Nasty C is one of South Africa’s most influential hip-hop artists, known for his sharp lyricism, global collaborations and crossover appeal. Raised in Durban, he has built an international career across hip-hop, trap, melody and R&B, bringing a high-energy performance style to major festival stages.

DJ Lag is one of South Africa’s leading electronic music exports, known for taking the sound and energy of gqom to global stages. His work brings Durban-born club culture into an international conversation while keeping its local pulse intact.

OSMIC is a South African hip-hop DJ, curator and cultural connector known for championing local hip-hop and youth music culture. His presence on the Sounds of Freedom stage adds a deep link to the scenes, movements and sounds that continue to shape urban South African music.

Saul Madiope, known as The Digital Jazz Man, is a Pretoria-born DJ, producer and musician whose sound blends African jazz with modern digital production. For Sounds of Freedom, he brings a Bossa Nova-led DJ set shaped by jazz, soul and contemporary electronic textures.

Dindie brings a jazz-led DJ energy to the Sounds of Freedom line-up, adding a smooth, soulful and groove-focused sound to the festival’s daytime programme. Her set brings another layer of texture to a line-up moving across house, hip-hop, soul, jazz and South African club culture.

Frank Apollo is a DJ, producer and curator known for his genre-blending approach to music. As the mind behind the Mzansi Neo-Soul movement, he has created a platform for South Africa’s underground soul and R&B talent, with sets that move through golden-era sounds, soul, hip-hop, funk, disco and Afrobeat influences.

Jade T is a Johannesburg-based DJ known for her vibrant energy, Amapiano selections and wide-ranging love for South African music. Her breakout moment came through the Apartment Life YouTube Live Sessions, and she has since performed across South Africa, Mozambique and Dubai.

Le Nanza is a South African DJ known for her vibrant energy, crowd connection and versatile music selection. With performances across major lifestyle, music and cultural events, she brings a dynamic sound shaped by experience, confidence and a strong instinct for bringing people together through music.

LoveSlavePhola is a DJ, lifelong learner and co-founder of Homie.Lover.Friend. Her sound brings a warm, expressive and R&B-rooted energy to the Sounds of Freedom stage, adding another layer of intimacy and groove to the festival experience.

Ndumiso Beloved, born Nondumiso Mabena, is a Pretoria-born musician, theatre practitioner and Afro-jazz gospel fusion artist. Her music moves beyond traditional gospel forms, blending spirituality, love, redemption and hope into performances that are heartfelt, reflective and uplifting.

Known worldwide as one-half of the iconic South African house duo Black Motion, Thabo Smol steps into a more intimate musical space with a curated alternative DJ set. Expect neo-soul, alt-hip-hop, indie-folk, bossa nova, jazz and funk influences shaped into a soulful listening journey.

Umzulu Phaqa, born Sphiwe Moya, is an isiZulu storyteller and singer-songwriter from rural KwaZulu-Natal. Her sound moves freely between Afro-soul, Afropop, house and hip-hop, carrying heritage, playfulness and electric stage energy into a voice that refuses to be contained.

Vuyo Viwe is a Johannesburg-based flautist, composer and vocalist emerging from the city’s new wave of sound healers. Her sound blends South African traditional song forms, orchestral folk, alternative vocal melodies, electronic textures and classical instruments into something intimate, experimental and deeply rooted.

Lamza The DJ brings a house-focused DJ set to Sounds of Freedom, closing the line-up with dancefloor rhythm, groove and late-night festival energy.

Goku707 brings Bacardi energy to the Sounds of Freedom stage, adding a raw, high-impact club sound to the festival’s late-night programme.

DJ Shades brings a 3-step DJ set to the Sounds of Freedom line-up, adding late-night electronic movement and South African club energy to the festival programme.

Teedo Love, also known as Noluthando Rotwane, is a Johannesburg-based DJ, event coordinator, project manager and founder of Love Infinity Media. Known as an open-format DJ, she has performed at corporate events, festivals and clubs locally and internationally.

DJ Lag is one of South Africa’s leading electronic music exports, known for taking the sound and energy of gqom to global stages. His work brings Durban-born club culture into an international conversation while keeping its local pulse intact.

OSMIC is a South African hip-hop DJ, curator and cultural connector known for championing local hip-hop and youth music culture. His presence on the Sounds of Freedom stage adds a deep link to the scenes, movements and sounds that continue to shape urban South African music.

Saul Madiope, known as The Digital Jazz Man, is a Pretoria-born DJ, producer and musician whose sound blends African jazz with modern digital production. For Sounds of Freedom, he brings a Bossa Nova-led DJ set shaped by jazz, soul and contemporary electronic textures.

Dindie brings a jazz-led DJ energy to the Sounds of Freedom line-up, adding a smooth, soulful and groove-focused sound to the festival’s daytime programme. Her set brings another layer of texture to a line-up moving across house, hip-hop, soul, jazz and South African club culture.

Frank Apollo is a DJ, producer and curator known for his genre-blending approach to music. As the mind behind the Mzansi Neo-Soul movement, he has created a platform for South Africa’s underground soul and R&B talent, with sets that move through golden-era sounds, soul, hip-hop, funk, disco and Afrobeat influences.

Jade T is a Johannesburg-based DJ known for her vibrant energy, Amapiano selections and wide-ranging love for South African music. Her breakout moment came through the Apartment Life YouTube Live Sessions, and she has since performed across South Africa, Mozambique and Dubai.

Le Nanza is a South African DJ known for her vibrant energy, crowd connection and versatile music selection. With performances across major lifestyle, music and cultural events, she brings a dynamic sound shaped by experience, confidence and a strong instinct for bringing people together through music.

LoveSlavePhola is a DJ, lifelong learner and co-founder of Homie.Lover.Friend. Her sound brings a warm, expressive and R&B-rooted energy to the Sounds of Freedom stage, adding another layer of intimacy and groove to the festival experience.

Ndumiso Beloved, born Nondumiso Mabena, is a Pretoria-born musician, theatre practitioner and Afro-jazz gospel fusion artist. Her music moves beyond traditional gospel forms, blending spirituality, love, redemption and hope into performances that are heartfelt, reflective and uplifting.

Known worldwide as one-half of the iconic South African house duo Black Motion, Thabo Smol steps into a more intimate musical space with a curated alternative DJ set. Expect neo-soul, alt-hip-hop, indie-folk, bossa nova, jazz and funk influences shaped into a soulful listening journey.

Umzulu Phaqa, born Sphiwe Moya, is an isiZulu storyteller and singer-songwriter from rural KwaZulu-Natal. Her sound moves freely between Afro-soul, Afropop, house and hip-hop, carrying heritage, playfulness and electric stage energy into a voice that refuses to be contained.

Vuyo Viwe is a Johannesburg-based flautist, composer and vocalist emerging from the city’s new wave of sound healers. Her sound blends South African traditional song forms, orchestral folk, alternative vocal melodies, electronic textures and classical instruments into something intimate, experimental and deeply rooted.