When Cellz stepped onto the stage at The House of Machines last week, it wasn’t just the final Cape Town date of The Voice In My Head South African tour. It was the closing note of a chapter that feels personal in ways most tour stops don’t.
Cape Town’s live circuit has always had a particular kind of magic: a city where the stage can feel like a laboratory, where the…
Cape Town loves to call itself a “creative city,” but the truth is harsher: creativity here often survives despite the system, not because of…
In a music economy increasingly shaped by experiences rather than recordings, the most valuable move an artist can make is no longer just releasing…
It’s not easy to go back. Especially when “back” isn’t a place but a version of yourself you’ve outgrown. For bassist and composer Benjamin…
It starts quietly: a few artists pulling their catalogues, a few more muttering about payouts and principles. But lately, the volume has risen. From…
In recent years, many musicians and fans have questioned whether jazz still carries the same political charge it once did. For Cape Town’s seven-piece…
A few years ago, landing a track on RapCaviar was akin to winning the lottery. Today, the same placement feels closer to a consolation…
For a few hours on the evening of the first Thursday of September, Cape Town’s music scene witnessed a shift. When Aloe Aloe and…