Okmalumkoolkat: Fresh a$ Fuck
Smiso Zwane is the highly inventive, mustachioed and bespectacled 29-year-old going by the name of Okmalumkoolkat; co-accused at the visual/performance art outfit, Dirty Paraffin. Having partnered up with the likes of Spoek Mathambo, London dubstep trio LV and the Ruffest, this Umlazi-born, Jozi-based cat is not just a musician. He’s an artist, a writer, a...
| INTERVIEW | Dirty Paraffin: #Shambeez!
With their roots in eThekwini but now based in Jozi, Dirty Paraffin are an art/performance outfit consisting of Okmalumkoolkat (Smiso Zwane) and Dokta SpiZee (Zamani Xolo). With strong influences coming from kwaito and the Zulu culture, their sound is as genre-crossing as the culture they (and us!) are a part of. Dirty Paraffin are aware...
SANELE CELE & TEMPRACHA | SUNNY CITY STYLE
Sanele Cele is the founder and designer of Durban-based lifestyle and clothing brand Tempracha. Over the past six years, he has been crafting a niche for himself as a maker of progressive urban wear while collaborating with the likes of Dirty Paraffin and Spoek Mathambo. Our contributor, Sihle Mthembu, caught up with him and spoke about style, inspirations...
