Helen Herimbi

South African folk and protest singer-songwriter, Msaki, speaks to Helen Herimbi about writing songs and catching them.

Written, produced, recorded and edited by Helen Herimbi

South African Music Award-winning rapper, Shane Eagle, speaks to Helen Herimbi about white hair, YellowVerse, black tax and alcoholism as a red light.

Written, produced, recorded and edited by Helen Herimbi

South African hip hop PR pioneer, Melanie "Hypress" Ramjee, speaks to music journalist, Helen Herimbi, in front of a live audience. She opens up about early Johannesburg hip hop, pivoting to lifestyle and brand PR as well as becoming an influencer in the digital age.

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South African hip hop veteran, Thabiso "Hip Hop Scholar" Khati speaks to music journalist, Helen Herimbi, in front of a live audience. He lets us in on his come up, managing Amunishn, the rise and fall of Cashtime Life, making amends and how he reinvented himself in the music business.

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Watch the full conversation at https://youtu.be/lAaIHmQYgfg

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Multi-genre legend, Ishmael, is a household name in South African music. In this episode of i(m)bali LIVE, he spoke to Helen Herimbi about his career, his struggles with substances, losing a loved one and reinventing himself.

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Leslie "Lee" Kasumba is a broadcaster who has been an integral part of African hip hop for almost 20 years. During the second i(m)bali LIVE event, she speaks to Helen Herimbi about her roots, YFM, Emcee Africa, Hip Hop Herstory, her dream interview, the Imposter Syndrome and more.

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Bradley "DJ Bionic" Williams, aka The Globalist, was the guest for the first i(m)bali LIVE event, hosted by Helen Herimbi. They spoke about DJing for Nelson Mandela, co-founding Le Club, Black August, Motif Records, Matchboxology, his MBA, The Artivist and more.

And yes, we now remember The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was released in 1998.

South African hip hop pioneer, PRO, speaks to Helen Herimbi about expressing himself, his best and worst recording moments and what music really means to him.

Kwaito star, Mshoza, speaks to Helen Herimbi about the law of attraction, losing Lebo Mathosa and letting the music speak for her.

South African legend, Hugh Masekela, talks to Helen Herimbi about pretending to be a painter in Camps Bay, forming The Jazz Epistles and being force-fed non-African music.