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Power duo: Coco and J’Something host the festival that blends culinary artistry with soul culture. Photo: Supplied

Gig Guide: Ben Rodrigues releases Hazel Eyes, Coco & J’Something’s ‘Lovers Rock’ returns this Valentine’s Day and catch The Rise by Kgethang Konese this Easter

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  • Busi Lethole
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Revellers: A sea of festival goers at the Kaytranada Milk + Cookies Joburg show. Photo: Supplied by Milk + Cookies

Gig Guide: Scorpion Kings to perform at Piano People SA debut, Made In Jozi NYE Festival with Shekinah & DJ Kent, WAV Festival redefining R&B and Soul, Gunna & Majid Jordan back in SA for Milk + Cookies Festival

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  • Busi Lethole
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From left: Founders Kevin Reese, Chase Freeman and Gregory K Burton Jr. Photo: Supplied by Milk + Cookies.

More Than A Festival: Inside the Milk + Cookies Music Week Mission

Milk + Cookies Music Week returns to South Africa, thus cementing its status as more than a festival through its commitment to local talent and economic support.

  • Busi Lethole
8 min read
The Luxurious Marble Circus

Festivals: When celebration becomes a catalyst for change

Events such as the Luxurious Marble Circus is backed by sponsorship that brings people together, creates jobs and is a driver for social and environmental change

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Juicy: Musician Apples drops Magic this Women’s Month.

Diary:  Kamyar Bineshtarigh’s Group Show to open at  Southern Guild this August, Don Toliver part of 2025 DStv Delicious line up and Apples releases Magic

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  • Eyaaz
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CALL FOR ENTRIES: SOUTH AFRICAN FILMMAKERS INVITED TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK AT THE 2025 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL

Submissions Now Open – Entry Fee Waived for South African Filmmakers. South African filmmakers, storytellers, and creatives are invited to submit their work for the 29th Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF), taking place from June 11–15, 2025, in Miami Beach, Florida. As a premier platform dedicated to empowering Black artists and celebrating stories from […]

  • Shaun Goosen
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Sara Buijskes: Joburg’s first woman commercial photographer.

Diary: Sara Buijskes at Heritage Foundation, Queertopia.za returns, Joe Kay brings Soulection to Jozi

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  • Busi Lethole
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The track blends smooth jazz influences with upbeat deep house rhythms.

Diary: Crump and Edsoul unite, Young, Famous & African season three, Hey Neighbour festival

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  • Des Erasmus
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On 5 January, festival-goers were sent into a dance frenzy as Kaytranada took to the stage for the Cape Town show. (Photo supplied by Milk and Cookies)

Kaytranada headlines first Milk and Cookies Festival in South Africa

The DJ-producer had Cape Town in a dance frenzy and on Saturday it’s Johannesburg’s turn

  • Busi Lethole
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True story: Malcolm Jiyane will be performing in Joburg on 19 July.

Diary: Redhill Arts Festival, Food Indaba in Cape Town and Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O at Untitled Basement

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  • Eyaaz
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