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American rapper Joey Bada$$ performs Temptation at Oppikoppi in 2017. (Photo: Sabelo Mkhabela)

The Portfolio: Sabelo Mkhabela

Sabelo Mkhabela, a ‘writer who can take photos’ tells us about the image he took of American rapper Joey Bada$$ at Oppikoppi in 2017

Frauds: Organisers Ja Rule and Billy McFarland are the subjects of a Netflix documentary on the Fyre Festival scam. Photo: Netflix

“We got Ja Rule on the phone …”

There were no flame emojis in sight on one fateful, all but festive, weekend in 2017. Netflix has given us a look into the #epicfail that wasn’t

Respect: Jackie Queens acts on her belief that women house vocalists need to be recognised and not regarded as afterthoughts. Photo: Tyrone Bradley/Red Bull content pool

The house that women built

Women vocalists are getting the credit they deserve from house vocalist Jackie Queens

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Our pick of Oppikoppi’s hottest acts

From jazz and house to hip-hop, we highlight some top music acts at Oppikoppi 2015.

Monster of SA rock: Little Oppikoppi is all grown up

Twenty years of rocking out in faraway Limpopo have only stoked the fires of South Africa’s most famous music festival.

Hugh Masekela at this year’s Oppi.

Twenty years of Oppikoppi – merging old and new

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the Oppikoppi music festival line-up juxtaposed older and younger local acts.

‘Cooler as ekke’ singer Jack Parow.

Jack Parow detained after late-night boating confrontation

Popular Afrikaans zef rapper Jack Parow’s Oppikoppi performance has been postponed after he was allegedly detained for disturbing the peace.

MK awards celebrate SA rock royalty

Award regulars Van Coke Kartel have won three prizes at the MK Awards, making them the event’s biggest winners.

Changing colour: It is still a festival dominated by white music fans

Black skin, white festival

Oppikoppi has begun transforming itself into a music festival for all races, but it has a long way to go.

Oppikoppi revelers enjoy the Vusi Mahlasela tribute.

The changing face of Oppikoppi

What once started as an Afrikaans rock festival is now teeming with people of all shapes and hues, writes Nickolaus Bauer.

Brendon Shields’s album is called Truth and Recession.

‘Songfighter’ winning the battle

Poverty is a great inspiration for artistic endeavour, says Brendon Shields, who is set to play at the Oppikoppi festival next week.