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Future Africa Wants to Make Traditional Sounds Cool Again
This new South African group blends influences from maskandi and mbhaqanga with pop & hip-hop.
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01 May 2018
How African Polyrhythms Are the Root of European Club Music
We talk to Crudo Volta, creators of the new documentary Yenkyi Taxi, about the deep influence of African polyrhythms.
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Radio Steez Is Here To Serve You That Old School South African Hip-Hop
Radio Steez aims to "Preserve and Promote Hip-Hop Culture in its Purest Form."
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11 September 2017
Robin ThirdFloor Wants to Tell the Story of South African Hip-Hop's Misfits
Robin ThirdFloor's latest EP, 'Bhotela' is a cross between kwaito, gqom, electronic and of course hip-hop.
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07 June 2017
City Guide: DJ Lag and Rudeboyz's Guide To Durban
Durban-based gqom impresarios DJ Lag & Rudeboyz give us the keys to their city, showing us the best spots for tunes, romance, food and more.
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01 October 2016
The Zulu Nation’s 200th Anniversary Celebration in 20 Powerful Images
Photos from inside Moses Mabhida Stadium at the annual King Shaka Day celebration in Durban, South Africa
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18 August 2016
Dig Deep Inside Durban's Underground Beat Movement
The newest volume of the Subterranean Wavelength electronic beat scene compilation series digs deep inside the Durban underground.
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06 December 2013
How South Africa Remembers Mandela Today– December 6th, 2013
A look at how South Africa remembers Nelson Mandela today– December 6th, 2013.
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29 July 2013
Electro-Rap Trio PHFat Are South Africa's 'Happiness Machines'
'Happiness Machines' is the debut full length from Cape Town's PHFat.
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Stream South African Rap Duo Silvabaq's 'Doin Best'
Silvabaq, a South African rap duo consisting of Arnold “Aewon Eastwood” Phillips and Ntuthuko “Tuko” Madondo, share the single "Doin Best"
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