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African Pulse Archival Clip: SIMBAD The HEAVY KATS programme is not just in music but in archiving the works, thoughts, and ideas that surround it. We asked each of the performers to reflect on their personal experience of the AFRICAN PULSE sessions. Simbad Stanislav (@djsimbad ), a Cape Town based saxophonist , speaks. Featuring: @djsimbad - Saxophone @adam.l.selikowitz - Double Bass Keegan Steenkamp - Trumpet Kanu Ntshoko - @ntshoko._ Footage beautifully captured by @lensofnstlga We also acknowledge Brother Ricky (@ricky_davinci ) and Brother Sibo (@sibo_dan ) who were in the room with us for the session and thus contributed their energy to the space. Thank you to all,

God Bless @thehiirollers . Loved having you guys in studio. See you soon

HK 001: Kanu Ntshoko - African Pulse #nowplaying

HEAVY CHATS: A Black Studies Programme | Join drummer and composer Kanu Ntshoko as he chats with Lesedi Mnisi about the release of African Pulse EP. Listen to The Daily Vibe, on 92.6 FM if you are in the Stellenbosch area. Ntshoko on this project features DJ Simbad on Saxophone, Keegan Steenkamp on Trumpet, and Adam Selikowitz on Double Bass. This gathering will look at some of the key aspects of African Pulse, its making, collaboration, sonic aesthetics, philosophical orientation, and how memory serves as its cornerstone! Stream online by visiting www.mfm.co.za Tune in this evening at 20h00 Interact by sending your messages to 074-440-0926

African Pulse Cover Story The HEAVY KATS Black Studies programme is not just concerned with black expressive cultures via the black sonic. We are committed to thinking critically about archives, memory, and how time shapes our embodiment of life on Earth across time. In line with this expansive approach to HK, we are fortunate and excited to release Kanu Ntshoko’s African Pulse on 26/06/2026, available across all DSPs. As part of African Pulse we are honoured to have embarked on this work under the grace and guiding light of the late and great Dr. Peter Magubane’s work. African Pulse speaks to the complex assemblages of being, which today continue to shape how we feel, remember, and tend to the residues and fragments of memory. This is a tender act of gathering. The energy of collective. The assembly of the many. The pulse that sustains us. This incredible body of music can only be ushered in by a similarly powerful piece, lent to us by the family of Dr. Magubane. We thank them for seeing the value of our work as HEAVY KATS and collaborating with us as we do with all our partners. Dr. Peter Magubane to Kanu Ntshoko. The pairing of black expression as one endless voice from one generation to the next. African Pulse was there in 1976 and Kanu echo’s it with the beat of each drum in 2026. We invite you to gather, and listen. Be present.

African Pulse Archival Clip: ADAM The HEAVY KATS programme is not just in music but in archiving the works, thoughts, and ideas that surround it. We asked each of the performers to reflect on their personal experience of the AFRICAN PULSE sessions. Adam Selikowitz (@adam.l.selikowitz ), a Cape Town based bassist, speaks first. Featuring: @djsimbad - Saxophone @adam.l.selikowitz - Double Bass Keegan Steenkamp - Trumpet Footage beautifully captured by @lensofnstlga We also acknowledge Brother Ricky (@ricky_davinci ) and Brother Sibo (@sibo_dan ) who were in the room with us for the session and thus contributed their energy to the space. Thank you to all, AFRICAN PULSE - 26th of April

African Pulse Archival Clip #3 - Believe The HEAVY KATS programme is not just in music but in archiving the works, thoughts and ideas that surround it. Before each session, we interview the artist to uncover their feelings going into the session. In this segment HK co-founder mpho a. ndaba (@__mphondaba ) sits down with Kanu Ntshoko (@ntshoko._ ) to unpack the ideas that inspired him to create African Pulse. Featuring: @djsimbad - Saxophone @adam.l.selikowitz - Double Bass Keegan Steenkamp - Trumpet Footage beautifully captured by @lensofnstlga We also acknowledge Brother Ricky (@ricky_davinci ) and Brother Sibo (@sibo_dan ) who were in the room with us for the session and thus contributed his energy to the space. Thank you to all, More to come

African Pulse Archival Clip #2 - Communion The HEAVY KATS programme is not just in music but in archiving the works, thoughts and ideas that surround it. Before each session, we interview the artist to uncover their feelings going into the session. In this segment HK co-founder mpho a. ndaba (@__mphondaba ) sits down with Kanu Ntshoko (@ntshoko._ ) to unpack the ideas that inspired him to create African Pulse. Featuring: @djsimbad - Saxophone @adam.l.selikowitz - Double Bass Keegan Steenkamp - Trumpet Footage beautifully captured by @lensofnstlga We also acknowledge Brother Ricky (@ricky_davinci ) and Brother Sibo (@sibo_dan ) who were in the room with us for the session and thus contributed his energy to the space. Thank you to all, More to come

#Loading Footage taken by @lensofnstlga Featuring: Kanu Ntshoko on Drums - @ntshoko._ , DJ Simbad on Saxophone - @djsimbad , Adam Selikowitz on Double Bass @adam.l.selikowitz & #keegansteenkamp on Trumpet

Next month you’ll get the first single off @aviwesikele project “GREASE”. Sound wise, think psych-rock synth pop. A dash of Tame Impala with a hint of Beiber. Trust .

“Black man, you are on your own” - Biko Like all great initiatives, community is key so thank you to everyone that has partnered and supported us so far @ntshoko._ @zwideservesbass @brathewvs @jessicaleighjacobs @ricky_davinci @adam.l.selikowitz @djsimbad @khonkcoz.t @ziyanalategan @a33capetown First chapter begins end of this month. AFRICAN PULSE

“N***** not vets / I’m still the sickest dog here” 🐕 🎥: @lensofnstlga