Tag: TUKS SENGANGA

By Katlego Rammusa: For decades, Tuks Senganga has been a familiar voice in South African music. Now, the Motswako heavyweight is telling his stories in a different language - through charcoal, paint, visual art and cultural expression. Born Tumelo Kepadisa, the acclaimed musician, songwriter and producer is proving that his creativity extends far beyond the recording studio. With a background in Fine Arts and Multimedia from Wits Technikon, Kepadisa has returned to another of his artistic passions: visual storytelling. Working mainly in charcoal and mixed media, his work explores African identity, heritage, memory and everyday life, transforming social experiences into striking visual narratives. For Kepadisa, art is n...

By Sitha Maliwa: There are moments in music when an artist stops entertaining and starts confronting. With Balance EP, Tuks Senganga does exactly that -  stepping into the shadows of South Africa’s social realities and forcing listeners to look. Released through Motswako Culture, the three-track project is a raw, unsettling meditation on the fragile line between survival and self-destruction. It is not polished escapism. It is a mirror. Rooted in the streets and lived experiences of Mahikeng, Balance unfolds like a confession and a warning at the same time. The title track leads the charge, exposing how substance abuse seeps into the veins of communities, igniting violence, tearing apart families and feeding cycles of crime. Senganga does not preach. Inste...