Daliwonga has been hard at work this year as he gradually led us to his 3rd Studio album, “Dali Dali” through various collaborations with Ftears & Shaun Musiq, Raspy as well as Mas Musiq and many more. I first heard the album at the listening session this past Wednesday brought to you by Ciroc. The experience was quite intimate as Nomuzi “Moozlie” Mabena led the show with her hype energy and mind bending questions per side of the album. Daliwonga then gave us an experience of a lifetime in which he performed the songs on the project per side with…
Author: Ofentse Phukubye
Ofentse Phukubye
I love what I do on a daily basis as I get to help out fellow African creatives spread out their work to the world. I am a diverse individual as I do not limit myself to one group or type of content. I am always open to receiving new work from other individuals as that is my way of maintaining the culture in quality form.
The events landscape has vastly changed as the South African market has immensely grown into a slightly different event experience dynamic such as intimate listening sessions, community oriented event properties and many more. YFM hosted their infamous ‘LYFE’ event last year with a star studded line-up featuring the likes of Nasty C, Focalistic, DBN Gogo, Musa Keys and many more at the Carnival City Lawns. They then returned with a stellar experience this year at Constitution Hill with a line up featuring the likes of Kelvin Momo, Babalwa M, A-Reece, Blxckie, Shane Eagle, Morda, Goldmax, Mawhoo and many more. This…
Stakev closed off the month of September with a new project release ‘Bittersweet’ ushering Amapiano lovers into summer. In this project the ‘Kwenzenjani’ hit maker has worked with renowned industry acts such as Kabza De Small, Focalistic, Ch’cco as well as the ‘uMlando’ hit maker, Toss, to mention a few. This star-studded project is a blend of bitter & sweet elements; it is set to take listeners on an unforgettable sonic journey filled with contrasting emotions and unexpected twists of pure music feel mixed with the streets. This is what Stakev had to say about what ‘Bittersweet’ means to him and…
Hip-hop and dance artists snapped up top honours as the nominees for SAMA29 were announced this morning. The Soweto Theatre in Jabulani, Soweto buzzed with excitement as the industry gathered to toast finalists in this year’s edition of the SAMA nominees announcement. Albums and singles released between 1 February 2022 and 14 April 2023 were considered for SAMA29. The announcement is a culmination of months of preparations behind the scenes as committees comprised of major and independent labels finalised SAMA29 rules and judging criteria as well as the selection of judges drawn from the music industry and ancillary professionals in…
K.O welcomes the summer with brand new single titled ‘Thatha’, featuring Daliwonga. In this single, Mr Cashtime continues the love story he started in SR3’s hit ‘SETE’. The song speaks to a longtime hustler finally seeing their breakthrough, making millions of money, and in dollar that is. It encapsulates the essence of a man who finally wants to celebrate and flex the fruit of his hard labour with his longtime lover who patiently endured all the struggles of life with him. Speaking of the song; this is what K.O had to say: “This song basically –‘Thatha’ is all about receiving…
After serving the coastal streets of Durban Kwa-Zulu Natal and the nation at large with the breezy 65K YouTube view summer smash “Feel The Vibe (feat. Okmalumkoolkat & Blxckie)” the undisputed lord of the hooks Pdogg Amazing crosses borders with a groundbreaking isiZulu x English x German collaboration “Fukuza (feat. Fornada)” taken from his forthcoming debut offering “DBN BABY.” Stemming from the isiZulu colloquial term which contextually translates to working up a sweat, “Fukuza” placates a near decade-long rise to prominence from his Palm Tree Paradise “Unbelievable” era, bringing the full circle moment of a solo debut into full effect. In a fiery exchange…
Due to the devastating floods and unprecedented weather in the Western Cape over the last 5 days – on top of the continued rainfall throughout the month of September during our key site build period, the Daisies executive team – in agreement with our title sponsor, Johnnie Walker – have made the difficult decision to postpone #JWxRTD across both cities. This decision has been made after extensive correspondence with Safety teams, Suppliers, Stakeholders, and city officials off the back of official statements made by the Western Cape Government regarding the disaster – taking into consideration the damage to infrastructure, as…
Following his two-year hiatus from the industry is multi-talented artist, Ason Leaux formarlly known as Ason. Throughout Ason’s inactivity from the releasing his own music, he has been able to experiment and expand his sound through various collaborations with the likes of Maglera Doe Boy, Flow Jones Jr. and many more. This has allowed us to discover Ason on a different musical style tip as compared to his last release in 2021 titled “Kilo” which featured Maglera Doe Boy. The song was merely inspired by the infamous ‘Narcos’ series as this could be heard through the sound. Ason now makes…
South African artist, Archi is ready for the summer season with his latest single “I Won’t Lie” which features IORDN. The pop single talks about a sensation felt from the love they have for their partner in which they express through the lyricism and flow of the beat. Picture a feeling of butterflies in your stomach whenever a special somebody is around and when they leave, you are left feeling alone as they are the balance to your world. Well in this song, you get to experience that in a very poppy manner in which it is felt through the…
Tyla has been steadily rising as her consistency has had the whole world’s ears folded as they participate in a very fun-filled trend where they dance along to the groovy song with some water pouring down their bodies.