T H E STORY December 2020
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CONTENTS COVER
ART Serenity Art
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Joy “Deadly Fairy”Diale The Introduction IIREI STUDIOS
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MUSIC
LIFESTYLE VEE IN COLOUR
Photography Sipho Zwane On the cover Vuyiswa Ntombela Concerpt VeeInColour
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The Kitchen 04 Sumthing Epic Pictures 16 Faces 30
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THE KITCHEN Khalid Kader
INSTAGRAM @khalidkader
wasn’t great at all but at the time it was the coolest thing ever. I think after that project I realized that I truly enjoy making and creating films and videos. In Matric I began to make more videos with my friends and for school until finally deciding that Film and TV is a career I wish to pursue. The first year we learned camera basics, and I was taking photos incredibly often, but as the year went on I found myself drifting away from photography and more towards filming and creating videos. I was doing videos for friends and local artists. However, if there’s one thing 2020 has allowed us all to do it’s given us time to reflect. And thinking back on all those videos I realized that they could have been better. My name is Khalid Kader. I’m a secondyear Film and Television student at Wits University. My love for film has quite naturally lead to me loving photography too. I’ve been doing photography for a few years now but if I had to trace it back, I think my passion probably started when I was very young and my brother and I used to mess around with my dad’s old cameras. Fast forward to around Grade 10 when I and a few friends made our first music video. Looking back on it now, it
So during Lockdown, I went back to the basics: photography. The theory is that if I can tell a good story in one frame, imagine what I could do in 24 frames in a second. I’ve established newfound respect and love for photography and it started with something I never would have thought I’d do self-portraits. Going forward I’m excited to push myself and get out of my comfort zone when it comes to photography. I’m hoping that I can get some great shots this summer and just work on honing my craft in photography with the vision of eventually
becoming an even better filmmaker in the future.
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DEADLY FAIRY
JOY DIALE KLERKSDORP, NORTH WEST HIP- HOP/ RAP
Words- Lebone Selemela Photography- @stylefree.photography
WHO’S SHE? An energetic individual who is born and raised in the streets of Klerksdorp happens to have an interest in modeling and passionate about making music, as she is good at writing her rhymes. As soon as she set foot in the hip hop community with the influence of listening to different music genres and huge artists such as Gigi Lamayne, Anderson Park, Nasty C, the list goes on. She already knew what she was up against in terms of associating herself with the acts of music. In 2017 she released her first single titled Take Over, which features MX The Imp as she was becoming more interested in making music. Deadly Fairy went as far as associating herself with other music artists, Apu Sekebedi and Young P. By the year 2019, she released another hit single titled Majesty, which got more attention from her listeners. Fortunately, Majesty got crowned hip hop song of the year at the hip hop era show, hosted by Promise Malaza. THE STORY MAGAZINE #04 - 9
Due to the quality of work she has been providing through her music, she managed to grow her fan base. Of course, Star FM gave the exposure that helped her grow as an artist. Earlier in 2020, she released a wavy trap single titled Wicked that also had shaken her fan base. Her journey has never been simple but appreciates the achievements she bagged.
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NOW STREAMING Wicked Trap/ Hip Hop 2020
Majesty Hip Hop 2019
Take Over Hip Hop 2019
01. Real Shit 02. Rose with Tony Dana 03. Wake Up ( feat. Purple Hazz & Terror BXY) 04. Spellz 05. Wishing/ Longway 06. Power (feat. Mr Makara) 07. Feelz
INSTAGRAM deadlyfairymusic FACEBOOK Joy DeadlyFairy Dayile
Producers: Apu Sebekedi Tony Dana Coco Humalien
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SERENITY ART GOODNESS MOHALE
SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram @serenity_artt Facebook Goodness lebogang ( Ramasala)
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Where are you from and how do you feel it has the way you look at the world? I was born and bred in Tembisa (Mayibuye section), a large township situated to the north of Kempton Park in the East Rand of Gauteng. Right now, as a 21-year-old kid, I feel like it’s a land of opportunity and place. When I was a kid, I thought of it as a home and a playground. I will probably think of it differently in a few years. What are you trying to portray through your art and your canvas? I enjoy working with different mediums and reinventing my work again and again. I portray pieces of art that include drawings, paintings, and sculptures. Art is about connecting with people’s emotions, simply because everybody hurts, loves, hopes, and dies. Mainly, art is about our sense of mortality. Sometimes, my work is personal, although it may not seem so at first, feelings about my relationship. What inspires your art and why is it important to you? I am inspired by things others never notice, or think of as ordinary. I am solely inspired by my unique perspective. Meaning that there are experiences that are specific to me and only me. And through those I have developed a wat to narrate those whether illustrative or conceptually, I do not need to fear a creative block because they do not happen, what inspires me comes from a place of intense selfexamination. How is your work different from other artists? It is best to show one kind of work, direction, or style that can be defined with you. I do whatever I want, everything is okay in my kind of art. I don’t question it, I do what I feel. It is art, I have an infinite number of art styles and if anyone tells me what to do things in a certain way, I stop immediately. I want to be free and experiment. As an artist, I have been working hard on style for a king time, I think it is perfectly okay to have various art styles. How does it feel being in a creative space? Gloriously, satisfying, joyful, energizing, stimulating, encouraging, thought-provoking, freeing, exhilarating, challenging, and wonderfully alive. It feels as if I am firing on all cylinders, perfectly tuned, and as if I was made to fo just that, which I am sure it is true. Whose work do you admire locally and why? Nelson Makamo, a celebrated young South African artist. I admire his vibrant portraits set in pulsating African urbanized landscapes, observing with astute THE STORY MAGAZINE #04 - 13
sensitivity, the chaotic energy of the city. His work strives to capture everyday people going about their ordinary lives as the contemporary world accelerates around them. He reflects on the movements of the culture amongst the youth living in and around the city. What other interests do you have besides arts and fashion? Video gaming, as it often implies a greater understanding of technology. Travelling can show my inclusiveness, well-roundedness, and cultural awareness.
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SUMTHING EPIC PICTURES Creative Team @otso_fifi @one87_za @rapn3rd
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FARM ANGEL Photoseries
Photography can be described and defined in many ways as every photographer would choose a subject and a person will most like have an opinion towards the photograph that is captured, interpreting a story or a message the viewer would get at that time. In this case, a beautiful young lady is captured on a land filled with beautiful crops and plants. One might wonder, why a farm?. We define photography as telling a story. The story behind these pictures is a very complex and important one. Women share a lot of similarities with farming. Just like crops and plants, for them to grow and be able to produce, they are well taken care of and nurtured. They blossom and flourish when shown love. The same applies to our beautiful queens and princesses. Women are flowers in human form. Commonly known as “rocks� it signifies strength and value. If not treated with the utmost love and respect they deserve, we can go as far as saying we are doomed. In these photographs, there is a sense of freedom, ownership, and comfort all over the
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muse’s face and body language. We see a rare bond between femininity and farming. Today women are being violated in every way possible. The same people who gave birth to us. Those who raised us to do better and live a happy life. These pictures tell a story that every single human being alive needs to see and feel. The setting jells in beautifully and effortlessly with the muse.
Interview with Vuyiswa Ntombela of Vee In Colour “Vee In Colour has a massive impact on my life as it plays a pivotal role. I also feel like there is a part of my life that neglected color for a while and, when Vee In Colour was born, it brought back that part.
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Now I tend to wear more color compared to how I used to wear color before. I like to think I wear color every day, more especially bright colors as I feel like I am a happy soul. Vee In Colour has brought that also. I know a lot of things about
color now than I did in my past, different colors represent different things, and that is something I understand now that I have grown and how it can influence me,
not. Passion is always the most important force. We are open to collaborating if we have mutual interests�.
For every color chosen, there will be a meaning behind it. For example, when we chose the red color, we were reflecting on the bloodshed that took place the time there was war between the Zulu tribe and the Xhosa tribe. Before we start designing and producing the product, we first brainstorm and discuss with Sipho, who is the founder and designer for Vee In Colour. After finding inspiration and meaning behind the design and color, we then find the material and start with the production process. How we came about Vee In Colour was by doing a photo series that Sipho and I did. At first, I was shy to be infront of the camera when he asked me to model for them, they told me that they like my style and we ended up discussing what we wanted to do, and the theme of color emerged. Even though it took us a while to do the shoot, we ended up getting a few good shots for the photo series. We are always keen to collaborate if it resonates with us. Why collaborate if it is not mutually beneficial? That is the most important thing. Sometimes money is not the driving force. We must figure out whether a brand will take us seriously or
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“For me Vee In Colour ia more of an exploration project where we are also touching bases of different mediums of art, We are not bound to do one thing. For me it is getting out there and doing more everyday through the perspective of color ofcourse, we are trying to put color where ever we can.” - Sipho Allen Zwane
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Concept @veeincolour Wardrobe @vuyiswavu @veeincolour Photography @punk.tsula Photography Assistant @spovaaa Make - Up @kokey_reigns Models @thevoiceofconfidence & mamsy Ayanda Ntombela @vuyiswavu @palesa_lisa_williams @asinavalo_ @mphopatane @mathubangcobo @josefina_fuca
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IIREI STUDIOS @iireixuniverse
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Roles of Directors Fanele Zulu Beat maker/Producer/Artist (Fanele Thee)/Publisher. Mr. Zulu is responsible for the admin of releasing IIREI music on all online platforms. He composes the beats and instrumentals on all music released under IIREI. He produces, mixes and masters records. THE STORY MAGAZINE #04 - 25
Tumelo Selemela Artist/Producer/Apparel designer & printing. Mr. Selemela is an artist at the record label. He produces and mixes records. The apparel designs and printing are handled by this director.
Coltart Sithole Photographer/Music video director/Artist manager/ Marketing director. Mr. Sithole is responsible for shaping the image of an artist in the public’s eye. This role is linked with marketing the music and placing IIREI music on playlists that give artists exposure to the market.
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Vision
IIREI is a South African independent record label whose theme is creating hip hop music that sounds authentic to the soul. The music is meant to be a voice for the regular individual, who perceives life in South Africa and the rest of the world for what it is: dreams are worth more than reality. And in order to achieve one’s dreams, one must be able to embrace travelling a path less travelled. In essence, at IIREI we aspire to create a lifestyle of creative freedom. Meaning that our will is to create art that speaks to the soul, in doing so inspiring as many individuals as possible. The popular perception of reality and how the world works is detached from the actual reality of struggles people face daily. Marketed art (music in this case) on the mainstream does not provoke thought. Our art aims to provoke thought, which genuinely fosters growth in the human mind.
Objectives
1. Creating street hard hip hop 2. Focusing on afro-centric content 3. Creating films that tell township stories that matter 4. Producing music with quality instrumental sounds 5. Shooting music videos that contain messages with valuable meaning 6. Offering our market worldly level products that resemble African originality
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Faces. August 2020
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A face is known to be an organ of emotion, as we can read facial expressions to understand the feeling of other human beings. However, we can easily be deceived or manipulated by people who tend to sell us dreams with their appearance, more especially because facial appearance gauges personality traits of trustworthiness, attractiveness, or even dominance. When your face and skin look good, we will most likely feel good about ourselves. And a face is one of the most fundamental parts of the body for self-recognition. For other people, it is a makeup tool used to hide their feelings and who they are. Something which may lead to cruel repercussions. We tend to hide our true identity because we are afraid about what are people going to say or get judged by the next person. Some of us can look happy and strong yet we are facing tough sotuations we come across on a daily basis.
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