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Dwson will be performing at the Cape Town International Jazz festival this weekend for the first time. Image: Supplied.
ADE 2025

Dwson prepares for debut set at Cape Town International Jazz Festival

Dwson’s upcoming appearance at the major music festival in his hometown places his journey from local clubs to global stages into sharp, full-circle focus

  • Kibo Ngowi
4 min read
Creating a movement: Two of Septober Energy’s co-founders Flames Shilowa (Vusi Hlatywayo) (left) and Sound of Xee (Xolisa Tshomela) (right). Photo: Supplied
ARCHIVAL MUSIC

Umbrella of sound and resistance

More than a collective, Septober Energy is a living ecosystem, weaving archival research, DJ sets and experimental performance into South Africa’s sonic landscape

  • Kibo Ngowi
7 min read