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Ray-Ban Reinvention on Air campaign – The Aviator

On the 22 February 2018, the first Ray-Ban Reinvention on Air performance and opinion platform for the future of South African music took place at Milk Bar, Keyes Avenue in Rosebank. For 4 consecutive weeks 8 artists will be celebrated over Thursdays and Fridays in conjunction with celebrating 4 of Ray-Ban’s iconic frames. The first…

Fela Gucci’s ‘Diphala’ – archiving black sonic magic

Multifaceted black queer wonder, Fela Gucci’s fascination for South African electronic music led to a reliable music store in Jeppestown in early 2016. Since then Fela has been building a collection of interesting sounds that you will probably not hear on your favourite radio station. Thankfully, Fela created a harmonious mix called Diphala and we…

Everybody knows but nobody talks

“Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody knows that the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows the fight was fixed The poor stay poor, the rich get rich That’s how it goes Everybody knows.” Everybody Knows – Leonard Cohen. Last week Saturday, Riky…