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ABBA

If there is one thing you do this week …

M&G Friday looks at the events you should visit this weekend

  • MG FRIDAY
1 min read
South African experimental rock band BLK JKS, composed of vocalist and guitarist Mpumelelo Mcata, bassist Molefi Makananise, trumpeter Tebogo Seitei and drummer Tshepang Ramoba. Photo: Brett Rubin
BLK JKS

BLK RCK Festival celebrates the impact of black music on alternative culture

The BLK JKS present a two-day transcendental music experience during their Black Rock Safari tour

  • Phendu Kuta
5 min read
With the lockdown limiting physical interactions, the writer looks back at AfroPunk 2019, the last music festival that she attended. (Ryan Purcell)
AFROPUNK
Video

Why we gotta let the people groove

Our arts writer reflects on attending Afropunk with a new appreciation for human encounters, courtesy of the national lockdown

  • Zaza Hlalethwa
6 min read
Humanity unadorned: In their latest release, BLK JKS use their experimental sound in conjunction with Morena Leraba’s idiosyncratic artistry to explore themes pertaining to African identity. (Brett Rubin)
ANDREW DOSUNMU

BLK JKS find life after robots

Their single blends Leraba’s famo vocals and nostalgic memories of the 2011 Hifa festival

  • Kwanele Sosibo
4 min read
Mountain man: Morena Leraba is the fantastical alter ego created by Teboho Mochaoa, derived from his Sotho culture and used to convey his frustration with the political situation in his country. Photo: David Harrison
BLK JKS
Video

The new accordion cowboys

Morena Leraba and Kommanda Obbs draw upon deep roots in creating the new Sesotho sound

  • Tseliso Monaheng
9 min read
Heritage and creative licence combine in Morena Leraba’s carefully cultivated shepherd persona
FAMO

Shepherd makes famo his own

Morena Leraba’s sounds may not be cogent, but he is retracing a tradition in a rapid high-tech age

  • Kwanele Sosibo
7 min read