Improvising with The Subverse
Channel: La Vida Local
Date: 2017-11-19

The Subverse is a hip hop crew from Cape Town. We were invited to join in jamming with them using our live electronic devices and instruments. This is what happened. 

According to their Facebook page, the aim of The Subverse is to connect musicians and like-minded people to facilitate more music projects and work towards a database of support. Eventually, we'd like to see a solidarity exchange system come to life.

MAGENT
Magent is the MAGENT is the world/dance music alias of Cape Town jazz guitarist John Bartmann. Lying at the intersection of West African guitar music, South African deep house, gqom and textured electronica, MAGENT’s clearest current influences include Orchestra Baobab, Black Coffee and Lapalux, with vintage recordings of African group singing and traditional instrumentation offering melodic and rhythmic colour to a nuanced dance beat. Funk motifs are particularly strong in the guitar and high-end rhythm, with polyrhythms volunteering their complexities to a solid dance groove.

Magent on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCftzyiI1h0eKK1aMr68J-yQ

The Subverse
https://www.facebook.com/pg/solidarityinmusic/