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There was a stolen album. There was the loss of, first one and then two, band members.

Among the many times Bongani Madondo and Greg Tate have passed the mic between themselves, was a conversation on the Blk Jks

Amapiano continued its domination through 2021, topping local playlists and finding fans beyond the country’s borders too.

Here are some South African punk bands—old and new—that you should be listening to.

The story of BLK JKS (pronounced Black Jacks) reads like a real life rock’n’roll legend. For a couple of years around the end of the 00’s, the enigmatic South African rock quartet was ascendant. “Discovered” by Diplo, they went on to befriend everyone from The Mars Volta to TV On The Radio. They played double bills with Squarepusher at South Bank (UK) and Femi Kuti at Irving Plaza (NYC). They recorded an EP named Mystery at Jimi Hendrix’s iconic Electric Lady Studios. This and a Fader Magazine cover feature led to the band signing with Secretly Canadian in 2009.