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iMbaula Podcast, Springs (2026)

29/12/2024

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Happy Festively Holidays!

It’s a blessing that we have been graced to have made it to one year filled with amazing adventures, achievements, challenges, and heading to the final episode as new beginnings will begin again. This is Obscure Expressant and we welcome you on our 7th instalment.

We are very pleased to have a second visit from Nathilocks, who’s based in Mbombela, Mpumalanga (SA). His a highly known Disc Jockey with the passion that has been so deep as the style of Deep House in his collections. With a career spanning over two decades, Nathilocks has been captivating audiences with his unique sound since 2002. And he will be taking us through the Residential Tape Hour.

And on the second hour (of the Essential Tape Hour) we have - Thee ILLUMINATOR - one of the talented DJ based in the Vaal (Gauteng), who is also a Music Producer and a Podcaster. He is highly known with his avant-garde approach to his art work and his Podcast titled, “INTERSTELLAR COMMUNICATION,” which focuses on everything cosmic and underground. With his diverse work as a Producer is influenced by great artists such as, Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Floating Points, Atjazz, Flying Lotus ,J Dilla, 2000Black, IG Culture and Osunlade just to mention a few.

And we close up the year of 2024 with the Radioshow Tape hosted by yours truly, Simon Tshabalala. On this show he has featured artists like, Soulfreakah, Yaggilocco, Deep Essential and many more.

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09/11/2024

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Greetings! And we hope that you have been great, and that your November is going well thus far… Well, it will get much greater as we present the 6th instalment of Obscure Expressant. As we draw closer to the festive season, we thought it would be best to get some chilling and relaxing instalment episode for you and yours. Let us get started with our first guest, shall we..?

Meet Dogz Playing, a dynamic musician that blends sounds with heart and art; fusing with Funk, Neo-Soul, Nu-Jazz, and Hip-Hop to create an infectious, groove-driven sound. With a shared passion for pushing boundaries, Dogz Playing delivers high-energy performances that leave audiences craving more. His not only the best in selections for sets and tapes but also an amazing producer for more than a decade in creating beats and music for various of world known artists. To get more of the feel, that describes who Dogz Playing is, we would like to give you the residential tapestry and a platform that has more of his music, “beatstars.com.”

And as chilled as we have been from the first hour, chillism has never been more therapeutic and sound than our 2nd guest taking us through the essentials parts of this installation.

Meet, nuhohm…, known best through his musical project that have been creating waves everywhere. Real name, Tshegofatso Mathebathe, is a musician and DJ born and raised in Soweto (township of Jo’burg). Tshegofatso's wide spread influence can be heard by the versatility of his music, even though Tshegofatso describes the nuhohm project as genre fluid endeavour, the influnces of other genres is not hard to pick, genres like Kwaito, Hip-Hop, House, Bruk, Jazz and Eloctric Muisc are very prominent. Same applies to his DJ Set(s), we just couldn’t wait to have him on board, as he gives you the essential tapestry. Do check out his music on “nuhohm.bandcamp.com.”

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22/10/2024

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Greetings to Everyone!

We believe that all is well and good with each of you all. Our Radio Show has been doing much than we anticipated. By now, we probably know that we release the Radioshow Mix once a month filled with exclusive music you should look out for on all the digital platforms. So, without wasting any time…, we would like to welcome you to the show!

We present to you the 5th instalment for The Radioshow Segment on Obscure Expressant hosted by Simon Tshabalala, as he takes you through the best local records that are creating waves thus far. Please do grab the copy on the link provided below.

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Please do enjoy this exclusive episode, and all blessings for the new month ahead, where we have amazing guest DJs you’ll be pleased to know them, on our 6th instalment that will be released in November.

With that being said, Um’lilo Ongana Smogo!

21/09/2024

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We hope that this finds you in good spirits and health. We would like to present the O.B.E SHOW 005, proudly created by iMbaula Podcast, LLC. With that being mentioned, let us introduce our Guest DJs and their work of art.

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Meet M.JAY as our (No. 14) Essential Guest, born and raised in a small town of Grootvlei, in the Western Side of Dipaleseng (MP), South Africa. His a dynamic DJ and well known as a creative genius with Events Management and exclusive Music Compiler, especially Afro House music that resonates with Soul Essentials as a style. M.JAY has been renowed for infusing cultural rhymes into enegertic beats.

M.JAY, an uprising star to lookout for, will be blessing us with an immersive 01 Hour Tape that will take you to the African Atmosphere as the ultimate journey towards the electronic soundscape crafted with art and heart. As much as we loved his offering, we hope it leaves an indelible mark on the world of music and yours.

Link available on the comments sections…

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31/08/2024

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Um’lilo Ongana Smogo / Serving Everything With Fire

12/08/2024

As we kick off the O.B.E — SHOW 004 after a worth while of everything, we pass warm greetings and hopefully have been all right. And without any waste of time, let’s get to know our Guests DJs and their work of art.

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Please meet and get to know our 1st Guest, Sifiso Tshabalala… well known with his stage name , STOZ DA AFRIKANA, born in the early 90’s is a special and an undeniable talent he is. He chose the life of a DJ, and later became a Producer over everything. Down to earth with pure love of House Music and other melodies from the early 20’s. He began collecting House Music and Compilations from the likes of, Vinny Da Vinci and DJ Fresh (just to mention a few).

Stoz Da Afrikana is also the Co-founder of the newly established entity, Afrikana Movement, of which it consists of his other two partners. Through passion and being the best, he has been booked alongside Sculptured Music, Chymamusique, June Jazzin, DJ Christos, Griffith Malo, C-Blak, DJ Jaivane, Mick Man, Sam Deep, Murumba Pitch, Thobs, Dav Risen, Thabo Tonick, Bandros, Mr JazziQ and Njelic.

His set on The Residential Suite displays one of the best sounds, with few of his unreleased tracks included. We couldn’t be more excited to have him on our Show, as the Guest DJ of the 1st Hour.

Link available in the comments section…

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As the 2nd Hour of O.B.E blends in, we’d like to present the curator that will be taking us right through to the final hour. Please meet Nathi Tshabalala, highly respected and known as Nathilocks, based in Mbombela, Mpumalanga (SA). Nathilocks’ art and work is seen as a seasonal Disc Jockey with the passion that has been so deep as the style of Deep House in his collections. With a career spanning over two decades, Nathilocks has been captivating audiences with his unique sound since 2002.

Throughout his life in being the best, Nathilocks has been a Freelance DJ for Groova Records, where he had the privilege of sharing the stage with notable artists like DJ Sdunkero, and many more legends from the rising sun landscapes. Currently, at 40 Years of Age, Nathilocks never seems to be the best amongst many that continues to pour out the heart and soul into his craft. We present to you, the rhythmic exploration and emotional depth led by Nathilocks, as our Essential Guest.

Link available in the comments section…

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15/07/2024

O.B.E Radio Show 003 | PoE Verified
Hosted by Simon Tshabalala

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We’re actually rarer than unicorns! Hot chocolate, wool(len) socks, crisp white days with a warm fire crackling in the background - as we know the iMbaula atmosphere - and everything seems so clean and neat. Despite the cold, we bundle up for Obscure Expressant (The Radio Show) w/ No. 009, as Simon Tshabalala (Co-founder) adds more layers for your space to feel the finesse!

To get warmed up and for more information, please check the links in the comments section…

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