Welcome to Ear to the Sound, a show exploring South Africa’s sonic scenes and subcultures through the work of music makers and audio artists. Mx Blouse, a Joburg-based artist, singer, and rapper, came into the limelight in 2018 with a genre-blurring kwaito sound—deeply rhythmic, electronic, and steeped in nostalgia. While kwaito remains central to their artistry, their 2024 EP, Emotional Home, marks a shift, trading club-driven beats for lofi textures and introspective storytelling. It’s a pr...
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Welcome to Ear to the Sound, a show exploring South Africa’s sonic scenes and subcultures through the work of music makers and audio artists. Mx Blouse, a Joburg-based artist, singer, and rapper, came into the limelight in 2018 with a genre-blurring kwaito sound—deeply rhythmic, electronic, and steeped in nostalgia. While kwaito remains central to their artistry, their 2024 EP, Emotional Home, marks a shift, trading club-driven beats for lofi textures and introspective storytelling. It’s a pr...
The artist Sió, a singer, songwriter, storyteller, and poet, has crafted and found a unique space as a music maker. This space is somewhere where she can be the artist she needs to be, finding a balance between vulnerable, layered, and ethereal with powerful spiritual energy.This is exemplified on her track Gaslight (Caught Fire), produced by the exceptional Daev Martian. It comes from deep within her heart and recent experiences with intimate relationships with lyrics that speak to themes of...
Ear To The Sound
Welcome to Ear to the Sound, a show exploring South Africa’s sonic scenes and subcultures through the work of music makers and audio artists. Mx Blouse, a Joburg-based artist, singer, and rapper, came into the limelight in 2018 with a genre-blurring kwaito sound—deeply rhythmic, electronic, and steeped in nostalgia. While kwaito remains central to their artistry, their 2024 EP, Emotional Home, marks a shift, trading club-driven beats for lofi textures and introspective storytelling. It’s a pr...
