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Creating a movement: Two of Septober Energy’s co-founders Flames Shilowa (Vusi Hlatywayo) (left) and Sound of Xee (Xolisa Tshomela) (right). Photo: Supplied

Umbrella of sound and resistance

More than a collective, Septober Energy is a living ecosystem, weaving archival research, DJ sets and experimental performance into South Africa’s sonic landscape

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
In the spirit: Afrofuturism group Sun Xa Experiment, which has been around for a decade, has just released an eponymous second album.

Sun Xa Experiment: Merging ancestral rhythms and afrofuturism in Soweto’s music scene

The avant-garde music transcends boundaries, blending healing sounds and community roots

  • Des Erasmus
8 min read