TAG: DJ Mujava

Sep02

Spoek Mathambo – Mishini Wam (Review)

Spoek Mathambo

Mishini Wam

Released by BBE


Spoek Mathambo is a 24 year old post-Apartheid jack of all trades (rapper/DJ and graphic designer/illustrator) from Soweto. Through his Afro-futurism Spoek sees himself as a part of a new wave of energy in Africa, where a new breed of African artists are progressive while maintaining a pride in culture. As front-man for electrorap outfits Sweat X and Playdoe, Spoek has risen to become one of the foremost recognized exporters of the new South African club music (which he has coined as Township Tech). “Spoek” is South African slang ...
Mar22

SXSW Day Three Recap: BBQs & Beats

Day Three of SXSW was a burner in terms of what could and would happen in terms of pleasant surprises. Starting off with daytime drinking at Carrera’s SXSW haven, the meandering began at the FADER Fort to meet and chat with WARP/LuckyMe wunderkind Hudson Mohawke, we ran into a man in a kilt. The day just got weirder after that; with every obstacle trying to interfere with the continuation of Day Three’s set-in-stone journey. Traffic, cancellations and BBQ were the main reasons. Walking into Stubb’s, there was an expectation that wobbler-extraordinaire Rusko was going to spin a set in the outdoor space. After eating some mac n’ cheese, the twitterverse said otherwise. Rusko couldn’t come to Austin due to layovers in Colorado, and Beats Antique, the headliner, would …