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New Music Friday!⁠ ⁠ This week’s new music releases move between electronic music and hip-hop, with new releases from Tobias Bergson (@tobiasbergson), Gunna (@gunna) and MPHO.WAV (@mpho.wav). ⁠ ⁠ Bergson’s Promise EP explores melodic techno and Afro-house-inspired rhythms, while Gunna returns with “Pop It”, featuring tennis star Coco Gauff in the official music video. Closer to home, MPHO.WAV joins forces with Thakzin and Nelia on “Morwa Masingilo”, and Shimza on “Mamano”, offering an early look at his forthcoming sophomore album, The Wav.⁠ ⁠ Listen to this week’s releases via the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ #CECMagazine #NewMusicFriday #NMR #NewMusic #TobiasBergson #PromiseEP #Gunna #PopIt #CocoGauff #MPHOWAV #Thakzin #Nelia #Shimza #TheWav #ElectronicMusic #AfroHouse #HipHop #SouthAfricanMusic #AfricanMusic #MusicDiscovery⁠ by @cec_magazine
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Opening on Saturday 17 October, at 107 Castle Street, Cape Town, ‘The With’ (@the____with) is Weylandts’ (@weylandtshome) latest exploration of what good living can look like beyond the private home space. Developed in-house with Anna Weylandt (@anna_weylandt) and StudioLandt (@studiolandt_), the temporary bar brings together design, hospitality, music and conversation during Design Week South Africa (@designweeksouthafrica).⁠ ⁠ In this exclusive first look into The With, Anna shares the thinking behind the space, from its tactile materials and atmospheric lighting to Weylandts’ evolving relationship with experience-led design.⁠ ⁠ The With opens up a different way to encounter the brand, with a programme that will bring the city’s creative community together over the coming weeks.⁠ ⁠ Read the first look at The With and our conversation with Anna Weylandt. ⁠ Head to the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ All imagery courtesy of Avenue (@avenue.sa) and The With.⁠ ⁠ #CECMagazine #TheWith #Weylandts #StudioLandt #DesignWeekSouthAfrica #CapeTownDesign #CapeTown⁠ by @cec_magazine
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Beauty by Takealot (@beautybytakealot) is looking for six creators to become its first official Faces of Beauty. Whether your expertise lies in skincare, fragrance, haircare, grooming, bodycare or makeup, this is an opportunity to bring your knowledge and perspective to a wider audience.⁠ ⁠ Open to creators of all genders across South Africa, the search has no minimum follower count or formal qualification requirements. Instead, the focus is on your content, creativity, personality and understanding of the beauty categories you represent.⁠ ⁠ The six selected creators will enter into a six-month partnership with Beauty by Takealot, with opportunities to collaborate with local and international beauty brands, access new launches ahead of time, and attend industry events and masterclasses.⁠ ⁠ How to enter:⁠ - Create a short Reel showcasing your beauty knowledge, personality and approach to content. Tutorials, voiceovers and direct-to-camera videos are all welcome.⁠ - Explain why you should be selected as one of the six Faces of Beauty.⁠ - Post your entry on Instagram and TikTok, tagging @beautybytakealot and @takealotcom.⁠ - Include #FaceOfBeautyByTakealot.⁠ ⁠ An internal Beauty by Takealot panel will select 10 finalists, each of whom will receive a hamper to create a second video for their social channels. From there, the final six will be chosen.⁠ ⁠ Entries close 2 November 2026. ⁠ ⁠ Open to South African creators only. Find the full terms and conditions on the Takealot website under the Competitions tab.⁠ ⁠ #CECMagazine #FaceOfBeautyByTakealot #BeautyByTakealot #SouthAfricanCreators #SABeauty ⁠ by @cec_magazine
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Mosiuoa “Trilla” Thulo (@mosiuoa_thulo) has been announced as the winner of the fifth annual Takealot (@takealotcom) Heritage Design Challenge, bringing his artwork from QwaQwa, Bloemfontein and Virginia to millions of Takealot delivery boxes across South Africa.⁠ ⁠ With more than 3 000 entries received and five finalist designs put to a public vote, this year's challenge celebrates the designers interpreting South African heritage through contemporary visual language.⁠ ⁠ For Thulo, the win is a reminder of what becomes possible when emerging creatives trust their craft and put their work out into the world.⁠ ⁠ “Sometimes, the dream feels bigger than where you come from, but where you come from should never limit how far you can go.”⁠ ⁠ Congratulations to Mosiuoa, and thank you to everyone who entered, shared the campaign and voted.⁠ ⁠ Head to the link in bio to read more and see the winning design.⁠ ⁠ #CECMagazine #TakealotHeritage #HeritageDesignChallenge #HappyDelivered #SouthAfrica #Mzansi⁠ by @cec_magazine
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Africa Spotlight turns to Mali and the work of Lamine Badian Kouyaté (@laminebadiankouyate), the designer behind XULY.Bët (@xulybetofficial), whose approach to upcycling and streetwear challenged fashion’s conventions long before sustainability became an industry-wide talking point.⁠ ⁠ Born in Bamako in 1962, Kouyaté studied fine art in Dakar before moving to Paris, bringing with him an understanding of fabric and reuse shaped in part by his grandmother’s practice of giving textiles a second life. In 1991, he founded XULY.Bët, reworking second-hand garments with visible red seams and taking an unconventional approach to the Paris fashion scene. His influence has since extended from the screen, where Forest Whitaker portrayed a character inspired by him in Robert Altman’s Prêt-à-Porter, to dressing artists including Rihanna, Dua Lipa, Halle Berry and Viola Davis.⁠ ⁠ More than three decades on, his approach remains relevant to contemporary conversations around circularity, authorship and fashion’s relationship with waste. ⁠ ⁠ ‘Funkin’ Fashion Factory 100% Recycled’, a major exhibition dedicated to his work, is on view at MK&G Hamburg until August 2027.⁠ ⁠ #CECMagazine #AfricaSpotlight #CECMagazine #Mali #Bamako #XULYBet #Upcycling #AfricanDesign #ArchiveFashion⁠ by @cec_magazine
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South African artist Mikhailia Petersen (@mikhailiapetersen) returns to RESERVOIR (@_reservoir_) with Genesis, We Were Trying To Build A Home, a solo exhibition exploring displacement, inheritance, identity and belonging through photography, film and installation.⁠ ⁠ Drawing on family memory and the histories of forced displacement that have shaped Cape Town, Petersen works with sites of personal and collective significance, from ancestral gravestones to the landscapes of District Six. Using natural materials, fire, water and her own body as both subject and site, the artist considers how histories of violence and loss are carried across generations, and how a sense of home might be reconstructed from what remains.⁠ ⁠ Opening on 16 October at RESERVOIR in Cape Town, the exhibition brings together a new body of photographic work, Petersen’s first video work and an installation at KIOSK by RESERVOIR.⁠ ⁠ ‘Genesis, We Were Trying To Build A Home’ runs until 27 November 2026.⁠ ⁠ Head to the link in bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ All imagery courtesy of RESERVOIR⁠ ⁠ #cecmagazine #reservoirgallery #mikhaliapetersen⁠ by @cec_magazine
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Renowned South African fashion designer Wanda Lephoto (@wandalephoto) brings his research-led approach to storytelling, identity and sustainability into womenswear for the first time, collaborating with Canvas Studios (@canvasstudios_official) on an exclusive collection available through Bash (@friendsofbash).⁠ ⁠ Inspired by personal memory and a vision of contemporary South African womanhood, the collection reinterprets familiar prints, patterns and textures through a modern lens, balancing cultural storytelling with everyday wearability.⁠ ⁠ The collection is launching 13 October, exclusively on Bash and WE CAN’T WAIT. ⁠ ⁠ Head to the link in bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ All imagery courtesy of Wanda Lephoto and Spread Communications⁠ ⁠ #CECMagazine #WandaLephoto #CanvasStudios #Bash #SouthAfricanFashion #SustainableFashion⁠ by @cec_magazine
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY!⁠ ⁠ This week’s new music releases move from the downtempo world of Eric Hilton to melodic Afro House, Cape Town indie rock and the rich musical lineage of South African jazz.⁠ ⁠ Cape Town duo Coasters (@coasters.coasters) preview their forthcoming debut album with “not your wife”, an upbeat, tongue-in-cheek take on heartbreak and obsession.⁠ ⁠ Bokani Dyer (@bokanidyer) explores musical inheritance and reinterpretation on Traditions, bringing compositions from different generations and traditions into the intimate language of the piano trio.⁠ ⁠ Eric Hilton (@erichiltonmusic) shares “Promise Me” and “Alma Boa”, the first two singles from his forthcoming album The Easy Underground.⁠ ⁠ FiNE (@followthefine) and ANTICALM join forces on “Rebirth”, a warm, rolling melodic Afro House cut out via Space Motion Records.⁠ ⁠ Head to the link in bio to listen. ⁠ ⁠ #newmusicfriday #cecmagazine #erichilton #coasters #bokanidyer ⁠ by @cec_magazine
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MAXHOSA AFRICA (@maxhosa) has become the first South African label to stage a full runway show on the official Paris Fashion Week programme.⁠ ⁠ Presented on the opening day of the womenswear season, Laduma Ngxokolo (@laduma)’s Spring/Summer 2027 collection brought the house’s distinctive approach to African design, craft and knitwear to one of fashion’s most significant global stages.⁠ ⁠ A major moment for South African fashion — and a landmark Paris debut for the house.⁠ ⁠ Head to the link in bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Imagery courtesy of @filippofior⁠ ⁠ #CECMagazine #MAXHOSA #ParisFashionWeek⁠ by @cec_magazine
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For performance art duo KRAS (@kras000000), identity is not fixed. Their upcoming unreleased music video SSSB, shot by Ed Young (@edyoungwork), takes this idea into a surreal visual world, following a young queer person leaving their hometown in search of a life beyond what has been prescribed to them.⁠ ⁠ A surreal exploration of fluid identity, transformation and performance, the video sees KRAS members Brandon and Duncan take on the forms of a cat and dog — alter egos caught somewhere between who we are, who we perform and who we want to become.⁠ ⁠ With music produced by Sexxus (@sexxus_muzak) and remixed by Maxwell Simons (@maxwell_simons), SSSB extends KRAS’ ongoing performance practice into a visual work about shedding, reconstruction and becoming.⁠ ⁠ Watch the unreleased SSSB via the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ #CECMagazine #KRAS #SSSB #PerformanceArt #SouthAfricanArt #ContemporaryArt #QueerArt #VisualArt⁠ by @cec_magazine
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Charlie | Nadia | Interview Magazine - Circa 2018 👹 @charliedenis @nadialeecohen @interviewmag by @cec_magazine
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When @erykahbadu co-signed Lesotho-raised rapper and producer @savehxpe, a moment turned into a story, and the story turned into a career. Born Tshepo Motolo in Maseru, he has since featured Freddie Gibbs on 'HANDOUT (Remix)' while producing the bulk of his music and building the visual world around it, all with an ease that rarely slips.⁠ ⁠ We spoke to saveHXPE about his mother's ear for music, the diasporic friendships that shaped him and why he still hopes he is carrying Lesotho onto the global stage the right way.⁠ ⁠ Head to the link in bio to read the full feature.⁠ ⁠ Photography by @remyshoots⁠ Words by Tshiamo Seape (@ok_tshiamo)⁠ ⁠ #cecmagazine #saveHXPE #HANDOUT #SouthAfricanMusic #HipHop #Lesotho #NewMusic⁠ by @cec_magazine
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