Music reviews, interviews, Spotify playlists and more. If you're a musician and want to be featured, please contact the host, L. Sojini, at bookstarrroy@gmail.com Free playlists also.
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The biggest news story in South Africa right now is how banks manipulated the rand. People on X are angry, and they want you to be angry as well. They are also angry at the media for underreporting this news story, but does this cry for the media to cover this story show that actually people rely on the media?…
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The Pan African Institute Launched at Likunya University
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Prof Lumumba invited South African opposition leader Julius Malema to the opening of Likunya University's Pan African Institute. Julius Malema criticised President Ruto. Ruto's deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, took issue with this.
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Priddy Ugly is fighting Cassper Nyovest. I learn more about his music.
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Best Indie Musicians - Episode One: HiiTay HiiLiife
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HiiTay HiiLiife is a versatile Hip hop artist who also does rock and pop. In this episode, we talk about: How he came up with his name. He says it was a way for him to stay away from the negativity. He talked about how Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole are some of his favourite musicians. I asked him: ‘Do you like Kendrick Lamar because you’re young?’ You…
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Cassper Nyovest Back In The Ring: It's Gonna Be Pretty Ugly
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I think Cassper Nyovest is the king of gimmicks, but that’s just me. Others think he’s a marketing genius. Previously, he’s fought Slik Talk and Naak Musiq. Now it’s Priddy Ugly’s turn to enter into the arena. Good for him, I think. Come October 1, he wants to knock the arrogance out of the ‘Phumakim’ hitmaker.…
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Supporting Independent Artists As Well As Legendary Musicians Like Flavour
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'My Sweetie' is the new song by Flavour. Not the best. But that's cool. I talk about the musician and I also encourage upcoming musicians to get in touch with me so I can feature their music on my podcast and website.
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I’ve talked about companies that have decided to stop doing business with/in Russia. Here, I want to talk about those that have not cut ties with Russia as of 5 March 2022: McDonald’s tops the list as it’s trending on American Twitter. Other companies are: Burger King, PepsiCo, Coca Cola and Estee Lauder. Hilary Russ, a writer with Reuters, writes …
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What if what you knew about Russia and the USSR was wrong? I talk about Russia, USSR and the African National Congress in this podcast. This is one of my episodes on the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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Is radio dead or Twitter Spaces is a fad?
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The Life of a Freelance Writer with Lungile Mfeka
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Lungile Mfeka is a freelance writer based in South Africa. She recently started a company offering freelance writing services. In this episode, the first of the lungsta gangsta podcast, our host L. Sojini spoke to this freelance writer.
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Wam Xotongo: There's a Poet Inside of Everyone
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The editor of The Profile and host of Radio sits down with poetess Wam Xotongo. Wam is a student at Rhodes University, and she writes poetry. She talks about how she started and what pushes her to write. She also reads three of her poems during the interview.
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I take a look at why Nelson Mandela's five year term was inspiring in a world full of dictators.
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