THE TRILL IS GINGER: One Year Anniversary Of His “Because I Said So” Album
ARTIST: Ginger Trill Sawubona. From Clipse making a heavy comeback after 26 years, to Ginger Trill dropping an album we didn’t even know we were waiting for -2025 was a…
THE URBAN EXCHANGE: Celebrating 10 Years Of Creative Evolution
What Is The Urban Exchange? The Urban Exchange is a pioneering Hip Hop cultural platform based in Gqeberha. For the last decade, the Exchange has been showcasing how Eastern Cape…
Izithunywa Zohlanga: The Messengers Return With “Umqul’uvuliwe”
The Messengers Sawubona. Some hip hop is made for those living on the earth, some is made for those living above it, but time and time again, we come across…
KWANTU ALBUM RECORDING: Day 3 of 3
Photoshoot and Goodbyes 22 February 2025, Saturday The day was set for a photoshoot, and the weather was friendly enough for the course. We all met infront of Kwantu Village,…
KWANTU ALBUM RECORDING: Day 2 of 3
Vocal Recordings and Artist Interviews 21 February 2025, Friday The second day, the team was focusing on recording vocals only. The absence of instruments brought out that distinct texture of…
KWANTU ALBUM RECORDING: Day 1 of 3
Rehearsals and New Compositions 20 February 2025, Thursday With the team having been at Kwantu Village since the Sunday of the 16th, it was time to start recording the music.…
THE IKHAMANGA OF ALL ORDERS: “The Most Important Musician In South Africa.”
We were sitting on the spacious veranda after the recording and shoot of the album kwaNtu. I was sitting with the designer and music curator nkosasazana Bathini, chef Bathandwa, Kwantu…
NO ORDERS FOR THIS IKHAMANGA: No Genres! No Borders For Sibusile Xaba!
Or we can call him Shwabada by now. Shwabada is the one who called Bafo to work on the kwaNTU album. He had expressed his desire to make an album…
OF ORDERS AND IKHAMANGAS: The Work Of A BaNtu Bluesman
Bafo’s music being inspired by divination rhythms, it comes a certain way. Bafo has mentioned having poetic dreams, and those being the force behind his music. Through this process, he…
OF ORDERS AND IKHAMANGAS: Madala is Madala is Madala
Having not gone to school, and letting go of a promising diski career, music became the only way out for the growing Kunene. Though he played Mbaqanga under the association…