THE ARTIST
BLACK COFFEE - DJ

Known to his mum as Nkosinathi Maphumulo, this prolific DJ's soulful sounds are retuning our ears to the beat of urban South Africa, with imaginative reinterpretations of classic local music. He doesn't remix; he reinvents. And his two SA Music Awards for Best Male Solo Artist and Best Urban Dance Album prove that audiences and critics like what they're hearing.

RICHARD & SIMON WALL - Founders: Taxijam

It's one of those viral ideas that, when you hear it, you wonder why you didn't think of it yourself: promoting South African musicians by filming them – unedited and unplugged - playing an acoustic set in the back of a minibus taxi. Taxijam's video clips include acts like Prime Circle, Jack Parow, Plush, 340ml, Freshly Ground and pretty much anybody who's anybody in the local music scene.

WILLEM BOSHOFF - Artist

How does a mixed-media artist whose career now spans almost four decades remain relevant? Ask Willem Boshoff who, working with granite, beadwork, plastic bags, plywood or anything he can get his hands on, continues to force his audience to confront – in a uniquely tangible way the world we live in.