Awesome Beat Tapes From Africa
The writer and musician Sabelo Mkhabela picks a selection of some beat tapes in his possession and writes about them for us.
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Sabelo Mkhabela
Sabelo Mkhabela is a writer and musician who lives in Cape Town.
The Adventures Of Uno July
South African hip hop audiences blatantly ignore Ill Skillz’ craft because they’re from Cape Town.
Cape Town, Segregation and Hip Hop
It’s very difficult for Spaza (hip hop done mostly in Xhosa) and Afrikaans hip hop to organically co-exist.
The Fader goes to Cape Town
A short profile of the music scene in Cape Town is dominated by white shows – with a lot of electrocentric music and flashy strobe lights.
Hip hop and electoral politics
South Africans vote on May 2nd, 2014, the country’s 5th democratic elections. Do rappers vote?