As a born and bred Sowetan, artists from Soweto make me the proudest. Trompies is a South African music group who specialize in kwaito music. It seems Kwaito is tickling my fancy this month. The members Spikiri, Mahoota, Donald Duck, Jakarumba & Mjokes grew up together in the Soweto township and agreed to form a band after they had all completed their music studies in college. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boipelo-mofulatsi/support

Mi Casa is a house trio or band based in Johannesburg, South Africa and consisting of three members, Dr. Duda and pianist, J'Something, and Mo-T. The band was formed in early 2011 in Johannesburg when all three future members were at a night lounge and decided to perform together. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boipelo-mofulatsi/support

June's Diary is an American girl group formed by singer Kelly Rowland and director/choreographer Frank Gatson Jr. on the American reality television docu-series Chasing Destiny in 2016. I saw them for the first time when they auditioned and finally became an all girl group mentored by Kelly Rowland.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boipelo-mofulatsi/support

One of my earliest childhood memories on my grandmothers 20cm television screen was the fierce beauties of boom shaka.  We didn't really know them by name but back then summer holidays got so much better vibing to the tunes. Boom Shaka were a pioneering kwaito music group from South Africa, consisting of Junior Sokhela, Lebo Mathosa, Theo Nhlengethwa and Thembi Seete. Their first album was produced in 1994. Boom Shaka's first single "It's About Time" was released in 1993. Bambanani It's...

Algeria is a country in North Africa bordered on the north by the Mediterranean Sea. Covering an area of 2,381,741 square kilometers, Algeria is the largest country in Africa and the tenth largest in the world. Its capital is the city of Algiers. Algiers also holds the record for the city with the largest population in the country. The cover photo in this podcast is of an Algerian teen artist who adopted her style of painting from Picasso and Matisse. In the 1940s, a 16-year-old girl...

Kehlani Ashley Parrish is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Kehlani is originally from Oakland, California, where she achieved initial fame as a member of the teen group Poplyfe. In 2014 she released her first commercial mixtape, Cloud 19. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boipelo-mofulatsi/support

Fly colourful Birdie. Fly. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boipelo-mofulatsi/support

5 Lessons I Learned from being friends with Alex: 1 - To have a strong sense of Self Identity 2 - Don't stop learning. 3 - Limit Being Friendly with a Dose of NO! 4 - Quantify what you do with who you are. 5 - Enjoy fulfilling music. Anthony Hamilton - Cool Boom Shaka - Gcwala  Ayanda Jiya - Trade JayZ and Beyonce - On the Run (Part 2) Like this Podcast, I guess Chun Li - Nicki Minaj --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ...

In 2018, I found a diamond. Not in the rough, but definitely not any anyone's wedding finger. SO I snatched it! Included Music:  Mgarimbe - Sister Bethinna DVSN - Nuh Time / Tek Time Seba Kaapstad Ft. Zoe Modiga and Ndumiso Manana - Hello Kanye West Ft. Nicki Minaj, Bon Iver, Jay Z, Rick Ross - Monster I just love how you can hear my son hollering in the background.  Really warms my heart. Working moms man! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a...

What Americans refer to as a BBQ is locally known as a "Braai"... If you know, you know.  Emcimbini --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boipelo-mofulatsi/support

Is it not amazing that some of our most memorable jams are heartbreak or break up related songs? Why does heart break make such beautiful music? I myself am NOT heart broken, but music always takes you there when it sings to the emotion you can't articulate with words. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boipelo-mofulatsi/support

Jorja Smith is an English singer-songwriter from Walsall, West Midlands. Her debut studio album, Lost & Found, was released in 2018 to critical acclaim and peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boipelo-mofulatsi/support

Sauti Sol are a Kenyan afro-pop band formed in Nairobi, Kenya by vocalists Bien-Aimé Baraza, Willis Chimano and Savara Mudigi in 2005. Initially an a cappella group, guitarist Polycarp Otieno joined before they named themselves Sauti. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boipelo-mofulatsi/support

Themba Sonnyboy Sekowe, popularly known by his stage name DJ Maphorisa, is a South African record producer, DJ and vocalist. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boipelo-mofulatsi/support

Kabelo Petrus Motha, better known by his stage name Kabza De Small, is a South African DJ and record producer. He was born in Mpumalanga and raised in Pretoria. He has been referred to as the king of the Amapiano genre. Motha has collaborated extensively with record producer DJ Maphorisa. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boipelo-mofulatsi/support

Jazmine Marie Sullivan is an American singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, her debut album, Fearless, was released in 2008 to commercial and critical success. The record topped Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. With an Album project out making waves, Heaux Tales, I am even more in love than ever before.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a...

Today is a Lucky Daye.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boipelo-mofulatsi/support

The mysterious DVSN (pronounced “division”) is a PBR&B act based in Toronto, composed of singer Daniel Daley and producer Nineteen85. The duo is signed to OVO Sound. DVSN: "The day we made “Between Us”, I think we were in Miami for Art Basel. We had a little pool house that we renovated into like a little studio, little ping-pong set up, and play ping pong. And yeah, we set up in the back. Nineteen85 set up his laptop and he was going through loops. Just going through some guitar things....

Dear Boipelo, It has been a weird time lately. This letter is from 2021. You've given birth to a healthy baby boy and he is very smart; very chitchatty and energetic. He's started preschool and is being prepped for grade 1. I know it's been tough  but you finally got a job, a car and a home. You're doing well. Better than you think you're gonna. I just want to reassure you that all your concerns and worries are for nothing. Things turn out pretty okay; you're okay. You've started new...

Frank Ocean wrote a "letter" to himself in 2017, addressing the 5year younger version of himself. (So if I wrote a letter to my 2016 self kind vibes) And it begins "Hey Chris... " Clearly we see a name change.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boipelo-mofulatsi/support

Tiwatope Savage, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Isale Eko, she relocated to London at the age of 11 for her secondary education.  I heard Eminado for the first time on TV a few years back and thought: "Mom, my barbie's in the TV" --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boipelo-mofulatsi/support

Snoh Aalegra - Chaos Daniel Caesar – Who hurt you? Alicia Keys Feat Maxwell – Fire we make --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boipelo-mofulatsi/support

Sweetest Blue.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boipelo-mofulatsi/support

David Adedeji Adeleke (born November 21, 1992), popularly known as Davido, is a Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is one of the most influential artists in Africa. Like Fela Kuti before them, Davido and his peers are taking their country’s music way beyond its borders, with Nigeria’s Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Burna Boy and Mr Eazi also signed to major international labels.  They and others have created a golden age for Afrobeats, a broad term that threads various...