Inside Sipho Hotstix Mabuse’s 70th birthday celebrations

WEEKEND ARGUS / NEWS By Robin Adams  The 70th birthday celebrations for one of South Africa’s most legendary musical talent’s, Sipho Hotstix Mabuse, has officially begun. The big day isn’t until November 2, but friends and industry colleagues took advantage of his brief visit to Cape Town on Wednesday night to throw him a surprise cocktail…

MUSIC EXCHANGE (#MEX21) SPEAKS TO THE ENTERTAINMENT ECONOMY 

MUSIC EXCHANGE (#MEX21), South Africa’s preeminent entertainment-economy-invested conference, returns this September for the 11th consecutive year, hosted by Ticketpro. Lauded and awarded for its consistent commitment to the broader South African music industry, #MEX21 will run from 11 September to 2 October 2021, with a wealth of quality international and local speakers. Some of the topics…

Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse: Q&A with one of SA’s greatest musos

We sat down with Hotstix and chatted to him about music, life, and how it feels to be turning 69. by Martin Myers Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse — fondly known, as “Hotstix” — has boundless energy and shows no signs of slowing down as he heads towards his 69th birthday in November. Sipho was honoured in 2018 by President…