South African millennials exist in a time where they can see their ideas grow and live, despite the challenges brought forth by South Africa’s brutal exclusionary past. A past that killed many of the dreams that today’s youth’s parents carried during Apartheid, although the country is still pregnant with societal issues and youth frustration linked…
Avant-garde DJing, a perspective that entails forward-thinking and innovative mixing, pushing sounds that are uncharacteristic to the a vast amount of South African music lovers and a determined spirit. Those descriptions are a perfect fit when speaking about the Johannesburg based DJ, Twobirdypanda. The aura and the image he has built for himself can have one…
Throughout history, the art realm has given rise to some characters which chose to distance themselves from their work – some have published creative work in anonymity. Take Banksy for example, who is the world’s most recent street art icon and has created some of the controversial pieces of street art which has, in many…
With “Too kasi for the burbs and too bougie for the kasi” as a description on his Soundcloud profile, you are sure to expect a lot of character from the Johannesburg based wordsmith, Thiaps. Innovative sounds, expression with no compromise and an attitude that is unashamedly South African is what sets Thiaps apart and ahead…
Jah Monte has been bubbling under for a while in the North Carolina Hip Hop scene, but 2016 marks a year where he has made quite an effort to be heard. With a few releases this year which have gained a number of listens on Soundcloud. Jah Monte has released a powerful song called Toyi-Toyi…
The Nusoulhub Radio team got an opportunity to speak to Brother portrait in early November and we chopped it up about his then upcoming project navigate: in limbo. He assured us that the project would be released before the year ends and he stuck by his promise as the project was released a few days…
The process of finding music can be chaotic, planned or organized. We all are constantly on a journey to finding new music and the times that we find ourselves in dictate how we will be able to access music. With the recent rise in digital platforms which have significantly decreased physical album sales, we have…
London is known for having an incredible jazz scene which attracts jazz enthusiasts from all over the world. The city has over the years had a habit of producing young and exciting talent which eventually breaks into the jazz limelight. In more recent times, particularly from 2014 to 2016, we have witnessed a rise in…
We recently got a chance to speak to the Miami-based creative, Kaleem, who was previously known as Phresh James. We came across Kaleem’s music through digging for music online and we discovered some work by Mr.Manuvers who happens to be Kaleem’s frequent collaborator. Through Mr. Manuvers we came to discover Kaleem’s musical work and the first…
Honest expression is something that is difficult to come by and expression that knows no boundaries can easily translate into a form of liberation. An unbiased observation of society and particularly its youth, since the youth is going to be carrying the torch and pushing society into the future, is important in trying to understand…
