If Spoek Mathambo ever tells you to bet R200 on a racehorse, put down R600. In an April 2009 interview he told me: “We are trying to push ourselves into developing an honest and authentic voice in ...

Rapper's new feature-length film documents the rise and rise of South Africa's electronic music scene, says Clyde Macfarlane "Township tech" is more than just a music genre. As well as describing a ...

From mid-90s kwaito to the Qgom scene, South Africa has thrown up some of the world's most distinctive dance beats, with Mathambo's new documentary showcasing some of the best Two decades on from the ...

The tape starts: "... This is a time when the fruits are growing out of something that was sown a long time ago. It’s not like these are the fruits of just liberation. Those kids who grew up so fucked ...

With the song titled Awufuni –or You Should Have Called (My Heart) – Mathambo has collaborated on what might be deemed a mainstream video. The move is a departure for the artist, who is known for ...

Today is FADER #69 cover star Spoek Mathambo's 27th birthday, and to celebrate he's released a free tape celebrating the year of his birth. "1985 was a horrible year for [South Africa]," Mathambo ...

Spoek Mathambo is scary. That is, if you can't handle his sexed-up polychromatic glam-o-rama brand of South African post-apartheid rap. Mixing township tribal with post-trip-hop... Spoek Mathambo is ...

Spoek Mathambo grew up in the Johannesburg township of Soweto, where his adolescence was defined by the end of apartheid. Now 27, this South African singer-rapper-producer has emerged as one of the ...

So explained Johannesburg-bred vocalist-producer Nthato Mokgata, remembering why he chose to call his performing alterego Spoek (pronounced “spook”) Mathambo. The wryness in his voice was palpable on ...

With this outing, Spoek Mathambo furthers his campaign to lead South Africa’s burgeoning rap scene to a wider global audience. Father Creeper is a sonic mosaic that draws on rap, African pop, rock, ...

South African DJ/rapper Spoek Mathambo is celebrating his 27th birthday today (July 2) by dropping a freebie release titled Escape from '85. The conceptual project fetes Mathambo's birth year and ...