When lyrics offer a helping hand [Trigger warning: grief] This weekend carried emotions that weighed heavy on our chests. It was heartbreaking. We cannot imagine a weekend that brought more devastating news. We received the news of the loss of a woman who was the epitome of kindness and a reminder that Ubuntu vastly spreads […]Read More
SEI SIREN’s Obtuse Music Video We were scrolling on our Twitter timeline one afternoon and found a gem. We are so thankful to whoever retweeted SEI SIREN’s post announcing her music video that accompanies the sound of her song, Obtuse. The music video was released on the 3rd of April 2021 and we are still […]Read More
Girl from Limpopo who sees the stars of Pretoria’s sky every night We spoke to singer songwriter Lindsey Monyepao on what her mind breathes fire into on paper through lyrics and is therefore ignited in her voice when she sings. One afternoon at 15:00 At 15:00 on an afternoon in Johannesburg, we sat at our […]Read More
Folasade I am a firm believer that in our African communities (and culture), the people who name us see something we are deserving of written in the letters that make up our names. We are not just named for the sake of being named nor are we named only to be distinguished from other individuals. […]Read More
Joshy O’Hook brings his love for a woman and sentimental gifts for us in his EP Lifestyle Zulu Boy A young man from Nigeria, who now wakes up to birds chirping and the sounds of tires moving on the roads of Cape Town, brings his own plate of music to the table where we share […]Read More
Our playlist this week SA Creatives has decided to curate weekly playlists that you can sit and listen to. For this week, we put together an ensemble of jazz and soulful music that sounds like a Sunday in your garden with a paintbrush. Or an evening with a book while you drink a glass of […]Read More
The Louvre Collection, a playlist Soundcloud is the Pinterest of music for us. It gifts you with soothing melodies and harmonies that align with your mood. The music there feels like a drive around a quiet neighbourhood during the late afternoon on a day in Autumn. It’s quite personal. On Monday while sitting down with […]Read More
Leo Brenin’s EP Dialogue Demo’s is a conversation The EP is a work that he birthed himself. Every single part of it comes from his mind, his emotions, his memory, all of him. Leo Brenin penned every lyric, produced, mixed and mastered every sound we hear. There are 7 conversations; monologues with the deconstruction of […]Read More
Leaves by Fentse., the entire Dialogue Demo’s by Leo Brenin and Call Me by Nanette is what you should be playing while working and what you should be hearing when you switch the radio on. These are the three beautiful musicians whose voices are present in our playlist. Believe us, you will want to listen […]Read More
Sisterhood in music sisterhood 1. a relationship rooted in music 2. 4IAM Every sisterhood is a constellation of all the light that sisters emit to the world. Like stars, up on the big blue canvas in the sky, when sisters shine together their light brings things to life, it guides and it reminds us that […]Read More