Mshini ISSUE 14// January 2018
Progressive urban culture
VISUALIST Photography: Unam Ntantala Illustrator: MAxine Naidoo
FASHION STREETWEAR ESSENTIALSÂ FOOTWEAR ESSENTIALS
MUSIC EAST RAND'S: SOLVE THE PROBLEM MOZAMBIQUE: LAY LIZZY ll
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VISUAL
PHOTOGRAPHER
UNAM NTANTALA Unam Ntantala (Left) is a 24-year-old self-taught Kensington based photographer who hails from Dutywa, Eastern Cape. Unam stretches he’s scope of interest from street photography to fashion and editorial photography. He’s Amakrwala photoseries is a recurring theme that focuses on the young photographer's Xhosa culture
UNAM NTANTALA
AMAKRWALA When Photographer Unam Ntantala and co-creator first began blogging about their Xhosa heritage. They set out to base it in the Eastern Cape because they wanted it to be appealing to come from the homelands and villages of South Africa. However, as time went by the dynamic duo realised that the dream wasn't as practical and realistic as it sounds. This moved them to try and come up with a way to bring their brand to the city (Johannesburg) without losing the story wanted to tell, and this is the first result..
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Maxine Naidoo is an Eastern-Cape born artist, illustrator and designer who lives and works in Pretoria Gauteng. Â The young designer who recently graduated from Open Window and whose work featured here formed part of her final year her final year showcase employs striking colours and an almost whimsical style that resembles that of freehand paintings to depict beautiful portraits that capture and display the beautiful female form
FASHION
unbothered. Mohau Ngubeni also known as “DougieFresh” is a selftaught graphic designer turned co-founder of new Soweto streetwear line Unbothered Clothing. The young designer who paid his dues at one of Soweto's most recognizable streetwear brand “THESIS”. Mohau has always dreamt of having my own brand with the aspiration of bringing something new to the clothing scene in Soweto. Unbothered is poised to Make Soweto Great again setting it’s sites on brands such as 2Bop and Sol-Sol who have in recent years seen international success and have been featured in Highsnobiety and Hypebeast. The latest Unbothered collection features the brands most hyped signature T-shirt which draws it’s influence from the young designers iconic “Phiri & Mapetla & Zola & Mdeni” graphic T-Shirt and parallels it with a social media hashtag phrase “Makunyiwe Once”. Our favourite from the streetwear line is their Lazy Olympics T-Shirt which is destined to carve a new lane for the casual wear scene. The collections features men’s and women’s variations of a clean yet striking and bold graphic Tee that sports the Olympic rings and yet another pop culture reference of an icecream similar that of Gucci Manes face tattoo.
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This collection is based on the re-introduction of the brand REPUBLIC COUTURE. In the essence that we have found our identity but are constantly and gradually discovering our true identity through methods of diversifying our abilities as a collective in the South African street wear culture. Its got to do with everything, not just the garments but the lifestyle we portray or at least want to portray to our market and our people. It’s been a process getting the visuals and putting the pieces together, we hope you enjoy the collection as much as we did creating it for you
Reebok Raised ByWolves Canadian streetwear label, Raised By Wolves, is teaming up with Reebok to create three winterized versions of the timeless Classic Leather silhouette. Fully equipped with Gore-Tex technology, these iconic sneakers are ready to help the wearer fight off the harshest of climates with rippled leather uppers In terms of materials, premium leather features on the sneakers, which are available in three winter inspired colourways, including an icy blue, white, and black. Â Raised by Wolves branding is present on the laces, heels, and embossed in the side panel, adding slight visual appeal to the tonal runners. .
Raised By Wolves REEBOK
The Raised By Wolves x Reebok Classic Leather pack will drop on Saturday the 16th of December via live raffle in CPT & JHB for the retail price of R2499.00 each Sizes: UK6, UK7, UK8, UK9, UK10, UK11
ADIDAS 02/17Â OLIVE GREEN
The ClimaCool 02/17 -- adidas Originals' contemporary take on the Three Stripes' coolest shoe -- receives clean new color treatments this month for both men and women. The breathable silhouette features full ClimaCool mesh construction across the upper, complemented by a breathable sock-fit liner and a minimalist lacing system, as well as an AdiPrene midsole and structural molded TPU details on the heel and toe bumper. Welded three-stripes and classic ClimaCool branding on the tongue round out the details. Look for these sneakers on sale at shelf life .
MUSIC
ALBUM: Summer Blues SZN1 ARTIST: SOLVE THE PROBLEM LABEL: Innanetwav. (UU) RELEASE DATE:Â 8 December 2017
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Summer Blues SZN1 is Solve The Problem’s 2nd EP and the first solo project under Innanetwav. (UU). The EP illustrates a fully-fledged Solve The Problem capable of laying out content which is above the norm of industry standards. A symbiosis between impeccable, experimental and profound flows is coupled by a highly distinctive production. Each track is thoughtfully crafted, reflecting endeavours and triumphs of Solve The Problem as a 19-year-old as well as paving the way towards a 2018 debut album. Notable contributors include 808x, Southside Mohammed and The Big Hash. Summer Blues SZN1 is executively produced by 808x of Innanetwav. (UU) "Summer blues. Honestly, at first, I'd imagined the title as a genre to classify the songs at the time but after a while, it turned out to be a mood more than anything. Pretty much a trip through my headspace. Some days cloudy, some days sunny - somehow I found balance between the two and it made perfect sense to pull this off" - Solve The Problem
SINGLE: TXI ARTIST:Lay Lizzy LABEL: Geobek Entertainment RELEASE DATE: 15 December 2017
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With a new image and alias Young Nino Brown, Laylizzy drops a new single titled “Txi” building up to the highly anticipated release of his EP in 2018 as well as his show, the Young Nino Live Concert. Sending out dope vibes to the streets of Africa and revealing a new image, Laylizzy drops a new single titled, “Txi” which translates to money in the Mozambican street slang. He reps hard for the hip hop culture and takes it back to the streets as a fresh and unapologetic side of him comes out on the track as he spits “If I’m a bad example for the kids, don’t watch me, watch TV...” Beastly! The single release is a pathway for his much anticipated project, his forthcoming EP which is set to be released in the first quarter of 2018. Taking his day ones down memory lane while simultaneously accommodating his new fans, Laylizzy will be performing his old and new hits live at the Young Nino Concert in Mozambique on Friday, the 15th of December.
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PHOTOGRAPHER: LESEGO LEGOBANE MODEL: KGOTHI DITHEBE
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