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Desire’s solo homecoming
Desire Marea is no longer in Johannesburg. After living and working in the city for the past five years, the artist recently moved back to KwaZulu-Natal where they were raised.…
What a time to be queer
In spite of heteronormative and queerphobic barriers South African queer artists are forging their respective paths in the music industry
The Portfolio: Andile Buka
That’s the feeling I get after a shoot, the idea that, when I’m holding film, those are the actual images.
Reimagining family and luxury with FAKA
The duo’s latest video/short film, Queenie, is a kaleidoscopic vision of a slice of queer reality
Mx Blouse and the new-age genre-busters
From the fringes, a different breed of musicians is disrupting established norms
Welcome to the self-love club
FAKA is introducing gqom — most at home on Durban’s dance floors — to a new transgressive set
On The Lists this week: FAKA, Allen Iverson and Koleka Putuma
The Lists are compiled by Friday editor Milisuthando Bongela and arts writer Kwanele Sosibo
FAKA: Making living performance art that flips the script on gender norms
In just one short, event-packed year, this duo has made an imprint on the public consciousness.