<p><strong><em><a href="https://www.okayafrica.com/umlilo-sean-k-emoyeni-south-africa-namibia/" target="_blank">Read: Watch Umlilo & Sean K's Video For 'Emoyeni'</a></em></strong></p><p>The Cape Town based artist gives a salacious show accompanied by international dance sensations Llewellyn "Lulubelle" Mnguni, Kyle Holland, and Roberto "Lotion the Star". The avant-garde performance starts with the artist wearing a dystopian oxygen mask with a sexy leather outfit finished off with luminous green scarf. Umlilo is known for their mystique and gender-bending style and the performance unravels into a curation of their unique signature. A provocateur, Umlilo's performance carries a high energy yet is at times somber; voice recordings of apartheid activists musing on apartheid play in the background. The androgynous fearless artist has previously been commended by <span style="background-color: initial;"><em><strong>Vice</strong></em></span><strong> </strong>for their <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/nz4dqd/performance-artist-umlilo-on-the-release-of-reciprocity" target="_blank">artistic flexibility</a> and intellectually thought provoking works. They perform songs with elements of soul, kwaito, hip-hop, electro, gqom and punk. </p><p>Famous struggle icon, <span style="background-color: initial;"><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/tag/winnie-madikizela-mandela"></a><strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/tag/winnie-madikizela-mandela" target="_blank">Winnie Madikizela Mandela</a></strong></span>, was one of many of prolific apartheid activists imprisoned in the Women's Jail. ConHill has turned the site from its dark past to one that celebrates all freedom. <a href="https://www.okayafrica.com/afropunk-2020-line-up/" target="_self">Afropunk</a> and other radical events are held at the Women's Jail. <em></em>Umlilo's commentary on queer slurs and South Africa's racism are creatively captured throughout the performance. They capture the spirit of their generation with political musings, queer activism and dance-floor bangers. </p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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</script></p><p><em></em><em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3cuQbhQATkavOiR5VsaALa">Shades of Kwaai</a></em> and<a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3ZrfCTDbPy8fRfE6kvfB27" target="_blank"> </a><em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3ZrfCTDbPy8fRfE6kvfB27">Aluta</a></em> are both available to stream on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/14oq8TIMDzq12ttQIdKoow?si=f9ZsZgZ7RVOtPFqraos__g" target="_blank">Spotify</a>.</p><p>Watch Umlilo live at "Blooming Sounds of Joburg" recorded at Constitution Hill on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1q3pi4Xhzg&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=UMLILOSOUTHAFRICA" target="_blank">YouTube</a>. </p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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