Fashioning Modern Africanism

Afrobeats and R&B singer Ayra Starr has made waves in the music industry with hit songs like “Away” “Bloody Samaritan” and “Rush” and has recently been nominated for her first Grammy Award in the category of Best African Music Performance. The global star will headline two incredible "In The City" shows in Cape Town and Johannesburg on 16 & 17 February 2024, supported by an epic line up of local talent.  The perfect way to spend your Valentines weekend, this show promises to be worth attending with live performances from the Sabi girl herself, Daliwonga, Musa Keys, KashCPT, Cuito,Una Rams and Kat Upendi. Phase one tickets are officially live, and going for R499.00 for General Access and R1200.00 for VIP – available on Quicket, the link is in all In The City Africa social media platforms. Brought to you by Steyn Entertainment, sponsored by Flying Fish and supported by Maybelline New York.

Returning to South Africa for the second consecutive year, Culture Management Group (CMG), the organizers of AFROFUTURE, today unveiled the full programme and musical lineup for their highly anticipated tour taking place in the entertainment capital of the country next month. Having launched the “Road to AfroFuture”, an event series that spanned across the continent as a build up to ‘Detty December’ in Ghana in 2022, the pop up roadshow is officially back with an electric roster of events and full festival tour set to start September 2023.  WIth a strong focus on music education and empowering emerging talent, AfroFuture in partnership with BlackBrick will kick off with the AFROFUTURE TALKS on Thursday, 28th September . This will feature engaging interactive sessions with South African industry thought leaders, exploring the roots and influences of Afrobeats, Amapiano and more. These sessions will also dissect the impact of music on the African identity and heritage, and the pivotal ro

Castle Lite is no stranger to making memories for it’s fans. Over the span of its  time as SA’s most loved premium beer brand, Castle Lite has become synonymous with  unlocking iconic musical moments that live long in our memories. In keeping with this  rich tradition, Castle Lite is set to create many more memorable musical moments for SouthAfricans this summer. In the first of its Summer 2023 experiences, the brand has announced that it has teamed  up with the Grammy Award-winning musical maestro Black Coffee to host an official send-off party ahead of his historic Madison Square Garden headline show. Given that many of us may not be able to be there in person, as the world-renowned  dance music star embarks on his quest to light up New York on October 7, Castle Lite  has found a solution through which we can celebrate with Black Coffee right here in  Mzansi.  With these two brands at the intersection of South African excellence connecting over  mutual history-in-the-making, Castle L

Leading event organiser G21 Entertainment together with Vertex Events today announced South African show dates for the legendary super group Boyz II Men happening later this year. The tour will kick off in Cape Town on Tuesday, the 31st October 2023 at the Grand Arena, GrandWest followed by Pretoria at the SunBet Arena, Time Square on Thursday, 2nd November in Pretoria concluding in North West at the Superbowl in Sun City on Saturday, the 4th November 2023. Following discussions with the group’s management earlier this week G21 Entertainment frontman Glen Netshipise stated   “We are elated to finally kick off the tour in South Africa later this year. Boyz II Men promised their fans a killer live show shortly before the pandemic, and now keeping true to that promise, now that it’s safe to do so. With three shows planned around the country, we look forward to delivering yet another quality production with this multiple award winning music outfit .” Limited tickets for the seated concert

                Johannesburg, South  Africa -  In partnership with the family of the late South African artist, producer and entertainment entrepreneur Tumi ‘DJ Dimplez’ Mooi, leading multi-layered concept and eventing experts Rusco Experiential today announced the return of the popular lifestyle event POP BOTTLES. The first installment will kick off in the first quarter of 2023. Taking it back to it’s genesis, the authentic Sunday gathering, aimed at young adults celebrating success and positive living is back.  The first of the 2023 series will take place in Johannesburg during the first quarter of the year, date to be announced.   Set to re-align the urban market to a state of a blissful euphoria, Pop Bottles 2.0 best known for it’s hip hop and house playlists will now also include trending music genres Amapiano and Afrobeats. Limited tickets go on sale at the end of February when the line-up will be announced.

  On the 26th of November, Y, the biggest commercial youth radio station in South Africa, takes its LYFE music festival to the East Rand.   Globally acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning, superstar Black Coffee returns to South Africa in November following an unparalleled 5-month, European summer tour to take the reins of this highly anticipated summer festival.   Carnival City Lawns will witness performances by global Amapiano stars Focalistic, DBN Gogo and Musa Keys.  AKA, who has one of the most impressive catalogues in South Africa, will be on the stage too.   Hip Hop royalty Nasty C, internationally acclaimed DJ Lag, together with A-Reece, Maglera Doe Boy, Sha Sha and SAMA Winner Nomfundo Moh, Y’s own Venom, Legendary Crisp, Candii and Fif_laaa are expected to set the stage alight as they officially usher in Summer 2022.   Focalistic, DBN Gogo and Musa Keys, celebrated for the local Amapiano genre, are creating waves internationally while touring the world. Nasty C is a respected hip-ho

Declared Dance Culture’s National Holiday, and with what promises to be the celebration festival of the year, Spring Fiesta is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this Saturday, 8 th  October at the Wild Waters Complex in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni. Over a decade in the making, this legendary music festivals Spring Fiesta will host a 100% carefully curated local line-up of almost 100 artists / DJ’s and MCs over their 5 legendary stages, namely The Soul Candi Live Main Stage, Stay True Sound Stage, the Bakone Afro Tech Stage, Piano Dreamland and This is HI(PH)OP Stage .   YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SPRING FIEST WHAT TO BRING Sunscreen Sunglasses Great Fashion Positive attitude WHAT NOT TO BRING: Your own Food and Drink Bad attitude   PARKING - There is limited parking for those intending to drive to the festival. Drop offs are always encouraged!   MONEY -  Spring Fiesta works on a cashless zone, operated by Howler. There will be top-up stations onsite to load funds, but to avoid any network and conn

  SUPER DJ DUO TO HOST THEIR FIRST SERIES OF LIVE CONCERTS AND SHOW TICKETS ON SALE Pretoria, South Africa –  Following the postponement of Scorpion Kings LIVE in 2020, Glen 21 Entertainment today announced the new date happening this July at the Sun Arena in Pretoria.   With AMAPIANO having dominated the globe over the past 2 years, producer & songwriters DJ Maphorisa & Kabza De Small aka super DJ duo “Scorpion Kings” are ready to host their first live concert “Scorpion Kings Live”.   Partnering with one of SA’s leading promoter and event production agency, Glen21 Entertainment, the 3-hour long, first-of-its-kind curated show will take place on Friday 22 July 2022.   The show will feature live performances from a string of SA’s finest talented artists across different genres. These will be announced closer to the show date.      Limited tickets for the LIVE show go on sale this week at  Ticketpros.co.za  or any Ticketpro outlet including any Super Spar or selected Jet, Edgars

As the MTN Bushfire Festival once again returns to a physical edition, taking place from 27-29 May 2022, the festival is once again proud to host the annual Arts Round Table that aims to increase knowledge and skills within the Eswatini artistic community.  For the 2022 edition, MTN Bushfire is excited to announce a partnership with the  Africa Rising Music Conference  (ARMC),  a new, female led, executive-focused music industry conference that promises to be a game-changer for African music and its connection to the European market. ARMC will form an integral part of the Arts Round Table for this year’s festival, kindly supported by First National Bank.    This partnership between ARMC and  MTN’s Bushfire Festival  will create a synergy that aims to lay the foundation for an annual opportunity to meet, engage, showcase and activate a dynamic range of topics and outputs.  This  ground-breaking three-year partnership  seeks to showcase emerging local talent and provide a platform for st

  TWO DAY FESTIVAL CELEBRATING POPULAR SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC & FASHION PHASE TWO TICKETS GO ON SALE ON FRIDAY Having recently announced the postponement of the third annual Cotton Fest taking place over two days in Johannesburg next month, organisers of the highly anticipated festival, today confirmed the full weekend line-up. Known for showcasing the diversities in various music genres with the aim of fusing the gaps within the different local movements, this sold out weekend urban music and fashion explosion, will feature over 130 of South Africa’s finest musical talent. Taking place in central Johannesburg on the 23rd and 24th April, the festival will merge both well-known and young emerging South African artists over three ‘killer’ stages. The confirmed weekend line-up (in alphabetical order) is as follows : 031 CHOPPA 2SHOES 25K A- REECE ABIDOZA AKA AMAROTO AND BEAST BANQUES BENNY CHILL BIG ZULU BLXCKIE BOITY BUSTA 929 CANDII CASSPER NYOVEST CHAMPAGNE69 CHAMPURU MAKHENZO CH’CCO