Texx Talks

Majozi chats to Texx about the songs that for him embody the spirit of South Africa, the exciting technical developments with his set, and how stoked he is to be a part of Halfway Group's new campaign “On Track To Better”.

David "Qadasi" Jenkins from internationally renowned Maskandi duo, Qadasi & Maqhinga, chats to Texx for the first time on the podcast about the very unique type of music they make, and how proud they are to be included in Halfway Group's new campaign "On Track To Better". 

J'Something returns to talk to Texx about his plans for 2024, how he wants to help emerging artists build flourishing careers by using his new Sandton venue, Artistry, and why he leapt at the chance to be involved in Halfway Group's new campaign "On Track To Better". 

Texx chats to Zolani Mahola about her involvement in Halfway Group's new campaign "On Track To Better" ahead of her performance in Ottery, and catches up with folk singer Passenger about the 10th anniversary rerelease of his momentous album All The Little Lights. 

In the lead up to Johnnie Walker Rocking The Daisies, Texx picks her Top 10 acts that you should not miss at this year's festival in order of the days and time that they play. She also unpacks the festival app, Daisies partnership with Uber and what's going down at the #MeisterHaus. 

Will Linley has become a musical force of nature, and today he releases his new EP Magic, an EP that marks a new chapter for him as an artist. To celebrate, Texx caught up with him to find out where in the world he is, and how much he's looking forward to everyone hearing the new music at Johnnie Walker Rocking The Daisies.

UK foursome The Vamps are true kids of the Internet. They formed online, and first came to fame through their hugely popular YouTube covers, and since then have carved out their own pop niche, winning over the hardest of hearts. Ahead of their first visit to SA to perform at Johnnie Walker Rocking The Daisies, bassist Connor Ball chats to Texx about where he can get a good steak, what wine farms they should visit and what the sounds of South Africa are. 

Canadian pop rock duo Neon Dreams have adopted South Africa as their second home, spending a large part of the last three years in the country writing, recording and performing. Lead singer Frank Kadillac opens up to Texx about just what it is that makes SA so special ahead of their debut set at Johnnie Walker Rocking The Daisies, that's been postponed to November. 

Ahead of his debut set at Johnnie Walker Rocking The Daisies, South African pop singer-songwriter Lloyiso sits down with Texx for his very first podcast interview to chat what goes into planning a major festival set and his bromance with world-renowned Dutch DJ and producer, Martin Garrix, as they drop their collab single "Real Love" today!

Ahead of her set at Johnnie Walker Rocking The Daisies, South African hip-hop producer and engineer Kay Faith, chats to Texx about what playing her fourth back-to-back festival means to her. Zimbabwean rapper, Hanna, also stops by to talk about how her Daisies 2022 experience was quite simply - lifechanging. 

For our next season of Xxtra we will be partnering with Bae Electronica, With Love The Agency and the Music In Africa Foundation, who launched an incredible programme last month called, Raise The Bar. Developed as part of the Music In Africa Live program, which is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, Siemens Stiftung, and Goethe-Institute, the Raise The Bar Programme seeks to bolster the presence of women in other aspects of the music industry, as well as equip them with the skillset necessary for survival in an otherwise impenetrable industry. ANDYMKOSI, a independent multimedia entrepreneur, joins Texx for the final edition of Xxtra in collaboration with Bae Electronica, Love the Agency and the Music in Africa Foundation. For our growing back catalogue of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies is almost upon us and this season saw us with an unprecedented all female lineup for the season as we look forward to Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies 2022. In this episode Texx shares her top five tips to having the best time at Johnny Walker Rocking the Daisies, and looks back at some of the highlights of what our season's guests are looking forward to at the festival! A huge shout out to Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies - South Africa's biggest music and lifestyle festival. Head on over to rockingthedaises.com for festival tips, tricks, info and merch! For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

For our next season of Xxtra we will be partnering with Bae Electronica, With Love The Agency and the Music In Africa Foundation, who launched an incredible programme last month called, Raise The Bar. Developed as part of the Music In Africa Live program, which is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, Siemens Stiftung, and Goethe-Institute, the Raise The Bar Programme seeks to bolster the presence of women in other aspects of the music industry, as well as equip them with the skillset necessary for survival in an otherwise impenetrable industry. For this edition of XXtra Texx chats to Shiba, a self professed “Digital Ideasmith, Curator-Content Producer, Music Journalist and Voice Over Artist”. For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Kay Faith has established herself as the go-to producer for South Africa's premier rappers and her long-awaited debut album sees her embrace seemingly conflicting elements to create a finely tuned body of work. And having joined the line-up for this year's Johnnie Walker Rocking The Daisies, we're all frothing in anticipation for what is guaranteed to be a face melting set. From growing up in rural Knysna to chatting her favourite song off her new album, Kay has the ear to dissect a hit and the sense to A&R its success.    Set List: Top 10 feat. Kashcpt, Hanna, Holy Alpha, Owethu - Apple music Proudly Captonian feat. E-JayCPT, YoungstaCPT - Apple Music Shark Week feat. Maglera Doe Boy - Apple Music    A huge shout out to Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies - South Africa's biggest music and lifestyle festival. Head on over to rockingthedaises.com for festival tips, tricks, info and merch! For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

For our next season of Xxtra we will be partnering with Bae Electronica, With Love The Agency and the Music In Africa Foundation, who launched an incredible programme last month called, Raise The Bar. Developed as part of the Music In Africa Live program, which is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, Siemens Stiftung, and Goethe-Institute, the Raise The Bar Programme seeks to bolster the presence of women in other aspects of the music industry, as well as equip them with the skillset necessary for survival in an otherwise impenetrable industry. Episode 2 features Rose Bonica who chats running a label as an artist and self-publishing as a means to empower herself as an artist. For our growing back catalogue of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Grace Chatto is the cellist and singer of Clean Bandit, a who represent the modern sound of the UK: diverse, subtly experimental, and committed to pop music as a joyfully unifying force. With a debut single that set Mozart's melodies to crisp dance beats, their taste for fusion goes even further, encompassing deep house, R&B, dancehall, and adventurous electronic details. Here, Grace reflects on what it means to produce and create in a career spanning over a decade.   Set List: Mozart's House - Apple Music Rather Be - Apple Music Mamma feat. Ellie Goulding - Apple Music Rockabye feat Sean Paul - Apple Music   Clean Bandit with the BBC Philharmonic Live   A huge shout out to Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies - South Africa's biggest music and lifestyle festival. Head on over to rockingthedaises.com for festival tips, tricks, info and merch! For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

For our next season of Xxtra we will be partnering with Bae Electronica, With Love The Agency and the Music In Africa Foundation, who launched an incredible programme last month called, Raise The Bar. Developed as part of the Music In Africa Live program, which is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, Siemens Stiftung, and Goethe-Institute, the Raise The Bar Programme seeks to bolster the presence of women in other aspects of the music industry, as well as equip them with the skillset necessary for survival in an otherwise impenetrable industry. First up, we could not be happier to bring you this chat with Zethu Gqola, one of the uncompromising rising stars of the south African and African music industry.  For our growing back catalogue of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Over at Texx Talks, we get a huge number of artists reaching out to us to highlight their amazing content, and because we plan our seasons quite far in advance, we often can't accommodate requests to spotlight some of the amazing “up and coming” talent South Africa, Africa and the world has to offer. And so we started Texx Talks Xxtra. We are very stoked to be bringing you a little chat with X Ambassador front man, Sam Harris ahead of their performances at Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies in October! A huge shout out to Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies - South Africa's biggest music and lifestyle festival. Head on over to rockingthedaises.com for festival tips, tricks, info and merch! For our growing back catalogue of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Sio is a singer, songwriter and spoken word artist who creates music that is so intricately layered and nuanced that she literally puts all of herself on the record. With a career that has seen her collaborate with some of South Africa's premier DJs and producers – and some of this podcast's nearest and dearest – this powerhouse performer reflects on how she embraced her talent from a young age.   Outro: Alchemy. Prod: DAEV Martian. - coming soon!   Set List:   There's Me - Apple Music Woman - Apple Music Retrospect - Apple Music Burning feat. Charles Webster - Apple Music Reverse Flight - Apple Music Golden - Apple Music A huge shout out to Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies - South Africa's biggest music and lifestyle festival. Head on over to rockingthedaises.com for festival tips, tricks, info and merch! For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

LordKez is a small town girl that has emerged as a lady of the world, who paints a cosmos of poetic rhymes and soulful verses and over the course of her four EP releases, she has grown in leaps and bounds, poised to give us a show we're all itching for at this year's Johnnie Walker Rocking The Daisies.   Set List: Dead on Arrival - Apple Music Red - Apple Music Hold You down - Apple Music Find Me in the Trees - Apple Music Amnesia - Apple Music Belladonna - Apple Music   A huge shout out to Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies - South Africa's biggest music and lifestyle festival. Head on over to rockingthedaises.com for festival tips, tricks, info and merch! For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Hanna (aka BIG SPINACH) is a trailblazing rapper who lays witty lyrics over new-wave grooves, ushering in a new era of hip hop in Africa and making some serious moves. She has felt the path to a natural state of being, expressing talent, while combating a self-doubt that stops many.    Set List:   Daddy Said - Apple Music Girl in the Durag - Apple Music Peace - Apple Music Never Doubt - Apple Music   A huge shout out to Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies - South Africa's biggest music and lifestyle festival. Head on over to rockingthedaises.com for festival tips, tricks, info and merch! For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Fancy a chat? Rowlene definitely does.   Thia Cape Town singer flexes R&B-pop bangers with lyrical bravado. She's been at the forefront of the neo-pop wave since she emerged, and as one of this year's Johnny Walker Rocking The Daisies headliners, she's poised to give us a show we're not going to forget in a minute.   Set List:   Imposter - Apple Music Come on Over feat. Lastee - Apple Music Attitude - Apple Music Escape feat. KidX - Apple Music Creeping - Apple Music Piece of Heaven - Apple Music    A huge shout out to Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies - South Africa's biggest music and lifestyle festival. Head on over to rockingthedaises.com for festival tips, tricks, info and merch!   For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear.   Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Jackie Queens and Angela Weickl are the two women who head up the South African branch of SheSaidSo, one of the largest independent global communities in the music business.   Pulling focus on the unity of women, LGBTQ+ and GNC individuals within the music, art, design and creative industries, the necessity of this network has been highlighted not only to empower members, but to impart much-needed knowledge and experience on a new generations of artists, managers and agents who may not have access to all the resources they need.   They join Texx for a frank discussion about nostalgia, making noise and never being part of the scenery.    Find out more about shesaid.so right HERE and start a journey.    A huge shout out to Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies - South Africa's biggest music and lifestyle festival. Head on over to rockingthedaises.com for festival tips, tricks, info and merch!   For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies is set to be a momentous one. This is a revolution for the culture people, as Johnnie Walker has essentially become a brand ally. Johnnie Walker and Rocking the Daisies are Walking Toward the Future and Texx Talks is all about it.   Which is why it makes us incredibly proud to announce that for our milestone Season 10, we are teaming up with Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies and we are doing things a little differently: For the very first time in Texx Talks history, every guest on this Season will be a woman. We'll also be chatting to women who aren't musicians.    Yes, we've finally heard your requests and we'll be widening the pool to chat to the women who work behind the noise at the festival, as well as the women behind Shesaidso South Africa.   A huge shout out to Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies - South Africa's biggest music and lifestyle festival. Head on over to rockingthedaises.com for festival tips, tricks, info and merch!   For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

For our very first episode of Season 10, would could not be more excited to be taking you behind the noise of Africa's premiere festival with Steyn Entertainment's and Rocking the Daisies GM, Shannon Valstar and her “right hand” Ashleigh Coetzer, Operations Manager for Rocking the Daisies. Get a rare peek behind the curtain and see how that festival sausage is made in a very first for Texx Talks, so a huge shout to the entire team at Steyn Entertainment who are the real heroes in your party journey. Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies is set to be a momentous one. This is a revolution for the culture people, as Johnnie Walker has essentially become a brand ally. Johnnie Walker and Rocking the Daisies are Walking Toward the Future and Texx Talks is all about it. A huge shout out to Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies - South Africa's biggest music and lifestyle festival. Head on over to rockingthedaises.com for festival tips, tricks, info and merch! For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Over at Texx Talks, we get a huge number of artists reaching out to us to highlight their amazing content, and because we plan our seasons quite far in advance, we often can't accommodate requests to spotlight some of the amazing “up and coming” talent South Africa, Africa and the world has to offer. And so we started Texx Talks Xxtra.   This time up: a talent with a penchant for the “old skool”, hailing from musical roots. A little intro to Skys a Blu on this episodes of Xxtra.   For our growing back catalogue of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Over at Texx Talks, we get a huge number of artists reaching out to us to highlight their amazing content, and because we plan our seasons quite far in advance, we often can't accommodate requests to spotlight some of the amazing “up and coming” talent South Africa, Africa and the world has to offer. And so we started Texx Talks Xxtra.   This time around we have Anica Kiana, a breakout singer- songwriter from Cape town, South Africa. Already having collabed with the biggest, one feels her best is yet to come.   For our growing back catalogue of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

The concept of a Look Back is simple, before we move forward, we like to look back at the season that was, and this one was packed full of memorable moments.    So sit back and enjoy Texx's Top 5 moments from across this season, from hanging out with SA's godfather of punk, to shooting the breeze with one of New Orleans rising soul stars, to reliving historical times with one of South Africa's premiere DJs.  Set List:   DJ Lag Fuzigish Gigi Lamayne PJ Morton Ready D   For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Jeremy Loops is a modern folk singer, songwriter and environmental activist who has been crafting feel-good folk-pop for the last decade.    Underpinned by a consistent work ethic, his high-energy live shows and captivating discography has earned him a legion of dedicated fans all over the world, courtesy of his knack for translating life's challenges and fears into upbeat anthems.    From chance encounters with the Rolling Stones to detailing how his early days at university helped shape a work ethic that just refuses to quit, Jeremy has taken his unique brand of positivity to the world stage.   Outro Song: ‘Til I Find You - Apple Music Spotify YouTube   Set List:   Power - Apple Music Spotify YouTube Dreaming Again - Apple Music Spotify YouTube Gold - Apple Music Spotify YouTube Mortal Man - Apple Music Spotify YouTube   A massive thanks to Jeremy Loops and Universal South Africa for the generous use of his music in bringing this podcast to life.   Please make sure you check out The Big Food Drive and donate!    For our growing back catalogue of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear.   Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.    THEN: The folks over at Apple Music are offering new university student subscribers, 6 months of free premium membership with access to over 70 million songs and free access to AppleTV+! Head over to Apple Music to find out more!

In light of her five, yes five SAMA nods, we thought we would bring back this gem from our vault. Msaki is a singer and songwriter whose deeply soulful vocals and lyrics carry profound messages that resonate with everyone who's had the pleasure of hearing her sing and seeing her perform. This Eastern Cape-born musician has created songs that combine soulful folk with symphonic movements, Xhosa lyrics with African poly-rhythms and her raw delivery disrupts your senses as she sings of love and loss, and home and hope.  From speaking about being an advocate for change, to her collaboration on some of SA's most beloved house tracks, Msaki is undeniably one of the most important modern voices to put thought to bars. Outro Song: “Blood, Guns and Revolutions”  Apple Music   Featured tracks:   Ubomi Abumanga -  Sun el Musician feat. Msaki Apple Music  Love Colour Spin - Moby Dixon feat. Msaki  Apple Music Fetch Your Life - Prince Kaybee feat. Msaki  Apple Music Pearls to Swine - Msaki feat.Tresor Apple Music limfama Ziyabona - Msaki YouTube   Extra Reading:   Platoon empowers Artists  Francois Knoetze  Maboneng Womxn's Month Mural One Shushu Day Alt Blk Unathi Mkonto   Remember to Check out Apple Podcasts for their featured pods for Africa Month 2022!   For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Over at Texx Talks, we get a huge number of artists reaching out to us to highlight their amazing content, and because we plan our seasons quite far in advance, we often can't accommodate requests to spotlight some of the amazing “up and coming” talent South Africa, Africa and the world has to offer. And so we started Texx Talks Xxtra. This time around we have Will Linley, riding a meteoric rise after going viral in every good sense of the word with his debut single "miss me (when you're gone)".   For our growing back catalogue of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

PJ Morton is a four-time Grammy Award winner.   But that's not all you need to know about our guest this time around. This New Orleans born and bred soul artist has just released his biggest and best album called “Watch The Sun” on his own label, Morton Records   Over the course of 11 songs, all expertly written and produced, that deal with the complexities of love in all its forms, he marks the next chapter in a remarkable career that continues to bridge style traditions and generations.   From his humble beginnings as the son of a preacher man, to coming to terms with his identity, to feeling the presence of Stevie Wonder on an airplane near the WC, PJ Morton is an exemplar of the exceptional.  Outro Song: So Lonely feat. Wale - Apple Music   Set List:   New Orleans - Apple Music My Superstar - Apple Music Fly Away - Apple Music Only One - Apple Music Practicing - Apple Music  Remember to Check out Apple Podcasts for their featured pods for Africa Month 2022!   For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Zulu Mkhathini is a creative polymath who really has done it all and makes anyone feel like they could do more with their lives and their time, to be honest.    With a striking latest album – that took four years to complete and was then subjected to a bit of a rocky release because of Covid-19 – he navigated an unorthodox release campaign like a pro and continues to reinforce the project by telling a very personal story.   From disappointing loved ones and then making good with an ethic that screams “do better”, Zulu is walking the road that few even know how to find, let alone wear it thin.  Outro Song: Asambe  - Apple Music   Set List:   Uniform feat. Tira - Apple Music Dream Team - What's Your Name - Apple Music Draining - Apple Music Shakata - Apple Music    Remember to Check out Apple Podcasts for their featured pods for Africa Month 2022!   For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

DJ Lag is frequently described as a gqom pioneer – helping shape and usher the drum-heavy sound to the forefront of South Africa's dance music scene.    Always looking to break new ground, his latest album employs a broader palette fusing amapiano, Afro-house, and Afro-tech – and slowing down a few tracks that he's seeing as a bit of shift in the genre, calling it gqom 2.0.   From hearing his music in a taxi for the first time, to that first trip up to Johannesburg, to touring the world, DJ Lag seems to have taken it all in his stride, one giant leap at a time.    Outro Song: DJ LAG feat Babes Wadumo and Mampintsha - Apple Music   Set List:   Let's Do This - Apple Music  3 Step Culo - Apple Music Ice Drop - Apple Music Portland - Apple Music Drumming - DJ Lag and Moses Boyd - Apple music Something Different - Apple Music Remember to Check out Apple Podcasts for their featured pods for Africa Month 2022!   For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Episode 101 and it is also Cape Town Hip Hop 101: Tecal talks to a bona fide hip hop legend and one of the longest-serving scratch artists in South Africa.   As an integral member of Prophets of da City, a group who are widely credited as having South Africa's first rap release, he built a thriving career over the years as a hip hop DJ & Turntablist and Radio & TV Presenter – while also working closely with communities to develop youth programmes for educational upliftment.   This is of course Deon Daniels, better known to all of us as DJ Ready D.  Outro Song: Ghoema Ghoema Ghoema feat. Youngsta CPT - Apple Music   Set List:   F.N.T.P - Prophets of da City - Apple Music  Blood, Bullets and Pigs  - Prophets of da City - Apple Music   Remember to Check out Apple Podcasts for their featured pods for Africa Month 2022!   For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear.   Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

For our 100th episode and the start of Africa Month we chat to a South African rap powerhouse whose lyrical flexing is world class, a lady who has unapologetically blazed her own trail, preaching empowerment and taking names on whichever stage she steps.    From the moment the country heard her hot, on point rhymes it was very clear that a new kind of hip hop star was born and her career has been equally as interesting to follow as it unfolds.     From her humble hard working roots through to finding her own form of spiritual enlightenment that very often sought to buck the status quo, Gigi Lamayne is blazing a trail that you best don fire protection to keep up with.    Outro Song: Mashonisa feat. Busiswah x Makhadzi - Apple Music   Set List:   Fire - Apple Music    Remember to Check out Apple Podcasts for their featured pods for Africa Month 2022!   For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Over at Texx Talks, we get a huge number of artists reaching out to us to highlight their amazing content, and because we plan our seasons quite far in advance, we often can't accommodate requests to spotlight some of the amazing “up and coming” talent South Africa, Africa and the world has to offer. And so we started Texx Talks Xxtra.   Texx Talks Xxtra has gone on to become its own beast and thanks to all of your support, we are super excited to announce that our friends in the culture, Puma, have stepped up to collaborate with us for this next season of Texx Talks Xxtra,   This time around we have Nipho Hurd, a queen in every sense taking on South Africa and soon, the world with her clear vision and creativity.    We are stoked to be collaborating with Puma again and can't wait to bring you only the freshest content on Texx Talks Xxtra including all the happenings in the land of Puma for 2022, whether it's their latest collab, #SelectSessions, #SuedeSundays or just a reminder that #SheMovesUs. Catch all the drops on @pumasouthafrica on IG or wherever you follow the iconic cat.   For our growing back catalogue of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

As the frontman of FUZIGISH, one of the best ska punk bands South Africa has ever seen, Jay Bones captained a chaotic ship that tore towns and stages apart wherever they toured and performed.    Known for their epic, energetic live shows where anything goes, their drunken, middle fingers anthems like “Secret Police”, “Little Bird”, “Crazy Friends” and countless others are still sung by loyal skankers all these years later.   Here he talks to Texx about their origins, the friends, the fights and the tours that served as a backdrop for Fuzigish's epic story ahead of their new album drop. Outro Song: MAN DOWN - Apple Music Set List: Fat Ska Beatin' - Apple Music Scratching - Apple Music Lonely Skanker - Apple Music Bombs Away - Apple Music Blown Away - Apple Music Upper Hand - Apple Music Roll with the Punches - Apple Music Believer - Apple Music   For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

It's time to go! Season 9 is upon us and here is just a little taste of what we have in store for you over the coming Africa Month and equally as we close in on our 100th episode! All of this because of you fine folks! So take a moment and have a little listen. For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Over at Texx Talks, we get a huge number of artists reaching out to us to highlight their amazing content, and because we plan our seasons quite far in advance, we often can't accommodate requests to spotlight some of the amazing “up and coming” talent South Africa, Africa and the world has to offer. And so we started Texx Talks Xxtra.   Texx Talks Xxtra has gone on to become its own beast and thanks to all of your support, we are super excited to announce that our friends in the culture, Puma, have stepped up to collaborate with us for this next season of Texx Talks Xxtra,   This time around we focus in on a traveling, genre fluid artist who is very aware of his journey and the people that drove his eclectic stylings to this point. We present CXLXB: changing up expectations with every release.    We are stoked to be collaborating with Puma again and can't wait to bring you only the freshest content on Texx Talks Xxtra including all the happenings in the land of Puma for 2022, whether it's their latest collab, #SelectSessions, #SuedeSundays or just a reminder that #SheMovesUs. Catch all the drops on @pumasouthafrica on IG or wherever you follow the iconic cat.   For our growing back catalogue of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Welcome to a special edition of Texx Talks -  A Look Back: where we take a moment to reflect upon the Season that was, and you get a chance to catch up on bits that you may have missed over the course of this season's episodes.   Texx breaks it down, you get to tell your mates you actually know about music- win?   Set List:   Vulvodynia Youngsta Sio Zoe Modiga Bylwansta   For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Over at Texx Talks, we get a huge number of artists reaching out to us to highlight their amazing content, and because we plan our seasons quite far in advance, we often can't accommodate requests to spotlight some of the amazing “up and coming” talent South Africa, Africa and the world has to offer. And so we started Texx Talks Xxtra.   Texx Talks Xxtra has gone on to become its own beast and thanks to all of your support, we are super excited to announce that our friends in the culture, Puma, have stepped up to collaborate with us for this next season of Texx Talks Xxtra,   This time around we have one half of an alternative pop duo whose rich discography is matched only by their enigmatic and memorable live shows.    We are of course talking about Lo-ghost and Texx is joined by Shannon Devy.    We are stoked to be collaborating with Puma again and can't wait to bring you only the freshest content on Texx Talks Xxtra including all the happenings in the land of Puma for 2022, whether it's their latest collab, #SelectSessions, #SuedeSundays or just a reminder that #SheMovesUs. Catch all the drops on @pumasouthafrica on IG or wherever you follow the iconic cat.   For our growing back catalogue of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear.   Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news. 

While we are cooking away at our new season we are bringing back this gem that really deserves to be heard again.   Black Motion is Thabo “Smol” Mabogwane and Robert “Murdah” Mohosana, the duo who have been flying the flag high for Tshwane, the undisputed house music capital of South Africa, for the last decade.   Their percussion-driven electronic dance music and wildly energetic performances, helped establish them as purveyors of South Africa's burgeoning house scene, as they travelled the world and climbed the charts to praise and critical acclaim.    From their early roots in Shoshanguve, to their deeply spiritual musical journey, Smol chats the importance of their Pedi culture and how they built their sound on the foundation of the drum, executed in the familiar style of house music.     Outro Song: Marry Me featuring Msaki Apple Music Spotify Youtube   Featured Tracks:   Banane Mavoko -  Oskido presents Black Motion Featuring Jah Rich  Apple Music Spotify YouTube Hosana - Black Motion  Apple Music Spotify Youtube Beat of Africa - Black Motion Apple Music Spotify YouTube Can't Deny the Feeling - Black Motion Apple Music Spotify YouTube Prayer for Rain - Black Motion, Caiiro feat. Tabia Apple Music Spotify YouTube   MASSIVE shout out to Black Motion and Sony BMG for the generous use of their music in bringing this podcast to life.    Dance to the rhythm of the drums with Black Motion on Facebook Instagram Twitter   For our growing back catalogue of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to see and general fun.  Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Throughout his career, rapper YoungstaCPT has fused local slang with socially-conscious content and his experiences growing up in the Mother City (Cape Town, South Africa). From switching between nods to local hip hop heroes and American West Coast icons, his music spans eras and geographies and it's taken us eight seasons to get him here, but we never stopped trying.   YoungstaCPT is a continuation of a rich and diverse culture in Cape Town, the birthplace of South African Hip hop culture. Committed to a telling of a lived experience of struggle in the past, present and future, YoungstaCPT exists only to be a custodian of a proud tradition and add to the mythos of the legends that have come before him.    Outro: Hometown Advantage feat. The Big Hash- Apple Music   Set List:   Salutas - Apple Music Cape of Good Hope - Apple Music   For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Over at Texx Talks, we get a huge number of artists reaching out to us to highlight their amazing content, and because we plan our seasons quite far in advance, we often can't accommodate requests to spotlight some of the amazing “up and coming” talent South Africa, Africa and the world has to offer. And so we started Texx Talks Xxtra.   Texx Talks Xxtra has gone on to become its own beast and thanks to all of your support, we are super excited to announce that our friends in the culture, Puma, have stepped up to collaborate with us for this next season of Texx Talks Xxtra,   This week we chat to burningforestboy, an enigma that is quietly going about his business and slowly but surely taking the South African scene by storm.   We are stoked to be collaborating with Puma again and can't wait to bring you only the freshest content on Texx Talks Xxtra including all the happenings in the land of Puma for 2022, whether it's their latest collab, #SelectSessions, #SuedeSundays or just a reminder that #SheMovesUs. Catch all the drops on @pumasouthafrica on IG or wherever you follow the iconic cat.   For our growing back catalogue of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Sio is a singer, songwriter and spoken word artist who creates music that is so intricately layered and nuanced that she literally puts all of herself on the record.   With a career that has seen her collaborate with some of South Africa's premier DJs and producers – and some of this podcast's nearest and dearest – this powerhouse performer reflects on how she embraced her talent from a young age.   Outro: Alchemy. Prod: DAEV Martian. - coming soon!   Set List:   There's Me - Apple Music Woman - Apple Music Retrospect - Apple Music Burning feat. Charles Webster - Apple Music Reverse Flight - Apple Music Golden - Apple Music   For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

ByLwansta was first featured on Texx and the City back in 2016 with his debut EP “Your Absolutely Right”. Over the course of the last 6 years he's become known for his biting lyricism and his charismatic flow and his attention to every single detail of the roll out of his last few releases is on a whole other level, worthy of massive praise.   Relating to creative output primarily through colour palates and inanimate objects, they serve to set the scene for a meticulous voyage of self discovery that has culminated in SPIGØNGET (Chapter 3), a study in the seemingly mundane, brought forward in a rich audio joint. t   Outro: WHITEBOARD - SoundCloud   Set List:   ASMR - SoundCloud Stay Naked - SoundCloud Funny How - SoundCloud ESTBLSHD - SoundCloud Okay Fine - SoundCloud Lindiwe - YouTube   For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Over at Texx Talks, we get a huge number of artists reaching out to us to highlight their amazing content, and because we plan our seasons quite far in advance, we often can't accommodate requests to spotlight some of the amazing “up and coming” talent South Africa, Africa and the world has to offer. And so we started Texx Talks Xxtra.   Texx Talks Xxtra has gone on to become its own beast and thanks to all of your support, we are super excited to announce that our friends in the culture, Puma, have stepped up to collaborate with us for this next season of Texx Talks Xxtra,   Next up we talk to a singer-songwriter who has seemingly come out of nowhere and produced some of the most striking music we have heard in some time.    Of course we are talking about aboynamedblu and he joins us today with his co-producer and guitarist, Cat Gallent.   We are stoked to be collaborating with Puma again and can't wait to bring you only the freshest content on Texx Talks Xxtra including all the happenings in the land of Puma for 2022, whether it's their latest collab, #SelectSessions, #SuedeSundays or just a reminder that #SheMovesUs. Catch all the drops on @pumasouthafrica on IG or wherever you follow the iconic cat.   For our growing back catalogue of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear.   Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news. 

This time around we have the frontman of an indie rock band that has a knack for churning out those singalong earworms.    With one of the most exciting and energetic shows across the board, they were a staple on every festival stage and Texx owns more of their merch than any other South African band, so their much-anticipated comeback is making her super excited to break out her t-shirts again.   From ill-advised band names to pop culture references that fuel the songs that the band has no choice to play on any set, Shortstraw is back and they don't know what they are doing for their new album release.    Outro:   Okinawa - Apple Music    Set List:   Edible - Apple Music Uh Oh - Apple Music Keanu Reeves - Apple Music Couch Potato - Apple Music Say Anything - Apple Music My Favourite Place - Apple Music    Check out Gaddles Candy Company HERE!   For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.

Zoë Modiga is a lady who's been on our interview bucket list since we first saw her face and heard her voice on TV. There's something incredibly captivating and unique about the songs that she writes, and coupled with her bold, slick style she's become a musical force to be reckoned with.   Hailing from an academic family and infused with the very essence of township community, Zoë has embarked on a journey that has seen her tour the world and collaborate with some of the finest musicians of our age, all peppered with a sense of self that inspires calm and reflection in all that encounter her music.    Outro: Isegazini - Apple Music   Set List:   Open Your eyes - Apple Music Me - Apple Music I Wish - Langa Mavuso feat. Zoe Modiga - Apple Music Fall Down - Apple Music Umdali - Apple Music Inganekwane - Apple Music   For our growing back catalog of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear.   Also: make sure you f

Over at Texx Talks, we get a huge number of artists reaching out to us to highlight their amazing content, and because we plan our seasons quite far in advance, we often can't accommodate requests to spotlight some of the amazing “up and coming” talent South Africa, Africa and the world has to offer. And so we started Texx Talks Xxtra.   Texx Talks Xxtra has gone on to become its own beast and thanks to all of your support, we are super excited to announce that our friends in the culture, Puma, have stepped up to collaborate with us for this next season of Texx Talks Xxtra,   First up is a singer who blends traditionally inspired melodies with genre-bending futuristic R&B and has an intense passion embedded in everything he creates.   We are stoked to be collaborating with Puma again and can't wait to bring you only the freshest content on Texx Talks Xxtra including all the happenings in the land of Puma for 2022, whether it's their latest collab, #SelectSessions, #SuedeSundays or just a reminder that #SheMovesUs. Catch all the drops on @pumasouthafrica on IG or wherever you follow the iconic cat.   For our growing back catalogue of awesome, head on over to www.texxtalks.com or follow us on Facebook Instagram Twitter for updates, things you need to hear. Also: make sure you follow Texx and the City on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or all of your music news.