Issue 21 Online
Open publication - Free publishing - More south africa ISSUE 20 FEATURES: PHOTOGRAPHY: MICHAEL MEYERSFELD ARTIST KILMANY-JO LIVERSAGE: ORDA GERMAN TOY DESIGNERS, COARSE: FUTURISITC FRENEMIES ARCHITECTURE: STARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHER: BRIAN MCCARTY’S PLAYFUL THERAPY WELCOME TO THE FUTURE-RETRO TOMORROWLAND: INTERVIEW WITH FUTURIST MIKE WALSH THE TELEVISION WILL BE REVOLUTIONISED, EVEN MORE MUSIC AND THE FUTURE MUSIC:...
DIALOGUES WITH SPOEK MATHAMBO
An interview conducted a while back. Enjoy… Sarah Claire: So Spoek, tell me a bit about yourself. Spoek Mathambo: I’m an Ndebele prince, rapper, dancer, DJ, dreamer, illustrator and graphic artist. I live between Johannesburg and Malmö Sweden. I work as various art/music collectives… Namely: MSHINI WAM, SWEAT X, PLAYDOE and DJ as HIVIV....
Album Review: Spoek Mathambo – Mshini Wam (2010)
Reviewer: Batandwa Alperstein Spoek Mathambo brings a fresh new flavour with his debut album, Mshini Wam. The beats and lyrics share the same characteristics: simple, cryptic and infectious. Tribal drums meet grinding synths to create an atmosphere of grungy downtown Jozi streets. There is a powerful irony in the special blend of sophisticated cheesiness that...
Shiny, Happy, People… The people of Joburg
Not often do you meet a person who emits an energy that continues to resonate through you. Well Spoek Mathambo is that guy. An Ndebele Prince, a DJ, graphic artist and recently Mshini Wam – Spoek transcends all those petty nationalisms. Berlin. Germany. Miami. New York. He travels the world, making friends and breaking stereotypes, breeding...
