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Cebo Hadebe

KwaZulu-Natal
Covers:  Music, culture, current affairs, fashion, social and political commentary.
Believer in Christ Nonfiction Editor: @ibadanart ✍🏾: @ShallowTales, @KalahariReview, @Lolwe_, and more ✉️: cebo.words@gmail.com / cebo@frontpagemedia.co.za

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A Young One-Two With SAMA-Nominated Rapper and Singer FLVME - Front Page

A Young One-Two With SAMA-Nominated Rapper and Singer FLVME - Front Page

Front Page — One of the most interesting facts about Vosloorus hip-hop star FLVME is his uncanny ability to see music in colour, a phenomenon known as chromesthesia.

Nasty C's "Free" is a Letter of His Feelings to His Family, Friends, and Fans - The Music Review

Nasty C's "Free" is a Letter of His Feelings to His Family, Friends, and Fans - The Music Review

themusicreview.com — From the Coolest Kid in Africa to phasing into the sagacious unc role in the hip-hop world, South African rapper and singer-songwriter Nasty C's discography has evolved as much as the man behind the music itself: Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo.

Trailblazing Gospel Artist Nontokozo Mkhize Continues Rising and Setting Records - Front Page

Trailblazing Gospel Artist Nontokozo Mkhize Continues Rising and Setting Records - Front Page

Front Page — With a professional career that started out in 2017, gospel singer-songwriter Nontokozo Mkhize's run has been a journey of breaking records, setting new ones, and rewriting the status quo of what it is to be young and unashamed of her faith - doing all of this by answering her call to glorify the Lord with

Get to Know Cash of Hearts Chasing After the Status of Being the Next GOAT - Front Page

Get to Know Cash of Hearts Chasing After the Status of Being the Next GOAT - Front Page

Front Page — Originating from the East Rand is the Mzansi rap game's latest and future candidate for the coveted throne of being the greatest of all time: Cash of Hearts.

Get to Know Maya Amolo, the Next Gen of Alt R&B All About Sweet Vibes - Front Page

Get to Know Maya Amolo, the Next Gen of Alt R&B All About Sweet Vibes - Front Page

Front Page — One thing rising alternative R&B star Maya Amolo can be counted on bringing to the platter as the next generation of the continental and global spaces of the niche she occupies are good music, saucy spunk, and sweet vibes.

The Reanimation of the Unstoppable Force That Is Singer-Songwriter Maline Aura - Front Page

The Reanimation of the Unstoppable Force That Is Singer-Songwriter Maline Aura - Front Page

Front Page — She turned heads and piqued the interest of ears nationwide with the drop of "Mabebuza" in 2022, proclaiming her arrival in the music industry and daring to announce herself as the future.

Get to Know Budding Rapper Rnsu Doing the Most With His Come Up - Front Page

Get to Know Budding Rapper Rnsu Doing the Most With His Come Up - Front Page

Front Page — The school of South African hip-hop, in its current form, boasts a diverse registration roll of rising stars, established juggernauts, and well-versed doyens.

The Legacy of Lekompo: Into the Mind of the Sound's Founding Father Ba Bethe Gashoazen - Front Pa...

The Legacy of Lekompo: Into the Mind of the Sound's Founding Father Ba Bethe Gashoazen - Front Pa...

Front Page — Ba Bethe is arguably the reason Lekompo is and why it is becoming one of Mzansi's fast-growing sounds.

A Baddie Breaking Barriers: Rapper Nomfundo Yekani Tells Her Story of the Road Less Taken - Front...

A Baddie Breaking Barriers: Rapper Nomfundo Yekani Tells Her Story of the Road Less Taken - Front...

Front Page — Over the past half a decade, rapper and singer-songwriter Nomfundo Yekani has emerged as one of South Africa's authentic and culture-honouring voices from the creative boom of the Lockdown period.

Get to Know DJ Jaivane As He Continues to Share His Generous Heart With His Music - Front Page

Get to Know DJ Jaivane As He Continues to Share His Generous Heart With His Music - Front Page

Front Page — For the founder of Simnandi Records and record producer DJ Jaivane, music is not merely an audio cocktail of well-assembled instruments overlayed with sumptuous vocals and the flavour of harmony-enhancing melodies - it is the very fabric of the universe that unites him with like-minded individuals.

Reborn Singer-Songwriter Cici Cherishes Family and Musical Growth as She Celebrates Return to Sel...

Reborn Singer-Songwriter Cici Cherishes Family and Musical Growth as She Celebrates Return to Sel...

Front Page — With the end of the month bringing with it the birth of her new album, Busisiwe 2.0, a sequel of her self-titled 2021 offering, musician, performer, and singer-songwriter Cici's latest chapter is one that speaks not only to growth but the paradox of her longevity and the fresh start of her rebirth.

Get to Know New Wave Rapper saveHXPE Using His Music to Spark a Movement - Front Page

Get to Know New Wave Rapper saveHXPE Using His Music to Spark a Movement - Front Page

Front Page — Music from the landlocked nation of the blue, white, green and the signature black mokorotlo is one that beams with pride and the timeless heritage of Basotho lineage.

Amapiano Record Producer Officixl RSA Talks About His Drive, Dedication and Destination - Front P...

Amapiano Record Producer Officixl RSA Talks About His Drive, Dedication and Destination - Front P...

Front Page — Flexing his chops with the release of his studio album An Elementary Episode II on the 20th of June 2025, amapiano record producer Godfrey Maledi, popularly known as Officixl RSA, proved that he is poised to take up space in the yanos scene since his ear-bending debut single "Drummonades" back in 2022.

Get to Know Yandani, the Fresh Face and the Future of Mzansi R&B and Pop - Front Page

Get to Know Yandani, the Fresh Face and the Future of Mzansi R&B and Pop - Front Page

Front Page — The R&B and pop scenes of South Africa are realms that are ever fecund with fresh faces, new yet ripe vocal pipes, and promising buds awaiting the right time to bloom when the sun hits.

Rising Pop Star Eva Marie Grateful for Growth and Her Growing Community of Followers - Front Page

Rising Pop Star Eva Marie Grateful for Growth and Her Growing Community of Followers - Front Page

Front Page — Bubbling under for about half a year since proclaiming her presence in the pop space with her debut single "Hate You", emerging teenage songstress Eva Marie has already started her musical expedition, and the journey so far has been pleasant.

Get to Know Mema_Percent, the Rising Amapiano Star Honouring Kwaito Roots - Front Page

Get to Know Mema_Percent, the Rising Amapiano Star Honouring Kwaito Roots - Front Page

Front Page — Hailing from the streets of Orlando East in Soweto is the reincarnation of the location's very own late mythical star Mandoza, manifesting in the shape of amapiano rising star Siyahluma Mema, otherwise known as Mema_Percent.

Healing and Holism: The Spiritual and Interconnected World of Multifaceted Artist Mbali Nkosi - F...

Healing and Holism: The Spiritual and Interconnected World of Multifaceted Artist Mbali Nkosi - F...

Front Page — The earth whispers deep spiritual secrets in the quiet swishes of the air; it sings of hidden truths through the swooshes of water and roars with unknown wrath when it manifests in fire, inviting those who would listen to open up their hearts to its ancient wisdom.

A Moment with the Youngest Ever Metro FM Award Winner and Singer-Songwriter Naledi Aphiwe - Front...

A Moment with the Youngest Ever Metro FM Award Winner and Singer-Songwriter Naledi Aphiwe - Front...

Front Page — From earning a songwriter's credit on R&B superstar Chris Brown's Grammy-winning 11:11 album for "Shooter" and sharing the stage with him this past December at the FNB Stadium to becoming the youngest recipient of the Metro FM Music Award, afropop singer-songwriter Naledi Aphiwe is arguably one of the country's hottest commodities and is among the

Get to Know Founder of Soweto Film Festival Thapelo Motloung, the Young Film and TV Producer Lift...

Get to Know Founder of Soweto Film Festival Thapelo Motloung, the Young Film and TV Producer Lift...

Front Page — Two truths cannot be disputed: that the future belongs only to the youth, a generation of rightful heirs to the world of yesterday and today and that reality as we know it is shaped by the stories we tell and hear.

Music, Motherhood, and Mental Mastery: A Peek Into the Chapters of Fifi Cooper's Life - Front Pag...

Music, Motherhood, and Mental Mastery: A Peek Into the Chapters of Fifi Cooper's Life - Front Pag...

Front Page — Known in the Mzansi rap circuit as the Motswako doyenne, rapper and singer-songwriter Fifi Cooper has, over the years, made a throne for herself among the greats of one of the country's most successful subgenres.

Get to Know Legendary Crisp As She Turns the Tables With Her Solo Career Debut - Front Page

Get to Know Legendary Crisp As She Turns the Tables With Her Solo Career Debut - Front Page

Front Page — To frequent listeners of radio who still get their daily fix from the airwaves, the name Legendary Crisp is one that needs no introduction.

A Lifetime of Lessons Worth Learning: Inside the Mind of Hip-Hop's Big Brother K.O - Front Page

A Lifetime of Lessons Worth Learning: Inside the Mind of Hip-Hop's Big Brother K.O - Front Page

Front Page — Closing in on connecting twenty years in the game and hardly losing any steam on the path to the South African pantheon of all-time greatness, hip-hop superstar K.O has earned his stripes to wear the big brother epithet.

Fame, Family & Fatherhood: The Evolution of Singer and Storyteller Mlindo the Vocalist - Front Pa...

Fame, Family & Fatherhood: The Evolution of Singer and Storyteller Mlindo the Vocalist - Front Pa...

Front Page — The spirit of his Sjava-assisted heart-wrenching hustler's anthem, "Egoli", has fuelled afropop singer-songwriter Lindokuhle Mgedezi's momentum through the years as the one and only beloved storyteller Mlindo the Vocalist.

Get to Know Xowié, the Songbird Long Overdue for Flight

Get to Know Xowié, the Songbird Long Overdue for Flight

Front Page — From the being the lead singer of the choir during her primary school days to the eventual release of her debut EP, ALLO, the feathers on the back of South African songbird Xowié have grown stronger and stronger with each passing year of practice, performance and persistence.
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