Closer/Apart short film out now
The film ‘Closer / Apart‘ is the new work from a three-way collaboration between photographer/film-maker Chris Saunders, producer/musician/writer Okzharp and performer/artist/designer/stylist Manthe Ribane ‘Closer / Apart‘ is visual exploration of the album ‘Closer Apart‘ by Okzharp and Manthe Ribane directed by Chris Saunders. The album is due to be released on Hyperdub Records, on 6th July. […]
Okzharp’s latest mix for Crack Magazine
Okzharp describes his new mix as a journey to his dream gqomwavey sinokwairave club. Read the interview and listen to the mix now up on Crack Magazine.
First Listen: Why U In My Way by Okzharp & Manthe Ribane
“Why U In My Way” premieres on Okayafrica ahead of Okzharp & Manthe’s show and installation at Corsica Studios in London.
The Fuss on Kubona by Okzharp & Manthe Ribane
The Fuss checked out Okzharp and Manthe’s latest video. Read the full article here.
Okzharp & Manthe Ribane share official visuals for ‘Kubona’
The video for Kubona is a world within a world, created by Chris Saunders and Cool Your Jets. A representation of timelessness and the perpetual imagination, Okzharp and Manthe are digitised into 80’s style block graphics and digital Manthe sings and dances, the world around her reacting to the lyrics.
Listen to Okzharp & Manthe Ribane’s new single, ‘Kubona’
Black Major Release’s announced it’s first official venture as a record label at the beginning of May 2018, in partnership with Hyperdub Records. The first full length release ‘Closer Apart’ by Okzharp & Manthe Ribane is now available for pre-order across all platforms. Hit this link below to order, and stream their latest single ‘Kubona’ […]
Introducing Black Major Release
We’re proud to have launched our new record label, Black Major Release, in May 2018. Like everything Black Major does, our label is not focused on specific genres but instead on quality music that we personally believe in, and feel. In this, Black Major Release is a recording home for artists who don’t fit into […]
Okzharp and Manthe Ribane announce upcoming album with new single, “Dun”
In partnership with Hyperdub, Black Major will be releasing the anticipated Closer Apart album across Africa on 6 July 2018 via new label, Black Major Release. Okzharp and Manthe Ribane is producer Okzharp, vocalist, artist and dancer Manthe Ribane. Working closely with photographer and film maker, Chris Saunders on this project, they all hail from South […]
Stream Tell Your Vision (2016) by OKzharp and Manthe Ribane
Written and recorded in London, over two weeks this January, ‘Tell Your Vision’ is a call and response between Manthe’s vocals and Okzharp’s production. Both bring their unique energies to the mix, manifesting in a raw confidence of new moods and temperatures that were brought out from their first taste of touring and living on […]
Okzharp & Manthe Ribane: Boiler Room In Stereo
The enigmatic duo deliver a LIVE performance for Boiler Room in London.
