Texx and the City
Texx and the City is a media cornerstone of South Africa's thriving music industry, and this podcast is an extension of that, plugging you into all the hottest music news, reviews and interviews, through insightful and stimulating conversations with the people who are on the ground making things happen, the people who are plugged into the culture.
Episodes
Majozi chats to Texx about the songs that for him embody the spirit of South Africa, the exciting technical developments with his set, and how stoked he is to be a part of Halfway Group's new campaign "On Track To Better".
David "Qadasi" Jenkins from internationally renowned Maskandi duo, Qadasi & Maqhinga, chats to Texx for the first time on the podcast about the very unique type of music they make, and how proud they are to be included in Halfway Group's new campaign "On Track To Better".
J'Something returns to talk to Texx about his plans for 2024, how he wants to help emerging artists build flourishing careers by using his new Sandton venue, Artistry, and why he leapt at the chance to be involved in Halfway Group's new campaign "On Track To Better".
Texx chats to Zolani Mahola about her involvement in Halfway Group's new campaign "On Track To Better" ahead of her performance in Ottery, and catches up with folk singer Passenger about the 10th anniversary rerelease of his momentous album All The Little Lights.
In the lead up to Johnnie Walker Rocking The Daisies, Texx picks her Top 10 acts that you should not miss at this year's festival in order of the days and time that they play. She also unpacks the festival app, Daisies partnership with Uber and what's going down at the #MeisterHaus.
Will Linley has become a musical force of nature, and today he releases his new EP Magic, an EP that marks a new chapter for him as an artist. To celebrate, Texx caught up with him to find out where in the world he is, and how much he's looking forward to everyone hearing the new music at Johnnie Walker Rocking The Daisies.
UK foursome The Vamps are true kids of the Internet. They formed online, and first came to fame through their hugely popular YouTube covers, and since then have carved out their own pop niche, winning over the hardest of hearts. Ahead of their first visit to SA to perform at Johnnie Walker Rocking The Daisies, bassist Connor Ball chats to Texx about where he can get a good steak, what wine farms they should visit and what the sound...
Canadian pop rock duo Neon Dreams have adopted South Africa as their second home, spending a large part of the last three years in the country writing, recording and performing. Lead singer Frank Kadillac opens up to Texx about just what it is that makes SA so special ahead of their debut set at Johnnie Walker Rocking The Daisies, that's been postponed to November.
Ahead of his debut set at Johnnie Walker Rocking The Daisies, South African pop singer-songwriter Lloyiso sits down with Texx for his very first podcast interview to chat what goes into planning a major festival set and his bromance with world-renowned Dutch DJ and producer, Martin Garrix, as they drop their collab single "Real Love" today!
Ahead of her set at Johnnie Walker Rocking The Daisies, South African hip-hop producer and engineer Kay Faith, chats to Texx about what playing her fourth back-to-back festival means to her. Zimbabwean rapper, Hanna, also stops by to talk about how her Daisies 2022 experience was quite simply - lifechanging.
For our next season of Xxtra we will be partnering with Bae Electronica, With Love The Agency and the Music In Africa Foundation, who launched an incredible programme last month called, Raise The Bar.
Developed as part of the Music In Africa Live program, which is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, Siemens Stiftung, and Goethe-Institute, the Raise T...
Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies is almost upon us and this season saw us with an unprecedented all female lineup for the season as we look forward to Johnnie Walker Rocking the Daisies 2022.
In this episode Texx shares her top five tips to having the best time at Johnny Walker Rocking the Daisies, and looks back at some of the highlights of what our season's ...
For our next season of Xxtra we will be partnering with Bae Electronica, With Love The Agency and the Music In Africa Foundation, who launched an incredible programme last month called, Raise The Bar.
Developed as part of the Music In Africa Live program, which is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, Siemens Stiftung, and Goethe-Institute, the Raise T...
Kay Faith has established herself as the go-to producer for South Africa's premier rappers and her long-awaited debut album sees her embrace seemingly conflicting elements to create a finely tuned body of work.
And having joined the line-up for this year's Johnnie Walker Rocking The Daisies, we're all frothing in anticipation for what is guaranteed to be a face ...
For our next season of Xxtra we will be partnering with Bae Electronica, With Love The Agency and the Music In Africa Foundation, who launched an incredible programme last month called, Raise The Bar.
Developed as part of the Music In Africa Live program, which is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, Siemens Stiftung, and Goethe-Institute, the Raise T...
Grace Chatto is the cellist and singer of Clean Bandit, a who represent the modern sound of the UK: diverse, subtly experimental, and committed to pop music as a joyfully unifying force.
With a debut single that set Mozart's melodies to crisp dance beats, their taste for fusion goes even further, encompassing deep house, R&B, dancehall, and adventurous electroni...
For our next season of Xxtra we will be partnering with Bae Electronica, With Love The Agency and the Music In Africa Foundation, who launched an incredible programme last month called, Raise The Bar.
Developed as part of the Music In Africa Live program, which is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, Siemens Stiftung, and Goethe-Institute, the Raise T...
Over at Texx Talks, we get a huge number of artists reaching out to us to highlight their amazing content, and because we plan our seasons quite far in advance, we often can't accommodate requests to spotlight some of the amazing "up and coming" talent South Africa, Africa and the world has to offer. And so we started Texx Talks Xxtra.
We are very stoked to be bringing you a little chat with X...
Sio is a singer, songwriter and spoken word artist who creates music that is so intricately layered and nuanced that she literally puts all of herself on the record.
With a career that has seen her collaborate with some of South Africa's premier DJs and producers – and some of this podcast's nearest and dearest – this powerhouse performer reflects on how she emb...
LordKez is a small town girl that has emerged as a lady of the world, who paints a cosmos of poetic rhymes and soulful verses and over the course of her four EP releases, she has grown in leaps and bounds, poised to give us a show we're all itching for at this year's Johnnie Walker Rocking The Daisies.
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