As has become the norm at MTN Bushfire, music fans will find an eclectic combination of the names they know and love, as well as newer acts and artists from around Africa and beyond. Discovering new artists and music styles is one of the highlights of every MTN Bushfire weekend.

Neo Muyanga is a composer whose work traverses new opera, jazz improvisation and African idiomatic song. Muneyi’s sound is a healing experience, a meeting with the gods. Pilani Bubu is never without a lived experience etched into her heart and mind. Thesis ZA's music has traces of neo soul, R&B, Afro soul and jazz.

Up next at the Bassline Live at the Lyric Theatre Series, in association with BET, is ZOË MODIGA, the multitalented award-winning singer, songwriter, performer, collaborator and ultimate storyteller.

Recognizing her immense and distinctive talent, Simphiwe will be creating a new offering, MOYA. In this undertaking, Dana seeks to offer her audience a new experiential journey as she weaves her message through a story being told through the acapella roots of her music and the spiritual call there is in it.

The new album is a companion piece to the larger cultural memory work of Somi's original play, Dreaming Zenzile, which is based on the life of Miriam Makeba and will open Off-Broadway in New York City in June 2022 after touring across theaters in United States since Fall 2021.