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SUMMARY:Zanele Muholi Brings 20 Years of Faces Home
DESCRIPTION:There is something powerful about returning home with a story that started there. \n\n\n\nFor Zanele Muholi\, that homecoming arrives in Johannesburg this October as Sibaningi brings two decades of Faces and Phases back to the Market Photo Workshop in Newtown — the very place where the landmark portrait series began in 2006. \n\n\n\nOpening on Saturday\, 17 October 2026\, the exhibition arrives just days after Muholi receives the prestigious Hasselblad Award in Gothenburg\, Sweden. But while the international recognition is significant\, Sibaningi feels less like a victory lap and more like a return to the people and place that made the work possible. \n\n\n\nA Homecoming With History \n\n\n\nSibaningi\, an isiZulu word meaning “we are many”\, is a fitting title for an exhibition centred on visibility. \n\n\n\nFaces and Phases has spent 20 years documenting Black lesbian\, queer and trans lives across South Africa and beyond. Rather than reducing those lives to stories of discrimination or violence\, Muholi’s work has consistently insisted on something more fundamental: the right to be seen as whole human beings. \n\n\n\nThe portraits capture people living\, working\, loving\, ageing and changing. \n\n\n\nThat makes this exhibition particularly relevant in a moment when conversations around identity\, representation and belonging continue to shape South African culture. \n\n\n\nAnd there is an important full-circle moment here. Muholi studied at the Market Photo Workshop\, founded by David Goldblatt in 1989. It was within this Johannesburg creative environment that Faces and Phases began. \n\n\n\nTwenty years later\, the work returns with history behind it — and more history still being made. \n\n\n\nMore Than Photographs \n\n\n\nOne of the most compelling aspects of Sibaningi is the way it approaches the archive as something living. \n\n\n\nEarly portraits are placed alongside later images of participants\, allowing audiences to witness changes in gender expression\, relationships\, careers\, homes\, age and circumstance. \n\n\n\nThe photographs therefore become more than individual portraits. Together\, they form a visual record of lives unfolding over time. \n\n\n\nNew faces also enter the series\, reinforcing the idea that the archive is never truly finished. \n\n\n\nFor a younger generation navigating questions of identity and representation online and offline\, that idea resonates. What we document today becomes part of what future generations use to understand who we were. \n\n\n\nFrom Johannesburg to the World \n\n\n\nMuholi’s international recognition makes the Johannesburg exhibition even more significant. \n\n\n\nThe Hasselblad Award — regarded as one of photography’s most prestigious honours — comes with SEK 2 million\, a gold medal\, a Hasselblad camera and a solo exhibition at the Hasselblad Center running until April 2027. \n\n\n\nMuholi is the first Black queer African photographer to receive the award. \n\n\n\nYet Sibaningi deliberately brings that global moment back to Johannesburg. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition opens during Africa Pride month and forms part of the Muholi Art Institute‘s ongoing work around photography\, education and archives. \n\n\n\nOn opening day\, Muholi will speak at midday before the exhibition officially opens. Entry is free\, making the opportunity to experience two decades of South African visual history accessible to a broad Johannesburg audience. \n\n\n\nWe Are Many \n\n\n\nSibaningi ultimately feels like both an archive and an affirmation. \n\n\n\nTwenty years after Faces and Phases began\, the message remains clear: these lives were here\, are here and will continue to be here. \n\n\n\nBack in the city where the series started\, Muholi isn’t simply looking backwards. \n\n\n\nThey are showing Johannesburg how much has changed\, how much remains unfinished — and why documenting the present still matters. \n\n\n\nSibaningi runs from 17 October to 5 December 2026 at the Market Photo Workshop in Newtown\, Johannesburg. Entry is free.
URL:https://urbanlifestylesa.co.za/event/zanele-muholi-brings-20-years-of-faces-home/
LOCATION:Market Photo Workshop\, 138 Lilian Ngoyi St\, Newtown\, Johannesburg\, 2001\, South Africa
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SUMMARY:Oskido’s Big Day Out 2026 Returns Bigger Than Ever With Two Stages
DESCRIPTION:South Africa’s beloved lifestyle festival\, Big Day Out\, is back and set to deliver its biggest edition yet. Multiple award-winning DJ\, entrepreneur and producer Oskido has officially announced that Big Day Out 2026 will feature two stages for the first time\, giving festivalgoers even more music\, entertainment and unforgettable experiences. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFollowing another successful edition that attracted thousands of music lovers from across the country\, the highly anticipated event is returning to Huddle Park in Linksfield\, Johannesburg\, on Saturday\, 28 November 2026. \n\n\n\nThe introduction of a second stage comes after overwhelming feedback from attendees who wanted even more performances and a larger musical offering. \n\n\n\n\n“You asked and yes\, we listened – Big Day Out 2026 will feature TWO stages this year\,”. \nsaid Oskido\n\n\n\nThe additional stage will allow for an expanded lineup celebrating South Africa’s rich and diverse musical landscape\, with genres including kwaito\, house\, amapiano and hip hop taking centre stage. \n\n\n\nOver the years\, Big Day Out has established itself as one of South Africa’s premier lifestyle events by seamlessly blending music\, food\, fashion and culture into a unique celebration of heritage and contemporary creativity. The festival has become synonymous with bringing together legendary artists\, today’s biggest stars and exciting emerging talent. \n\n\n\nAttendees can look forward to an immersive experience featuring curated food zones\, exciting activations\, festival photo opportunities\, premium hospitality offerings and spectacular performances from some of South Africa’s most celebrated artists. \n\n\n\n\n“The support for Big Day Out has been incredible from day one. Every year we listen carefully to what our audience wants\, and the message was clear last year – give us more music. That’s exactly what we’re delivering in 2026 with an additional stage. We are all about bringing people together through music\, culture and shared experiences. Whether you grew up on kwaito\, fell in love with house music or are part of the amapiano generation\, Big Day Out is a celebration of who we are as South Africans. We can’t wait to welcome everyone back in November.” \nsaid Oskido\n\n\n\nWith bigger bars\, expanded entertainment\, enhanced production and a lineup that bridges generations of South African music\, Big Day Out 2026 promises to be the ultimate year-end celebration of culture\, creativity and community. \n\n\n\nBig Day Out 2026 is more than a festival—it’s a celebration of South Africa’s past\, present and future through music\, shared experiences and unforgettable moments.
URL:https://urbanlifestylesa.co.za/event/oskidos-big-day-out-2026-returns-bigger-than-ever-with-two-stages/
LOCATION:Huddle Park Golf & Recreation\, 121 Club St\, Linksfield\, Johannesburg\, Gauteng\, 2169\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Piano People Brings Amapiano Home to Joburg
DESCRIPTION:Johannesburg is getting ready for a major Amapiano takeover as PIANO PEOPLE AT THE STATION arrives at Old Park Station on 28 November 2026. \n\n\n\nThe event marks Piano People’s Johannesburg debut and brings together some of South Africa’s biggest names in Amapiano for a high-energy celebration of the sound that has travelled from local streets to dance floors around the world. \n\n\n\nA Star-Studded Johannesburg Line-Up \n\n\n\nLeading the charge are Uncle Waffles\, Focalistic\, Dlala Thukzin and Oscar Mbo\, with a special back-to-back set from Kelvin Momo and Njelic. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe line-up also features 031 CHOPPA\, Anchorbee\, Nkulee205 b2b Sxova\, Royal Musiq\, Soul Nativez\, Success SA and Uncool MC. \n\n\n\nIt is a line-up designed for serious Piano People — bringing different sounds\, styles and generations of South African dance music together under one roof. \n\n\n\nOld Park Station Gets a Piano Makeover \n\n\n\nChoosing Old Park Station adds another layer to the experience. \n\n\n\nRather than placing the event in a conventional nightclub or festival venue\, Piano People is transforming a distinctive Johannesburg landmark into a celebration of the city’s music culture. \n\n\n\nThe setting fits the moment: urban\, energetic and unmistakably Joburg. \n\n\n\nAmapiano Comes Home \n\n\n\nPiano People was created with the ambition of taking Amapiano to the world. After building an international reputation around the genre\, its return to South Africa carries a powerful sense of homecoming. \n\n\n\nFor Johannesburg audiences\, this is more than another night out. It is an opportunity to experience a global Amapiano movement in the country where the sound found its voice. \n\n\n\nWith 28 November 2026 locked in\, Old Park Station is set to become one of Johannesburg’s major Amapiano destinations this summer. \n\n\n\nTickets and tables are available via Piano People’s official ticketing platform.
URL:https://urbanlifestylesa.co.za/event/piano-people-brings-amapiano-home-to-joburg/
LOCATION:Old Park Station\, 140 Carr St\, Newtown\, Johannesburg\, Gauteng\, 2000\, South Africa
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