5 Mid Mornings

It’s time for 5FM’s Born To Play! You registered on the 5FM app or website, and now one of you gets a turn to find out what’s inside our present.

Okay, this might just be the most unexpected clubbing trend I've heard of!

In Tokyo, Japan, people are going to nightclubs, but instead of dancing, drinking and partying, they're sitting on the dance floor reading BOOKS!

It's called a Book Rave, and on 26 September, a club called SPREAD hosted an event where they covered the dance floor with carpets, played chilled ambient music and invited people to bring their favourite books and read together in silence.

And get this, people actually paid to attend! You could even exchange books with other people, and towards the end, those who wanted to dance could get up and do that.

The video has since gone viral, and people have mixed opinions. But I kind of love the idea of socialising without the pressure of actually having to socialise!

Would you attend a book rave, or are we taking this whole quiet-life trend a little too far?

It’s New Music Friday, and our next guest is celebrating release day with us! Johannesburg-born singer and songwriter Langa Mavuso has given us songs like “Sunday Blues,” “Mvula” and “Love Lost,” pairing that unmistakable voice with some very honest storytelling.

Today, 16 October, he releases Therapy: The Other Side (Deluxe), expanding his second album with new songs and collaborations, following September’s single, “I Choose You.”

The original album explored love, loss, faith and healing. Now we get to hear what he still wanted to say.