Sonic Dwellings

“DJ, cut the beat.” The room falls silent — an unforgivable sin anywhere else, but this is no nightclub. This is a ball. The competitors on the runway freeze mid-battle. The crowd murmurs, “Is it a chop?” On the mic is pioneering house mother Cheshire...

“Who do you go to, when men who have so much power dominate? You feel as if you need to be silent in order to keep the peace; to keep the place in the industry that you’ve worked so hard to get. What helps is having platforms that will listen. As...

What started out as an investigation to find out how access to music equipment may hinder growth amongst marginalised DJs and music producers, resulted in me discovering how South Africa’s cities’ segregation plays a massive role in how different...

This story was first published in New Frame. Images by Barry Christianson The history of yaadt music, a sound born in the Cape and its surrounding towns, is shrouded in obscurity and erasure – just like the history of the people to whom it belongs....

It’s been an undeniably difficult year for the music industry. But as we saw in our coronavirus coverage, music sales have remained a bright spot in an otherwise dark year. In spite of everything — or perhaps because of the year’s difficulties —...

South Africa conjures up imagery of ancestral roots and resistance, where sounds and creativity for survival grow in the colonized soil. On a spiritual level, it is an intrinsically and aesthetically beautiful place. But South Africa is a heavy place...

Dancefloor Epiphanies - Our rhythm can never be colonised!

Lakuti and Tama Sumo are back in Cape Town with another welcoming edition of 'Your Love'. Joining the duo at Wonderland Club, on the 18th January 2020, is Pierre-Estienne and Slow Motion City.

Get to know the man behind the name - Travisto. A true music lover and genuine soul, come get happy with a few beautiful words about Travisto the 'gees' starter.