The Black Power Station

08/06/2026

📣 TBPS family the Creative season is upon us!

This year we celebrate and honour Mama wethu, uMadosini 🙌🏾🖤 . Please join us once again in Makhanda for the National Arts Festival, from 25 June – 5 July 2026.

Poster designed by ...A huge shoutout to you brother 🙏🏾, your artistic expression always moves us beyond the feeling of greatness!

19/05/2026

Tomorrow the Mic gets fired by the one and only live at

29/04/2026

And so it begins...the road to the 2026 🎨 🎭 🧑🏾‍🎨

📣 Announcement!!

Family, we are pleased to announce that our brother will be gracing us with his remedial offering, 'Ikhandlela', on the 3rd of July! More details will be shared on the official poster.

Phila Dlozi is a South African Afro-soul singer, songwriter and cultural storyteller
whose voice carries both ancestry and urgency. Rooted in tradition yet undeniably
contemporary, his music exists at the intersection of indigenous wisdom, spiritual
conviction and modern African expression. His sound blends Afro-soul, folk
textures and acoustic vulnerability into something that feels both ancient and
immediate.

In a world searching for noise, he chooses resonance.In a world chasing attention, he chooses alignment.

And through Ikhandlela, he reminds us all: the light was never lost — it was always
within 🕯️ 🪔

28/04/2026

Umama Wesizwe, obe sisikhukukazi esivelise abafundi bomculo weSintu. Umama uMadosini not only pioneered a sonic technology, through her music we are blessed with a living archive of our history and cultural knowledge as Abantu. In our 12 Years of Revolutionary Art we celebrate the life of uMam Latozi 'Madosini' Mpahleni.

Join us in celebrating Madosini at the 2026 National Arts Festival (25 June - 5 July). This year we're inviting you 🫵🏾, our TBPS patrons 🖤, to suggest a Wishlist ✨ of Artist/Creatives/Thinkers you would like to see on our 11-day line up!!! Comment down below...

18/04/2026

welcome to Makahanda we ready for tonight

16/04/2026

📣 ATTENTION Makhanda!!!

On Saturday at 12h00 will join us for the pop up session happening at the facilities. It is FREE!! Come say hi and take pictures with your fave 🙌🏾

For directions: the closest landmarks are the RU Drama department and the RU Great Hall.

For Students we have a discount code (28% off)...see link below. PLEASE BRING YOUR STUDENT CARD WITH YOU FOR ENTRANCE TO THE SHOW 🙏🏿

https://www.quicket.co.za/events/365555-internet-athi-live-at-the-black-power-station/ #/tickets?discountCode=INTERNET%20ATHI%20%40%20TBPS

Internet Athi LIVE PERFORMANCE
at 19h00. See link in bio for tickets ✨

30/03/2026

Makhanda!! SAVE THE DATE 18 April 2026

Internet Athi returns to the Black Power Station for a full-circle moment. His first time here was in 2022 during the National Arts Festival Fringe Programme, before any music had officially been released, when the songs lived only in performance.

Now, he comes back with a growing catalogue and a more defined voice. Expect a live set shaped by Eastern Cape influences, jazz harmony, and soul, carried by rich instrumentation.

A return to where it began, with intention, growth, and something real to share.

29/03/2026

Makhanda. Save the date: 18 April 2026.

Internet Athi returns to The Black Power Station for a full-circle moment. His first time here was in 2022 during the National Arts Festival Fringe Programme, before any music had officially been released, when the songs lived only in performance.

Now, he comes back with a growing catalogue and a more defined voice. Expect a live set shaped by Eastern Cape influences, jazz harmony, and soul, carried by rich instrumentation.

A return to where it began, with intention, growth, and something real to share.

27/02/2026

18/02/2026

EZIKO VILLAGE TOUR returns, Now Heading to Makhanda (Grahamstown)!!!

The EZIKO VILLAGE TOUR is back for its first edition of the year, and this time we’re bringing the fire to Makhanda (Grahamstown).
What began last year as an intimate journey through five villages quickly grew beyond our expectations, with invitations coming from across the country, including Cape Town, Northwest University and Untitled Basement (Joburg). The movement continues to expand, but its heart remains the same: rooted, rural, and resonant.
This is a stripped-down musical experience where Dumza Maswana returns to the essence, playing the uhadi, accompanied by guitars. No spectacle. No excess. Just raw, unfiltered sound. Music in its most authentic form.

The evening will be hosted at The Black Power Station, one of the most intimate and fitting spaces for this kind of soulful gathering.
Come experience the village spirit, up close and personal.

Tickets ✨
Early bird: 200
General Ticket: R250
At the door: R300

Link in Bio 🖤