Selective Live — Rooftop Music Experience with Mabongi Thusi
2026-04-26 15:00 - 17:30 UTC | Blackbrick Gardens, 2 Roodehek Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
Join us for a special gathering of music, as Mabongi Thusi debuts her latest project, Family Affair. The basis of offering is in the name, with Mabogni being joined by her family, blood and chosen to give us this unique experience of music and community.

Mabongi Thusi is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and community builder who hails from Kwa-Zulu Natal and is currently based in Cape Town. Mabongi is the lead singer of the band Mabongi Thusi & The OAK. The family band, who are also three time Victory Gospel Awards nominees, consists of herself and her sons; Owethu Ndwandwe (piano), Zwide Ndwandwe (bass) and Khanya Ndwandwe (electric guitar). Mabongi Thusi and her sons released their first album, SINGABEZULU, in 2015 and their second album Vimbani: Live at The SABC Auditorium in 2019. Their music combines the sounds of Jazz and traditional African music from different parts of the continent. Mabongi writes and sings in multiple African languages including IsiZulu, Sesotho, Lingala and Shona, Swahili. In 2017, Mabongi Thusi started crowdfunding project to open up a music program for students atInkwenkwezi High School, located in the community of Du Noon, Cape Town. The program was successfully launched when enough resources were gathered in 2018 to provide the school with their own set of marimbas, allowing Mabongi and her sons to give students of the high school their very first lessons with musical instruments. Mabongi believes in using her music, as well as her platform, to address societal issues. Mabongi prides herself in being involved with various community based projects that are looking to bring progress, justice and healing.

Doors open at 3pm show starts at 4pm.

Selective Live rooftop Music experience with Bheki Khoza
2026-04-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Blackbrick Gardens, 2 Roodehek Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
Selective Live is Back.

We’re reopening and stepping into an exciting new chapter at our new home — the rooftop of BlackBrick Gardens Hotel. Elevated, intimate, and effortlessly soulful,

Selective Live returns as your go-to Sunday experience where music, culture, and sunset summers meet.

Join us every Sunday as we bring you live Afro-Jazz and Neo-Soul performances, paired with carefully curated vinyl DJ sets that set the tone from sunset into the evening. Expect delicious canapés, crafted cocktails, and a crowd that appreciates good music and beautiful moments.

Bheki Khoza is the well-known left handed guitarist from Umlazi, Durban, South Africa. In 1991 he received a Talent Award and scholarship to study music in America. He returned in 1995 from studying at the University of Hartford, Connecticut, with the great Jackie McClean, on of the few living legends.

Doors open at 6:30pm and show starts at 7pm.

Music experience with Zwide Serves Bass
2026-05-03 15:00 - 21:00 | Blackbrick Gardens, 2 Roodehek Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
Join us every Sunday as we bring you live Afro-Jazz and Neo-Soul performances, paired with carefully curated vinyl DJ sets that set the tone from sunset into the evening. Expect delicious canapés, crafted cocktails, and a crowd that appreciates good music and beautiful moments.

Zwide Ndwandwe is a Cape Town based cultural practitioner. Under the project name of Zwide Serves Bass, his solo work honours the vastness of Black music as a tradition and political insturment

BUMBUNTU Proudly presents the performance of local artist Ziggy Yster
2026-05-06 18:00 - 21:00 | Bumbuntu, 5 Carstens Road, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8000, South Africa
BUMBUNTU Proudly presents the performance of local artist Ziggy Yster

Date: Wednesday 6th of May

Time: 18:00 – 21:00

Show starts at 7 PM

Location: Bumbuntu Cowork, 5 Carstens Street, Tamboerskloof

Get your tickets now at ZAR 100 |

We will serve xhosa food platters before the event

Beef stew, Pap, chakalaka, and vegetables

About Ziggy

My name is Zingisa Gwetse also known as Ziggy Yster Born 6 April 1997. I’m raised in Cape town but originally from Eastern cape Elibode in a small village called eThembeni. I live in a township called eMfuleni. I am a Singer, rapper and song writer. I do Afro jazz, Afro pop, pop and hip hop music. I have one released song on SoundCloud named ‘Question Mark’ featuring Nkululeko Dyantyi and I’m currently working on my first E.P. that I plan to release in August this year. Your support will help me realize this. ??

Selective Live Music Producer experience with TehSynes
2026-05-10 15:00 - 21:00 | Blackbrick Gardens, 2 Roodehek Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
Special Mothers Day Edition!!!

welcome drinks!! and Food and Music expirience.

We’re reopening and stepping into an exciting new chapter at our new home,

the rooftop of BlackBrick Gardens Hotel. Elevated, intimate, and effortlessly soulful,

Selective Live returns as your go-to Sunday experience where music,

culture, and sunset summers meet.

TehSynes emerged in 2010 as a project to showcase a spectrum of sounds, blending elements from various genres using live guitar, synth keys, drum machines, and loopers along with improvised live jamming and finger drumming.

Growing up between the mountain, the sea, and the city has influenced the soundscapes that defines Tehsynes.

Pronounced ‘The Signs,’ it reflects the sign of our times and like a ‘sine wave,’ representing a pure tone of frequency without harmonics.

Selective Live Music experience with LIBØ
2026-05-17 15:00 - 21:00 | Blackbrick Gardens, 2 Roodehek Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
We’re reopening and stepping into an exciting new chapter at our new home — the rooftop of BlackBrick Gardens Hotel. Elevated, intimate, and effortlessly soulful,

Selective Live returns as your go-to Sunday experience where music, culture, and sunset summers meet.

BORN AND RAISED IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, LIBØ IS A VOCALIST, SINGER-SONGWRITER AND A GUITARIST.

HE IS A VERSATILE ARTIST WHO PLAYS AROUND WITH DIFFERENT SOUNDS, MAKING IT HARD TO CATEGORISE HIM

IN A GENRE BUT OFTEN MAGIC IS CREATED.

HE’S CURRENTLY AN UNDERGRAD STUDENT AT SOUTH AFRICAN

COLLEGE OF MUSIC STUDYING JAZZ. HE’S BEEN A PART OF THE DISTRICT SIX MUSICAL AND A CAST MEMBER

PLAYING ONE OF THE LEAD ROLE OF DAMAKA.

HE HAS GRACED THE STAGES OF THE BAXTER THEATRE, ATHLETIC CLUB & SOCIAL, THE ARTSCAPE, SELECTIVE

LIVE, STAGES AROUND SWITZERLAND AND JUST FINISHED A SHOW AT KAYA CAFE. HE MADE HIS FIRST PROJECT

IN 2023 CALLED ‘SONDELA’ WHICH IS 3 TRACK EP THAT INCLUDED HIS RELATIVELY SUCCESSFUL SINGLES

KHANGELA WENA & SONDELA. AND RECENTLY RELEASED HIS SINGLE ‘NJENA’

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Doors open at 6pm and live music starts at 6pm performance but we have djs before

Selective Live Music experience with Holy Alpha
2026-05-31 15:00 - 21:00 | Blackbrick Gardens, 2 Roodehek Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
Holy Alpha is a South African hip hop artist from Khayelitsha,

Cape Town. She is recognised for her authentic storytelling,

raw lyricism, and powerful isiXhosa expression. Rooted in

local street and township culture.

She began her music journey in 2016 and gained national

attention in 2020 with her breakout single “Ghost,

”which

made waves across the underground scene and earned her

recognition from key industry figures. She continued to build

momentum with releases such as “Subuza,

” further

establishing her lyrical skill and artistic identity.

In August 2024, Holy Alpha released her

debut album Mama Ghost, a defining body of

work that solidified her position as one of

Cape Town’s most compelling hip hop voices.

In 2025, she featured on “Bathini” by

legendary hip hop group Driemanskap,

released on 25 November 2025, marking

another significant milestone in her career.

With a growing catalogue, notable

collaborations, and strong cultural relevance,

Holy Alpha continues to represent a bold,

authentic voice in contemporary South

African hip hop.

Selective Live Music experience with Morena Leraba
2026-06-07 15:00 - 21:00 | Blackbrick Gardens, 2 Roodehek Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
MORENA LERABA is the stage name of Teboho Mochaoa, a musician and shepherd from Matholeng, a village in

the Mafeteng region south of Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. In 2017, Morena Leraba formed his eponymous group

in Johannesburg with other musicians, blending traditional Sesotho music with cross-cultural influences to

mould a singular sound imbued with the enigma of a shepherd from Lesotho mountains.

Over the past nine years, Morena Leraba has become a globally recognized figure through a genre-defying sound

(inspired by Famo music from Lesotho) propelled by electrifying live performances, high-profile collaborations,

and his 2023 debut record, Fela sa Ha Mojela. Released by The Good Times Co and Permanent Record,

the EP pays tribute to the songs of his home region, capturing his ability to fuse Famo-inspired vocals with

diverse musical influences into a sound that is psychedelic, entrancing, and dynamic.

Famo, a sub-genre of Sesotho traditional music and poetry, is deeply rooted in Morena Leraba’s home district

of Mafeteng and was introduced as early as the 1920s when Basotho men were migrant labourers in the South

African mines. “I understand Famo,” he says. “But because we also have influences from elsewhere, I guess I’ve

been reimagining Sesotho traditional music. Coming to Johannesburg and meeting the musicians who have

shaped this journey was, in a way, the manifestation of that reimagination.”

His alter-ego, imagery, and lyrics celebrate the shepherd’s charisma, weaving together narratives of rural life

with reflections on his experiences in Johannesburg and beyond. Fela sa Ha Mojela is enriched by the voices of

fellow Basotho migrant workers whom he commutes with, and whose stories inform its themes: “These are

stories of migration. Labour in the informal sector. Johannesburg and its hardships. Hope. Finding strength

and courage. Spiritual calling. Death, and having to live with the memory of loved ones.”

Since emerging onto the scene, Morena Leraba has become a sought-after collaborator. Notable projects

include Major Lazer’s 2021 album Music is the Weapon – Reloaded (Mad Decent), where he appeared on

Hands Up alongside South Africa’s Moonchild Sanelly; Johannesburg with Sibot and Gruff Rhys (formerly of

Super Furry Animals), the first single from EGOLI (2019) by Damon Albarn’s Africa Express; We No Be Machine

(Strut Records, 2020) by the London-based collective ONIPA; Harare, the lead single from Johannesburg’s

BLK JKS’ 2021 album Abantu – Before Humans (Glitterbeat Records); and Bubbling (Mawimbi Records, 2021),

a collaboration with Paris-based Mawimbi and South African producer and his mentor Spoek Mathambo.

Elena Shirin

Vienna-born singer-songwriter and producer Elena Shirin ranges from

neo-soul and alternative R&B to triphop – her lyrics tell stories inspired

by her travels, female* empowerment, and vulnerability.

2015 – 2019 Elena was the lead singer of the band Aramboa, with whom

she released an album and two EPs and performed at festivals such as

Waves Vienna, Tallinn Music Week, and the Bushfire Festival in South

Africa.

In 2019, she toured the US with the band Moon Hooch before releasing

her solo album “FROM A TO BE” on Motor Music in 2020.

The single “Implode’xplode” reached number 3 on the FM4 charts and

was featured on BBC Radio 1 and in Musikexpress.

In 2021, she played her first US headlining show at the Joshua Tree

Music Festival and supported artists like Thievery Corporation and

Alice Phoebe Lou.

In 2022, she appeared as an actress in the CANAL+ series

“Sexplanation,” which featured her songs as its soundtrack.

Her second album will be released in 2026

Selective Live Music experience with Chosi
2026-06-14 15:00 - 21:00 | Blackbrick Gardens, 2 Roodehek Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
CHOSI invites you into a conversation through music — one that embraces pauses, intentional

reflection, and thoughtful response. Welcome to SELAH.

Expect vulnerable storytelling. In the midst of our busy lives, silent grief, and the pressure to move

on too quickly, SELAH offers a moment to pause, breathe, and feel.

Bring your person with you — this is not something to experience alone.

South Africa was first introduced to CHOSI through her viral Idols SA audition, where she

performed her original hit single Ntinga alongside the indigenous uhadi instrument. Born in the

heart of KwaZakhele Township in Port Elizabeth, CHOSI creates music that feels like memory,

prayer, and protest all at once.

Rooted in the rhythms of the Zion church and raised in a home filled with song, her sound is a

soulful meeting point between jazz, nesingqi, and storytelling. What began as poetry shaped by the

socio-political realities around her evolved into music that carries both tenderness and truth.

From stages across South Africa to composing for international film productions, CHOSI’s artistry

flows like a river — deeply African, spiritually grounded, and impossible to ignore.

Now based in Johannesburg, CHOSI returns to the city where her musical journey first began with

SELAH — an intimate evening of reflection, stillness, and soul-stirring sound.

Selective Live Music experience with Sound Legacy Band
2026-06-21 15:00 - 21:00 | Blackbrick Gardens, 2 Roodehek Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
We’re reopening and stepping into an exciting new chapter at our new home,

the rooftop of BlackBrick Gardens Hotel. Elevated, intimate, and effortlessly soulful,

Selective Live returns as your go-to Sunday experience where music,

culture, and sunset summers meet.

Soul Sundays with Sound Legacy Band is a soulful musical experience led by the unmistakable sound of Sound Legacy Band at its core. Blending jazz, neo-soul, and gospel, the band sets the tone for a warm, sing-along atmosphere rooted in Cape Town’s rich music culture.

Featuring original music from Sethu G and Chadleigh Gowar, with an opening set by Table 42, the afternoon is laid out for your enjoyment.

Come unwind, relax, and vibe to your perfect Sunday soundtrack.

doors open at 3pm and show starts at 6pm

Selective Live Music experience with Def Eff
2026-07-26 15:00 - 21:00 | Blackbrick Gardens, 2 Roodehek Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
Def Eff (short for Definitely Efficient) is a Cape Town–based performance artist, lyricist and sonic curator. His work lives at the intersection of hip-hop, jazz and live experience.

Rooted in sharp wordplay and layered musicality, his practice extends beyond recording. It moves into embodied storytelling, where rhythm, language and presence converge.

Known for his commanding stage presence and emotionally resonant delivery, Def Eff crafts performances that move between intensity and introspection. Backed by a live jazz band, his shows dissolve the boundaries of traditional hip-hop. Each set becomes a dynamic, genre-blending composition that honours the culture while expanding its possibilities.

Originally from Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, he relocated to Cape Town in 2005 to study film. This influence continues to shape his cinematic approach to music and performance. His work explores themes of love, identity and the human condition. It is delivered with a maturity that resonates across generations and cultural backgrounds.

With a growing catalogue and a meticulous commitment to both sonic and visual quality, Def Eff is carving out a distinctive lane. One that is as intentional as it is soulful and as refined as it is raw.

10th May Sunday | Blackbrick rooftop| Doors Open – 15h00 |Show – 18h00| Ticket Entry – Early Bird – R120.
