Lani Magazine

This episode spotlights Ghanaian trailblazer Joey B and features the latest Hip-Hop news as well as the hottest tracks of the week from across Africa.  Tune in to Rap Life Radio With Ebro now on Apple Music 1. Apple Music’s Rap Life Radio, presented by Global Editorial Head of Hip-Hop and R&B Ebro Darden, will feature Ghanaian icon Joey…

Three-time Grammy award-winning hitmaker, NE-YO, makes his much-anticipated return to South Africa in October.  NE-YO will perform live at Grand Arena, Grand West in Cape Town on Saturday, October 17th, and at SunBet Arena in Pretoria on Sunday, October 18th as part of his exciting international tour. With NE-YO’s illustrious music catalogue (which includes his latest single, ‘Miss Tundra’), he hasgenerated a combined total of 23 billion streams worldwide and a strong South African fan base –…

Professor Chrysis Sofianos on cauliflower ear – the combat-sport disfigurement currently climbing the “looksmaxxing” hierarchy Ask any ringside doctor what they do when a fighter’s ear balloons between rounds: drain it before the damage sets. Online, that logic is now being inverted. The deformity that surgeons work to prevent has become something men are paying…

Apple Music has released this month’s Africa Now DJ Mix, featuring Nigerian DJ, producer and global tastemaker SPINALL.  As one of the pioneers who helped push Afrobeats onto the global stage, SPINALL has spent over a decade shaping contemporary African music through his work as a DJ, producer and curator. Known for seamlessly blending Afrobeats, House,…

Smirnoff is continuing its commitment to showing up where culture lives through its latest partnership with The Weekend in Tembisa for Lekompo Monday, a celebration of music, community, and the rapidly growing Lekompo movement. Taking place on 25 May 2026 at The Weekend, one of Tembisa’s popular lifestyle and entertainment destinations, the experience will be headlined…

Two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning, Oscar-nominated singer, songwriter, and producer Tems unveils the official music video for “What You Need,” a standout track from her acclaimed EP Love Is A Kingdom, out now via RCA Records/Since ’93. Directed by Ayinde Anderson, the visual brings the song’s emotional depth into focus, expanding the themes of desire, vulnerability, and self-worth that sit at the…

Following its standout success at the 2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July, Saso’s Marquee Experience officially returns for the 2026 edition, once again promising an elevated luxury hospitality experience that continues to redefine premium cultural entertainment at one of South Africa’s most anticipated social events. After being crowned Best Marquee at the 2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July, Saso’s…

More than 4,000 music lovers, cultural enthusiasts and Smirnoff 1818 consumers descended on Berea Rovers in Durban this past weekend for the inaugural Smirnoff Real Makoya Imbizo, a first-of-its-kind cultural celebration that brought together some of South Africa’s most influential artists and music genres under one roof. Far more than a music festival, the Real Makoya…

Mrs South Africa brought together sport, connection and women’s empowerment at its annual Golf Day, hosted at Glendower Golf Course in Johannesburg on Friday, 29 May 2026. Combining a passion for golf with a commitment to empowerment and charitable impact, Mrs South Africa powered by iME – held the annual event which welcomed 120 golfers,…

After two unforgettable, sold-out Cape Town editions, one of South Africa’s most beloved music groups, Mi Casa, is officially bringing the Friendship Cruise to Durban in 2027 – promising an even bigger experience as guests set sail to the beautiful shores of Mozambique. Departing from Durban from 5-8 February 2027 aboard the luxury MSC Armonia,…