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The Indelible Rise of Gqom

Words by Zee Ntloko The popularization of dance and electronic music in South Africa is heavily owed to township culture. The rise of house music and the birth of kwaito are by-products of the kasi experience and Gqom is no exception. How a little-known genre cooked up in the backyard dwellings of D.I.Y DJs rapidly […]

Review: Black Panther The Album – Various Artists

Words by Zee Ntloko Black Panther is not just a superhero movie. To have a film with not only a black director, black writers and a predominantly black cast coupled with the sheer scale of anything Marvel Studios touches, it is only fitting that the music to accompany it is equally big, brash and most […]

Listen to the Black Panther Album

The Black Panther Album has officially dropped. Check out the likes of Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboyQ, 2chainz alongside South Africa’s own Saudi, Sjava, Yugen Blackrok and Babes Wodumo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvO1XHoDK8s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaY7T4nmUdc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeviamHChy0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W27TlNJV8Hk

Awarded Wins

The South African Music Awards took place this past weekend with the ‘industry awards’ being held on Friday and the main event flighted on Saturday night. Hip hop was the biggest winner with Kwesta taking home six awards in total; equaling Zahara’s record for most awards won in a year by a solo artist and […]