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"Cappuccino is the new buzzword around this station thanks to Wongama, Vusi and Vuyile, three local heroes and the proud owners of Khayelitsha’s very first coffee shop, the Department of Coffee."

via The Cultureist

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#classics Lesego Rampolokeng is a South African poet know for his anti establishment beat poetry. End Beginnings is a brilliant dub poetry album recorded with the Kalahari Surfers during 89/90 in the apartheid years. Lesego met people like Warrick Sony (Kalahari Surfers) and James Phillips (Bernoldus Niemand) when he was living in Johannes Kerkorrel's house. Listen and buy.

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The extremely fragrant Jorgensen's Gin from the Jorgensen's Craft Distillery in Wellington combines Macedonian Juniper and Grains of Paradise from West Africa in a beautifully designed bottle. 

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Devil's Peak is a Cape Town based microbrewery. They focus on producing American and Belgian style beers using the finest ingredients from all around the world. Their current range includes amber ale, IPA, golden ale and a lovely saison called Silvertree.

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Spoek Mathambo's cover of Fela Kuti's Zombie features all star cast of friends and South Africa's best and brightest new talents (Zaki Ibrahim, Petite Noir, Cerebral Vortex, The Frown, Nicolaas van Reenen). Listen.

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The Pan African Space Station is an independent internet radio station that broadcasts from studios at Tagore’s Jazz Bar in Observatory, Cape Town as well as a satellite studios in Limbe, Cameroon and Kisangani in the DRC. New satellites will be setup in Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya. The station brings together diverse pan-African sounds from jazz, ancient techno to future roots. Listen live.

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Love and Hate Studio consists of illustrators Black Koki and Ello. They're a Cape Town based collective, check out their work here. Their latest exhibition is called Future Positive. 

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A documentary on Dirty Paraffin by Meja Shoba. (Ft Okmalumkoolkat and Dokta Spizee)

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Rowan Pybus has produced this short video of the ‘fragments of a burnt history’ exhibition by Faith 47

Starting in a forgotten and dusty letterpress studio and moving through the installation of the works it gives the viewer a deeper understanding of the body of work.

‘Fragments of a Burnt History’ is showing at the David Krut Gallery in Johannesburg. Nov 2012 - Feb 2013

Filmed and Produced by Rowan Pybus

Music: ‘Nguwe’ by Mthwakazi

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'Dead Demon Rider' shot by photographer Frank Marshall as part of his Renegades exhibition that chronicles a group of cowboy metalheads in Botswana.

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Much like the current craft beer movement in South Africa wine is also undergoing a bit of a natural revolution. A small group of wine makers in the Western Cape are championing natural techniques. The latest is a wine by Eben Sadie and Adi Badenhorst called Silwervis slang for 'papsak' or box wine that hails from the Swartland. The wine was made in a concrete egg from Nomblot in France. Concrete has been used for making wine since the 19th century. The label was illustrated by South African artist Conrad Botes.

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2Bop X Babatunde 5 panel colab

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#classics The Genuines were a goema punk band from the 80s with Ian Herman and Hilton Schilder featuring Mac Mckenzie on bass. They also did a classic ghoema album with Mac's dad entitled 'Mr Mac and the Genuines'. Most of the old apartheid struggle albums on Shifty records are still available here. http://sjambokmusic.com/shifty-records/

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New full production toy by illustrator Kronk entitled 'Hot Date'. http://www.kronk.co.za/

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Spoek Mathambo's latest video for the 70s disco flavoured 'blah blah blah' featuring Drive Me Home and Ricky Rick.

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Zim born illustrator Sindiso Nyoni aka R!OT

www.studioriot.com

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South African artist Zaki Ibrahim's video for Go Widdit featuring some heavy vogueing. She has collaborated with Spoek Mathambo, London producer LV and Culuo de Song. Preview her latest album here http://zakiibrahim.bandcamp.com/