Great movements don’t announce themselves they’re recognized in hindsight.
Being invited to speak at Harvard University’s Center for African Studies on Amapiano as a cultural export of freedom is that recognition moment. Not just for me for an entire generation of South African creators who built something extraordinary from nothing, in townships the world wasn’t watching.
The academy has now confirmed what we always knew, this was never just music. It was diplomacy. It was identity. It was freedom, exported.
And this is precisely why we must study. Not to be validated by institutions but to be present in them. When our music becomes policy, when our culture enters scholarship, when Amapiano sits in academic discourse at Harvard we need to be the ones in that room shaping the narrative. Not leaving it to others to define us.
To every young creator watching: go to school. Build your craft and your credentials. So that when the world catches up to what you’ve built and it will you are already seated at the table.
The music was always the message. Now make sure you are in the room when it’s being read. 🇿🇦.
Thank you to @harvard Centre for Africa Studies, @brandsouthafrica and organisers of the event.
This Mother’s Day is extra special 😍
My son Shaka joins his mom @nandi_madida on Motherhood Network for a beautiful conversation about motherhood, family, and love.
Watch this heartwarming Mother’s Day special on YouTube. Link on @themotherhoodnetworkza page.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible mothers out there 🙏🏿
#MotherhoodNetwork #MothersDay #Family”
In every moment, I never stop appreciating what an amazing mother you are to our children. Thank you for loving them the way you do.
Happy Mother’s Day, my love 😍 @nandi_madida
I Love you 🙏🏿
Took some time in Brazil with @corona studying how they’ve built a lifestyle brand that genuinely belongs to the culture, not just the shelf.
Bringing those insights home. South Africa has the beaches, the energy, and the people. The opportunity is right here.
Research doesn’t always look like a boardroom. 👀🇿🇦
@corona
#SouthAfrica #Durban #CapeTown #BrandStrategy #MarketResearch CoronaZA ConsumerCulture MadeForThis, This is Living
Uh, I invented swag!
Poppin’ bottles, puttin’ supermodels in the cab
Proof, I guess I got my swagger back, truth
New watch alert, Hublots Or the big-face Rollie, I got two of those Arm out the window, through the city, I maneuver slow Cock back, snapback, see my cut through the holes.
#rioiscalling
🎥 @kierranallen
Office Politics Episode 4 with @sirvincentsa & @djloyd live at @sunglasshut in Cape Town.
We’re giving you all the right vibes to set the tone for the weekend!
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10 questions with Zakes & Skye - Part 1 - Live on YouTube.
Get to know a little about the world we have created that is Echoes of Botanical Gardens.
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Some nights stay with you. @anjunadeep was one of them, I even got to test my new collaboration with Sting. The people, the energy, the music everything flowed from beginning to the end. Thank you for making it easy and for holding space for something truly special. This is what we live for. Cape Town it’s your turn tonight 🙏🏿
