On Saturday 15 April 2023, Thebe Magugu‘s Spotify Fashion Forward playlist was brought to life through artist performances and folktales at NIROX Sculpture Park in Johannesburg. Magugu was the first African designer to curate the global streaming platform’s Fashion Forward playlist, using music by South African artists to tell the stories that inspired his latest Folkloric collection.

Magugu’s playlist is a collection of songs that have inspired him, as a designer and as an African, and tells the story of his journey towards becoming one of the most celebrated South Africans in global fashion. He joins international fashion designers and stylists including Yoon Ahn, Brandon Blackwood, Bobby Wesley, No Sesso, Zerina Akers and Misa Hylton who have all taken over the playlist in the past.

Check out Thebe Magugu‘s Fashion Forward playlist live on Spotify.