South Africa’s music scene is a mosaic of regional sounds, each city and province shaping its own style while influencing the national soundscape. From the streets of Johannesburg to the coastal ...

Born in the heart of Pretoria’s township, Bacardi is steadily achieving global recognition. Known for its unfiltered street energy, log drums and catchy beats, this genre is certainly gaining ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In his high school days, he was known for his rap bars. He says beats and sounds have always come easy to him. Ronnie ‘GPG' Mpande would often go record in his late friend DJ Spoko's studio after ...

There are Good Samaritans, then there is DJ Karri. Whenever someone sends out a distress signal on social media and the SOS reaches the charitable DJ, he's ready to help. Mohau ‘Alostro' Lewis is a ...

Old classics have been sampled, remixed and given new life this year leading to them dominating the South African music charts. So much so, that they even received their own dance challenges on social ...

Spinning hearts, adrenaline and dimension Koketso Reabetswe Mathabathe, known publicly in the broody music circles as DJ KMAT, is creeping in such a cool vibe — tweaking the littlest catch in her ...

A little over 10 years ago now, an obscure song from Pretoria, South Africa flipped dancefloors across the Northern Hemisphere on their ears. It was called “Township Funk,” and if you know it, you are ...

After 200 releases, the influential London club Fabric is ending its twin mix-CD series, Fabric and Fabriclive. The parallel mixes—one reflecting divergent strains of bass music showcased at the club ...

Major League and Focalistic released a new music video on Sunday for their song together 19 Tobetsa . The musical duo is made up of twin brothers, Banele and Bandile Mbere. On the track, Focalistic ...