Langa's new king of electronic dance music
Born and raised in Langa township, Makonwabe Bekwa aka AudioJerk is a dance floor magnet with his unique electronic, techno and dubstep sound. He is also fast becoming one of the Mother City's most sought after DJs.
Meet the Xhosa rap duo from Langa and Lwandle
Sandisile 'Skillz' Ntleki and Silindokuhle 'Slie' Baka form rap duo Xhosa Tribe. These lyrical masterminds from Langa and Lwandle respectively have enough finesse and bars to rival iFani and maybe even cause Khuli Chana to break a sweat.
How a small-time DJ from Khayelitsha produced the song of 2014
A few months ago no one could have predicted that a small-time DJ from Khayelitsha would produce what would be one of the hits of 2014: Koze Kuse.
Township-based bands are music to the ears of youth
We look at four bands from the townships that have gone overseas, released high-selling albums and have come back to inspire their communities, mentoring the youth and getting children back in school.
Dookoom: screaming about injustice
Kak gevaarlik and here to claim back the throne as the original Afrikaans gangsters, Dookoom have dropped a four-track EP, A Gangster Called Big Times. With the controversy caused by the debut single "Larney Jou Poes", there are no sorry’s here.
The slow rise of the female DJ
There are very few top female DJs in the official charts, but things are changing; being a DJ is no longer a boy’s club. I spoke to two Cape Town trailblazers, DJ Sideshow and DJ Ruthy Pearl, on what it means to be a woman on the decks.
A guide to get free music legally
Over the years, music giants Sony, Universal Music and other record labels have stressed the importance of getting music the "morally" correct way.
Langa DJs to play Glastonbury Festival
Two DJs from Cape Town’s Langa Township have been selected as part of the world famous Glastonbury Festival lineup for 2014.
Can you afford to go to a ‘free concert’?
I went to the Freshlyground performance on Sunday, 16 March at De Waal Park. The concert was free, but the experience left me sad and wondering, how 'free' is free?
