by CSA The Wire | Oct 10, 2018 | Award Season, Entertainment, The Wire
On Monday the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – the people responsible for handing out Oscars each year – released the list of the 87 foreign language films from across the globe that will compete to take home an Oscar in 2019. Nine...
by CSA The Wire | Oct 10, 2018 | Music, The Wire
With a new album on the horizon, Blinky Bill breaks it down in new Showdown video. Words: Tshiamo Seape Disregarding the tropes of modern musicians, Blinky opts for a reduced role on the video for Showdown. As the private party unfolds in a hotel lobby...
by CSA The Wire | Oct 8, 2018 | Interviews, Music, The Wire
Making it through a live gqom set is an act of endurance. Having personally spent many nights captivated and moved to near exhaustion by South Africa’s latest musical obsession, I can testify to the visceral full body reaction that comes standard when listening...
by CSA The Wire | Sep 25, 2018 | Music, The Wire
The Golden Boy of SA hip hop, Nasty C, returns with status-affirming visuals for the A$AP Ferg assisted track, King. Words: Tshiamo Seape With confidence peaking, Nasty C takes to the streets and the rooftops of New York for the flashy performance video...
by CSA The Wire | Sep 20, 2018 | Interviews, The Wire
From his gentle yet moving voice to his masterful songwriting, the master of contemporary South African folk music is Bongeziwe Mabandla. It’s not uncommon for today’s audiences to bemoan the flashy and superficial sounds that dominate radio airplay...
by CSA The Wire | Sep 17, 2018 | Interviews, Music, The Wire
Darkie Fiction has an unmistakable gravitational pull that sucks you into their warm, nostalgiac and optimistic embrace. My first encounter with Yoza Mnyanda and Kuthulakwe Nkosi ‘Katt Daddy’ Siboto – who comprise the group – was their celebratory...