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Desire Marea – The evolution of gqom

Average reading time: 6 minutes In the middle of renovating their home in Joburg, “doing Bob the Builder things” as they jokingly put it, Desire Marea greets me with hands full of paint...

Artist Samurai-Farai puts mental health in the spotlight

Considering lockdown, the economic fallout, the levels of stress, anxiety, collective trauma and uncertainty about the Pandemic, and exacerbation of all existing issues, health and otherwise, the fallout has been significant. Depression...

Fashionista-turned-photographer Aize Muhammed makes sense of life through his lens

“My dad, I think, is the greatest influence in my creative life”, Aize Muhammed — Benin-hailing fashion critic, model, stylist and,  as recently as two years ago, photographer — confesses within minutes...

Mereba’s Ethiopian roots shine through

Average read time: 5 minutes. Mereba has lived all over America. She grew up in Alabama and moved to Pennsylvania and Georgia in her early adulthood. But there's no place she holds dearer...

Oskido: a musician for our times

Oskido is undoubtedly one of the most influential and important figures in South Africa’s music landscape. The DJ and producer has created many hit records that have served as the soundtrack to...

Shekhinah, the comeback kid

She made the top 32 in the 7th season of the show and returned to the competition the following year where she finished in the top six. After Idols, Shekhinah’s star continued...

Super Senzo Shabangu

How did your love for art begin? From a young age, I remember myself always drawing on the ground in my home’s yard, and making molds of clay cows, but my love for...

Afrobeat sensation Ayra Starr grows up

Hailing from The Republic of Benin, Ayra Starr was just another young woman who posted videos of herself on Instagram doing covers of popular songs. Her vibrant energy and natural talent caught...
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