Thandi Ntuli was born on the 10th September 1987 in one of South Africa’s largest townships, Soshanguve (Pretoria). She comes from a lineage of rich musical heritage, being the niece of guitarist, pianist and lead vocalist of 70’s pop fusion band Harari (The Beaters), Selby Ntuli.

At the tender age of 4, she started taking classical piano lessons under the tutelage of Ada Levkowitz. However, her keen interest for jazz was only kindled later in life, leading her to enroll and complete a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance at The University of Cape Town.

Since the release of her debut jazz album, “The Offering” which she released independently, Thandi is fast making an imprint in the local jazz scene with her unique voice. “The Offering” has received critical acclaim as well as numerous awards and recognition since its release in 2014, namely a MetroFM award nomination for “Best Urban Jazz” in 2015.

Her compositions draw from a wide array of influences, this she attributes to the collaborative culture of jazz that has seen her working closely with many artists, across genres. Some of her most notable collaborations include Thandiswa Mazwai, Neo Muyanga, Steve Dyer, QB Smith, Marcus Wyatt, The Brother Moves On, Sir LSG, Bheki Khoza, Siya Makuzeni and many more.

Victor-J is an African hip-hop artist currently based in Cape Town. He has been actively producing music since 2012 and is known as a frequent participant in various cyphers ranging from The Clash MC events, the Cape Town TV cyphers and the UCT Hip Hop society cyphers.

While growing up Victor had a passion for writing receiving awards for poetry and prose for his participation in competitions such as the National Allied Arts Competition. He would then transfer his passion for writing into music and began releasing music while part of the Cross0ver Music Group in Botswana. On moving to Cape Town he further developed his sound as a solo artist and released the projects Concrete Thoughts (2017) and the Drifter EP (2018) while frequently collaborating with other artists and releasing remixes to his YouTube channel. 

Victor-J aims to create music that inspires and entertains citing Bob Marley as one of his greatest inspirations while drawing artistic influences from artists such as Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar.  

The emcee and producer who describes himself as "something like David with his slingshot" believes in creating music that represents the underdogs and those aspiring to swim against the current and achieve despite the obstacles they face. He has just released a new project titled Every Diamond Will Shine project which is inspired by this concept.

"As soon as you touch me I change" – Mr Gold, 

Self proclaimed art movement The Brother Moves On is an ever-evolving performance art collective founded by Nkululeko Mthembu and his brother Siyabonga Mthembu. Determined to belie any one definition, the collective’s work is often deliberately improvised and unpredictable. Collaboration drives the collective, which strives to undermine the traditional authority of individual artist practice and ownership.
Long term members of the collective include Siyabonga Mthembu, Zelizwe Mthembu, Ayanda Zalekile, Simphiwe Tshabalala, Oscar Kgware, Itani Thalefi, Hlubi Vhakalise, Malcolm Jiyane ,Raytheon Orion,  Nolan Oswald Dennis and Stuart Cairns but membership is constantly fluctuating and transient.
Various performers, writers, artists, musicians and activists may collaborate at any given time on different projects before moving on.
The collective create live performances and installations so that meaning is generated through an experience rather than contained within one object. Fiction, re-enactment and the fantastical are utilized in performances like The Afterlife of Mr Gold, which chronicles both the life and afterlife of a supernatural fat cat – and The Brother Breaks the Bullion and The Brother Burns the Bullion – where real word economics and queer identity are amalgamated into a fable of greed and power.
In combining elements of fiction, the supernatural and the fantastical with factual history or recorded ‘truths’ in their installations and performances, The Brother Moves On defamiliarises our experience of both our present and our past. Performative fiction, which drives so much of The Brother Moves On instigates the altered realities through which the collective critique and comment on the socio-political issues of our own reality.

Singer/songwriter - I have been m.i.a on this app, need to get back to my soundcloud fam ♡💞

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