The Almost Perfect Podcast

Nipho Hurd is a musician and entrepreneur. If you're a part of the Durban music scene, you've no doubt seen and heard Nipho, either on stage or in the crowd supporting other artists. Nipho puts herself and other artists she's passionate about on by organising gigs through her company In Your Backyard, and she pays some bills by helping you look fly for cheap with her thrifting company Tinz.

We get into the difficulties of the Durban music scene whilst also looking at what's working and how Nipho is having an impact. We learn the somewhat seedy origins of Tinz and dig into what drives Nipho's entrepreneurial spirit. We also get into some very real talk about depression and suicidal thoughts, so please consider this your trigger warning.

https://almostperfect.co.za/ep-48-nipho-hurd/

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ByLwansta has had a rollercoaster of a year which is why the rapper/designer/art director is the first returning guest on The Almost Perfect Podcast. ByLwansta has taken himself out of his comfort zone and it's taken him around the world.

We get into the differentiation between ByLwansta and Lwandile, how he's learning to collaborate more, and we learn how he got on Colors and has found himself travelling the world with his art.

https://almostperfect.co.za/ep-47-bylwansta-returns/

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Russel Hlongwane is a cultural producer and creative industry consultant who has been quite busy behind, and occasionally in front of, the curtains of Durban arts and culture. Russel has been involved in a plethora of projects that have had varying degrees of impact, but what surprised me the most was to find out he's only been on the path of his current role for about 5 years. Russel is a deep thinker and one of my favourite people to talk to in general so it was only a matter of time before I got him on.

We get into a myriad of topics from design, to culture, to race, and how they all intersect. Russel is endlessly fascinated and driven by the tensions at play in his own life and the world around him. It's a fascinating chat. Enjoy.

https://almostperfect.co.za/ep-46-russel-hlongwane/

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Matthew Rightford is a musician who creates music under the monicker of Albany Lore. Matthew's music is so smooth and groovy and just hits the right spot for me so he's been on my list for a while. He's recently released a track and video called 'Payphone' and has an EP about to drop soon, so we get into all of that as well as his musical upbringing, his love of South African Jazz and Nu-Age Kwaito, playing solo vs with a band, and we veer off into AI and Big Brother territory before bringing it back to the music.

If you wanna know what it's like to grow up learning to play sax at SACS or the skills you can learn from getting a day job whilst you work on your craft, this one is for you.

https://almostperfect.co.za/ep-44-matthew-rightford-albany-lore/

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Comedian and podcaster Simmi Areff is the go-to-guy when it comes to podcasting in South Africa. These days he's the co-host of the hilarious Badvice podcast and founder of the All Ears podcast network, although he started out hosting Lesser Known Somebodies and built his CV as a producer through POC Podcasts.

We get into the business of podcasting, how to network as a misanthrope, and why he believes in magic.

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