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Back to the City Festival

Lupe Fiasco’s mural of purpose, craft and substance
Friday
/ 17 October 2025

Lupe Fiasco’s mural of purpose, craft and substance

For years, Lupe Fiasco’s music lived softly in my mind – a hum of resistance, a reminder of truth. Then, under Joburg’s stormy sky, I finally stood before the man who wields words like swords

By Dshamilja Roshani
Osmic Menoe on building Africa’s biggest hip-hop festival and its lasting legacy
Friday
/ 10 October 2025

Osmic Menoe on building Africa’s biggest hip-hop festival and its lasting legacy

For 19 years, Back to the City has united South African hip-hop and founder Osmic Menoe reflects on the festival’s culture, impact and vision

By Kibo Ngowi
Diary: Back to the City Festival; Babalwa Mentjies; A Protea Is Not a Flower
Friday
/ 10 October 2025

Diary: Back to the City Festival; Babalwa Mentjies; A Protea Is Not a Flower

Your essential dose of art and culture

By Kibo Ngowi

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