Fashioning Modern Africanism

Hailing from Johannesburg, Reba Red aka Reabetswe Mohlabane, is the latest winner announced in the Hunter’s x Jacquel Culture House (JCH) nationwide Talent Search. Reba Red is a 26-year-old R&B and Jazz vocalist/songwriter.   Hunter’s x JCH is a partnership between multi-award-winning African Pop Maverick, TRESOR and Hunter's Premium Cider. The collab seeks to be an empowerment platform providing support and career development through ongoing mentorship and industry knowledge-sharing; #RefreshingtheRules of the music industry.   Reba Red describes herself as a quiet girl who kept to herself and her close-knit group of friends. “No one even knew I could sing until Grade 10! I would ditch my homework duties to play CDs and sing along out loud in my mom’s car. That’s what I did with most of my time – perfecting my Beyoncé, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston notes. This happened so often that I let the car battery die. In order for my talent and the car to not die again, my mother ta

The multi-talented, 23-year-old vocalist, Afrohouse producer, photographer, pianist, actor & songwriter Singabakho Funokuhle Mthembu (known as Singapoure by his fans) was announced as the latest winner of the Hunter's x Jacquel Culture House (JCH) nationwide Talent Search. The Hunter’s x JCH is a partnership between TRESOR and Hunter's, South Africa's most refreshing cider. It aims to uplift young musicians and provide them with a platform to launch their careers nationally. As part of his prize, the KwaZulu-Natal-born and raised artist received an opportunity to work with multi-award-winning African Pop Maverick and co-founder of the Hunter’s x JCH initiative, TRESOR. Singabakho relished the opportunity to work with TRESOR and to grace South African TV screens again after participating in Idols season 15. “I feel like working with TRESOR, and the team has grown me as an artist already. I have always been missing key industry knowledge to guide my dream and, ultimately,

Durban-born eclectic singer-songwriter, rapper and composer Lungelo Manzi is the latest winner of the Hunter's x Jacquel Culture House (JCH) nationwide Talent Search - which will result in a mentoring studio session with South African trailblazer Shekhinah. The Hunter’s X Jacquel Culture House is a partnership between multi-award-winning African Pop Maverick, TRESOR and Hunter's, South Africa's most refreshing cider, that aims to give young musicians access to the music industry on a national scale. The collab also seeks to be an empowerment platform providing support and career development through ongoing mentorship and industry knowledge sharing: #RefreshingtheRules of the music industry. Lungelo Manzi began his professional solo career in 2016 and, since then, has released a trilogy of EPs and two live albums, which established his emerging voice as an independent artist. Lungelo Manzi's craft focuses on honest storytelling, covering love and personal development th