Over the weekend of May 26 – May 28, RMB and Latitudes presented a new indoor/outdoor experience at the Shepstone Gardens in Houghton. The space is typically used for weddings, with beautiful gardens, a chapel and rose bushes scattered about. While two people did not celebrate their union this weekend, there was a wedding at…
In the days leading up to the sit down with Trevor Stuurman, he had been on flights from London to Durban to Johannesburg again, where we sat in Glow Studios, Killarney. All around him, things were continuously moving. When I walked into the studio, the crew had just finished a shoot and were actively in…
Recently scientists sounded the alarm on Earth’s rising temperatures. With global temperatures expected to rise by 1.5 degrees Celsius, the world is on track to breach a critical warming threshold in the next five years. Global temperatures have soared in recent years, as the planet continues to burn fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and…
Two years ago, Africans were united as they ran and not walked to stream the first season of Netflix’s Young, Famous & African. It felt that finally, we had a multicultural show that we could all enjoy, as we watched some of the most famous stars from Africa share a screen in a way that…
