Soul of Makhanda

Rhodes Music Radio — The Soul of Makhanda podcast aims to take our listeners on a journey into the depths of the city. Makhanda has a heartbeat in its art. We want to inspire talent, from all walks of life and give them a chance to express themselves to the world. The reach of art in Makhanda is endless. Join us as we venture into the vibrant abyss and look at the economic, social, cultural and political aspects that art has to offer.

Rhodes Music Radio — In the first debut episode of The Soul of Makhanda host Jason Maseko invites guests, D.J Homage (Chole Djuma) and Rhodes University student Kevashni Reddy to speak on the financial and economic implications and issues surrounding artistic studies and professions in and around Makhanda.

Rhodes Music Radio — In this episode, the team discusses the concept, content, and approach to the next season of The Soul of Makhanda. They also address how their podcast will be fitting for the community radio station it is broadcast on, Rhodes Music Radio in Makhanda of the Eastern Cape.

Rhodes Music Radio — In this episode, the team discusses the previous season of The Soul of Makhanda. They also discuss elements of their favorite podcasts and how they can incorporate these into the second season.

Rhodes Music Radio — The city of saints will host hundreds of artists working in a wide variety of mediums show their work in venues around town. This episode talks about the upcoming National Arts Festival, 11 stunning spectacles!!! Joined by three local artists who will part-take in this year’s festival, Jethro Thomas who is doing a contemporary piece and Siphosethu & Masixole who will showcase a film called Abenkolo. This is the Soul of Makhanda- Where Life Imitates Art”.

Rhodes Music Radio — On this episode, we look at the different forms of alternatives to talents and artwork.

Rhodes Music Radio — In this episode we talk about what it is like to try to make a name for yourself as an artist in Makhanda. Our studio guests are two such artists – Akhona Bafani, actor, playwright and poet, and Matthew Helman, a violinist and student of music.

Rhodes Music Radio — This is the last episode in preparation of the podcast series. Here the team outlines their plans for their series, finalising the concept, choosing the content, their approach to format and the name of their podcast. They address how their podcast will be fitting for the community radio station it is broadcast on, Rhodes Music Radio in Makhanda of the Eastern Cape.

Rhodes Music Radio — In this episode, the focus of discussion is on the principles of conducting an interview. Members share their experiences of interviewing and how they will use this knowledge to inform the interviews they conduct for their podcast series.

Rhodes Music Radio — In this episode, the content producers of this podcast are sharing their initial ideas for a podcast. They discuss their listening experiences of podcasts and which they would like to emulate in their work