4Plays with Helen Herimbi: Recent Episodes
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4PLAYS with Helen takes you beyond the velvet rope of the music world from Monday to Thursday. From established acts to newcomers, Helen lets the listener in on what makes musicians tick. This is complemented by booty-shaking and sometimes soul-stirring mixes of music every night. 4PLAYS with Helen: four times the music, four times the fun.
Mamelodi-raised rapper, Blaklez, speaks to Helen about his new single, twitter wars and more.
Yewande Omotoso (born 1980) is a South African-based novelist, architect and designer, who was born in Barbados and grew up in Nigeria. She is the daughter of Nigerian writer Kole Omotoso, and the sister of film maker Akin Omotoso.
Filmmaker, fashion enthusiast, creative director and all around artist, Sthandiwe Kgoroge speaks to Helen about acting, suffering a stroke and her love for the vintage
Michelle Nkamankeng, the youngest author who is 9 years old and she became South Africa’s youngest author two years ago.
Khehla Chepape Makgato is an independent artist based at Assemblage Studios, and a freelance arts writer, contributing regular reviews for ART AFRICA magazine’s online and digital platforms. Chepape is the founder and creative director at Samanthole Creative Projects and Workshop founded in 2010, which aims to provide art skills, encourage reading of poetry and literature and motivate the youth in rural communities of Limpopo and South Africa at large.
4PLAYS with Helen takes you beyond the velvet rope of the music world from Monday to Thursday. From established acts to newcomers, Helen lets the listener in on what makes musicians tick. This is complemented by booty-shaking and sometimes soul-stirring mixes of music every night. 4PLAYS with Helen: four times the music, four times the fun.
Thando Mgqolozana, Nyiko Shikwambane and Nontobeko Dlamini from Abantu Book Festival join Helen Herimbi in studio to talk about all things literature. They talk about what people can expect from the event such as Masterclasses, poetry, music, films and documentaries. Listen to how they explain why story-telling is not just limited to books.
4PLAYS with Helen takes you beyond the velvet rope of the music world from Monday to Thursday. From established acts to newcomers, Helen lets the listener in on what makes musicians tick. This is complemented by booty-shaking and sometimes soul-stirring mixes of music every night. 4PLAYS with Helen: four times the music, four times the fun.
As one of Africa’s finest poet’s who has been in the industry for over 15 years, Lebo Mashile sits down with Helen Herimbi for an in depth chat about her career, her life and her struggles.
4PLAYS with Helen takes you beyond the velvet rope of the music world from Monday to Thursday. From established acts to newcomers, Helen lets the listener in on what makes musicians tick. This is complemented by booty-shaking and sometimes soul-stirring mixes of music every night. 4PLAYS with Helen: four times the music, four times the fun.
Mohale Mashigo From Blckporcelain, Author of UJ Debut Prize Winning Novel The Yearning.
4PLAYS with Helen takes you beyond the velvet rope of the music world from Monday to Thursday. From established acts to newcomers, Helen lets the listener in on what makes musicians tick. This is complemented by booty-shaking and sometimes soul-stirring mixes of music every night. 4PLAYS with Helen: four times the music, four times the fun.
Akin Omotoso (born 1974) is a Nigerian film director, writer, and actor. South African actor, writer and director best known for his role as Khaya Motene in the SABC1 soapie Generations.
He also had starring roles in the SABC3 soapie Isidingo and the e.tv sitcom Big Okes.
4PLAYS with Helen takes you beyond the velvet rope of the music world from Monday to Thursday. From established acts to newcomers, Helen lets the listener in on what makes musicians tick. This is complemented by booty-shaking and sometimes soul-stirring mixes of music every night. 4PLAYS with Helen: four times the music, four times the fun.
4PLAYS with Helen takes you beyond the velvet rope of the music world from Monday to Thursday. From established acts to newcomers, Helen lets the listener in on what makes musicians tick. This is complemented by booty-shaking and sometimes soul-stirring mixes of music every night. 4PLAYS with Helen: four times the music, four times the fun.
Executive Director. Ardent Dreamer. South African Award winning Poet. Host & Co-Producer of AfricaNow
4PLAYS with Helen takes you beyond the velvet rope of the music world from Monday to Thursday. From established acts to newcomers, Helen lets the listener in on what makes musicians tick. This is complemented by booty-shaking and sometimes soul-stirring mixes of music every night. 4PLAYS with Helen: four times the music, four times the fun.
Helen hangs out with Richard Beynon who is an award winning film and TV scriptwriter known for his writing in Snitch, Task Force, The Lab, Isidingo, Soul City and many more. He’s talks about ‘All About Writing’ which is a course on how to write.
On the sounds of Sunday book club, Helen chats to author Arcilia Mothae who wrote a book that speaks about how life coaching changed her life for the better.
Founders of the African Flavour Bookstore Fortiscue Helepi and his wife Nokuthula join Helen Herimbi on Sounds Of Sunday. They discuss what type of books they sell like African literature and vernacular literature from South Africa, as well as what separates them from regular book stores.
4PLAYS with Helen takes you beyond the velvet rope of the music world from Monday to Thursday. From established acts to newcomers, Helen lets the listener in on what makes musicians tick. This is complemented by booty-shaking and sometimes soul-stirring mixes of music every night. 4PLAYS with Helen: four times the music, four times the fun.
4PLAYS with Helen takes you beyond the velvet rope of the music world from Monday to Thursday. From established acts to newcomers, Helen lets the listener in on what makes musicians tick. This is complemented by booty-shaking and sometimes soul-stirring mixes of music every night. 4PLAYS with Helen: four times the music, four times the fun.
4PLAYS with Helen takes you beyond the velvet rope of the music world from Monday to Thursday. From established acts to newcomers, Helen lets the listener in on what makes musicians tick. This is complemented by booty-shaking and sometimes soul-stirring mixes of music every night. 4PLAYS with Helen: four times the music, four times the fun.
4PLAYS with Helen takes you beyond the velvet rope of the music world from Monday to Thursday. From established acts to newcomers, Helen lets the listener in on what makes musicians tick. This is complemented by booty-shaking and sometimes soul-stirring mixes of music every night. 4PLAYS with Helen: four times the music, four times the fun.
4PLAYS with Helen takes you beyond the velvet rope of the music world from Monday to Thursday. From established acts to newcomers, Helen lets the listener in on what makes musicians tick. This is complemented by booty-shaking and sometimes soul-stirring mixes of music every night. 4PLAYS with Helen: four times the music, four times the fun.
4PLAYS with Helen takes you beyond the velvet rope of the music world from Monday to Thursday. From established acts to newcomers, Helen lets the listener in on what makes musicians tick. This is complemented by booty-shaking and sometimes soul-stirring mixes of music every night. 4PLAYS with Helen: four times the music, four times the fun.
As a part of #4PLAYSwithHelen's inaugural SA Music Month, lauded music pioneer, Hip Hop Pantsula, was the first guest for Motswako Week. He spoke to Helen about his music career, gave advice to youngsters feeling suicidal and even freestyled.
Conscious hip hop duo, Konsider Kush, performs a series of songs from their latest offering. They talk to Helen about their insistence to stay off the mainstream, the need to stay true to themselves and more.
He's written songs for the likes of Mafikizolo but on 4PLAYS with Helen, young singer-songwriter, KLY tells Helen what he envisions for himself - all in the name of Keeping Love Young.
Twenty year old rapper, Nasty C drops two exclusive freestyles on 4PLAYS with Helen. The artist who was born Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo also spoke to Helen about his debut album, parental guidance and the industry.
Also known as The Dust DJ, DJ Vigilante is a well of knowledge about behind-the-scenes of the South African hip hop game. On his visit to 4PLAYS with Helen, he takes Helen through the beginning of Trap Tuesdays, touring with Teargas and the Cashtime Life fall out.
Fresh off an international tour, dance music maverick, Culoe de Song, drops off his new single, Rambo, at 4PLAYS with Helen. He answers pertinent listener questions and gives tips on how to become an global player.