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Skinny Pelembe Is A Man Of Many Talents

Born in Johannesburg and raised in Doncaster, UK, Skinny Pelembe poses a quadruple threat – he produces, plays the guitar, sings and MCs, tapping into a unique, influence-weaving sound. Skinny Pelembe is a multi-talented wonder who crafts patchworks of personal and musical touchstones. First debuting in 2017, he has honed a distinctive musical style. He celebrates flawed, post-recession Britain, exalting the UK in all of its imperfect, contradictory realities. Growing […]

todayOctober 3, 2021 236

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Cool Affair Is A Breath Of Musical Fresh Air

Cool Affair is a young South African producer who grew up in the hands of melodies and music. Coming from a Jazz background and also a Sound Engineer, Producer and DJ, he began his music production career in 2006. He specializes in Electro Jazz, Broken Beat, Nu Jazz and also produces House music, World music, Afro beat and Instrumental Hip-Hop. Cool Affair has been in the music industry for 8 […]

todaySeptember 12, 2021 580 1

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Dwson, Determined To Define The House Music Genre

Cape Town-based House DJ and Producer Dwson (pronounced Daw-son), is one of the most sought- after electronic artists in South Africa. Effortlessly breathing new life into the local deep house scene with his dubbed-out sound, Dwson sets a clear vision, with diverse and refreshingly distinct ways that refuse to be tied to one style of House music. He has taken the stage at major events such as Cape Town Electronic Music […]

todaySeptember 5, 2021 351 1

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BLK JKS ARE BACK ON THE SCENE!

Childhood friends Mpumelelo Mcata and Lindani Buthelezi grew up together in Spruitview, East Rand, where they founded the BLK JKS in 2000. After varying line-ups, they were joined by Molefi Makananise and Tshepang Ramoba from Soweto and the four played their first gig in Grahamstown in 2005. A year later, they came second in the run-up to represent South Africa at the Global Battle of the Bands competition. After the release of their self-titled EP with five […]

todayMay 16, 2021 267

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Judy Jay, A Super Star DJ On The Rise

Judy Thotong, professionally known as Judy Jay is a young South African female DJ and record producer. As her career grows, she has been playing alongside industry greats such as Vinny Da Vinci, Lulo Café, Da Capo, DJ Shimza, Kid Fonque, Lady Sakhe, Chynamusique, FKA Mash, Sculptured Music, Kat La Kat, Oscar Mbo, Jazzuelle and more. Judy has found herself playing at popular events in and around South Africa, such as […]

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Bongeziwe Mabandla, A Name Here To Stay

Bongeziwe Mbandla has steadily built a career over eight years that now sees him take his place as the enigmatic spirit that he is. The past year has seen the artist expand his global audience with a brace of performances across Europe and Africa, alongside an album that has cemented his standing as an artist. Iimini (“days”) was heralded by two singles “Zange” and “Jikeleza” and was released through London-based […]

todayMay 2, 2021 348

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Tap interviews Top Gear hosts Freddie Flintoff, Chris Harris and Paddy McGuiness

Top Gear is back on BBC Brit (DStv ch. 120) from 15 April at 8pm and its utter carnage!  In their fourth series at the wheel of Top Gear, Freddie Flintoff, Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness, hit the road again in a series of challenges designed to push them and their cars to the limit. From a sparks-flying Titanium-shoed Freddie Flintoff being dragged along a Scottish runway by The Stig […]

todayApril 15, 2021 88

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Get to know the talented Laduma and his international brand, Maxhosa

YFM has done it again, this time through conversation with Laduma Ngxokolo, better known for his international clothing brand, MaXhosa Africa by Laduma. Recently featured on the Coming 2 America movie that will air next month on Amazon Prime Video, the Maxhosa brand continues to evolve and be aspirational. It appeals to other cultures beyond Africa, seeing itself as a global brand. Over the years, the brand has pushed a […]

todayFebruary 16, 2021 2183

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WeThinkCode_ reshapes Africa’s digital talent

WeThinkCode_ aims to unlock and train untapped tech talent in Africa in order to drive the digitisation of African business. Founded in 2015, WeThinkCode_ which is based in Johannesburg and Cape Town, has a 98% rate of employment among its programming graduates. With no previous education or coding experience required, they offer tuition-free programmes that are open to young adults between the ages of 17 and 35. Their two-year world-class software […]

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