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Puppets with a cause

By Lineo Segoete Street art refers to the act of creating and performing visual arts in the public domain. It is born from the artist’s desire to directly address burning issues within society through visual messages where everyone can see them. Driven by passion and an eagerness to learn and push creative boundaries, artists fromContinue reading “Puppets with a cause”

Stream Thube by Pitso Rah Makhula

Thube is a Single by Pitso Rah Makhula & Ntsoana-Tsatsi, featuring Manini Mosehle. Released January 2014, Thube marks the Bands’ come back after releasing Debut Album ‘Ntsoana-Tsatsi’ in 2010. The single includes a Radio, Acapella, and Instrumental Version. Producer: Maranatha Nkoati Executive Producer: Thato Mokoena Engineer: Khotso Thahane Final Mastering: Bokang Mohololi

Demons exposed, and they’re beautiful!

By Lineo Segoete Emilio Villa writes “Poetry is to forget forgetfulness. Poetry is to separate self from self. Poetry is what’s completely left out. Poetry is emptying without exhausted”, now combine that with a live band and equally talented featured guests and you have “Demons Exposed” by Siphiwe Nzima Ntṧekhe. Siphiwe is not conventional; hersContinue reading “Demons exposed, and they’re beautiful!”

Radio brings the noise from Reagan-era New York

Originally posted by Yes! Weekly By Jordan Green Johnny Collins, also known as Radio the Artist, is on a roll these days. A resident of Kernersville, Radio has made some inroads as an artist in Winston-Salem over the past couple years, particularly with a mural he painted with students at Petree Elementary. Then, last year, heContinue reading “Radio brings the noise from Reagan-era New York”

Photo essay: The Horror of “Corrective Rape” in South Africa

Originally posted by Slate By David Rosenberg Long before LGBTQ rights were on many countries’ radars, South Africa banned discrimination against gay people in 1996 and legalized same-sex marriage in 2005—the fifth country in the world to do so. Yet many gay men and lesbians in this patriarchal society face extreme and sometimes deadly discrimination. InContinue reading “Photo essay: The Horror of “Corrective Rape” in South Africa”