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"The Best Kept Secret Podcast”, unofficially known as “the podcast about nothing”, is a music podcast dedicated to deep, honest conversations about the art and the artists behind it. We spotlight the most compelling voices in South African music and around the world — from the rising and underrated to the established and genre-defying. Through detailed album reviews and insightful interviews, we explore not just what the music sounds like, but what it means.
Whether you're an industry insider, a crate-digger, or just curious about the music shaping culture today — TBKS is where the real stories live.
This week we’re exploring Kristi Lowe’s debut album "a glimpse inside my mind," a project that feels raw, warm, and unfiltered in the best possible way. She digs into love, grief, healing, and self discovery with a kind of ho...
Lately, I’ve been thinking about how whole careers can be lit by Black music and Black style, how those careers can be marketed on the back of a thing that wasn’t theirs to sell, and then how, once the checks clear, the story quietly cha…
This week we’re turning the spotlight on one of South Africa’s most soulful voices, Langa Mavuso — and his first major release in years titled Therapy: The Other Side. The album marks a profound new chapter, rooted deeply in ...
One of my favourite things about being in this industry is when I come across an artist who is just starting out and then watching them grow year after year. I’ve been watching Kristi Lowe for a couple of years now and so naturally, I was keen…
If you have been listening to Olivia Dean for as long as I have, you will agree with me when I say that love, for Olivia Dean, has never been a static emotion. It’s an ongoing practice — imperfect, patient, and deeply human. Her sophomo…
There’s something fitting about naming an album after a tree that thrives in places it shouldn’t. Juniper carries that spirit in its marrow. It’s resilient, stubbornly alive in harsh terrain, and evergreen. For Joy Crookes, the tit…
Lately, I’ve been thinking about how whole careers can be lit by Black music and Black style, how those careers can be marketed on the back of a thing that wasn’t theirs to sell, and then how, once the checks clear, the story quietly cha…
One of my favourite things about being in this industry is when I come across an artist who is just starting out and then watching them grow year after year. I’ve been watching Kristi Lowe for a couple of years now and so naturally, I was keen…
If you have been listening to Olivia Dean for as long as I have, you will agree with me when I say that love, for Olivia Dean, has never been a static emotion. It’s an ongoing practice — imperfect, patient, and deeply human. Her sophomo…