Born Aluwani Silas Thovhakale in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, the solo artist H' & Them leads an experimental approach, an ever-evolving chimera, evading categorization.
Home In A Bit, released on 10/May/23. The Alt-Afro Indie album blends Melancholic Indie-Folk, Alt-R&B and Lofi to articulate the homesickness inflicted by mourning the loss of a younger brother. HIAB's offbeat sonic tapestry, conceptual coherence and brevity propelled it into the Top 10 Apple Music Alt Charts, making it his first album to chart.
H’ & Them + phatu (fka Jazz the Man) are the Alternative Rap duo H’ & JAZZ. For their first LP, H' & JAZZ, Vol. 2, b. 8/Dec/2023, they called JAYSTEEZE, who worked closely with phathu to carve the haunting, gritty-soulful soundscape that fits the thought-provoking lyrics like a glove. It embraces the raw to articulate playfully and elegantly a Nasty that transcends language boundaries. People who can’t understand a whiff of Tshivenda pull a stank face when these songs play! They don't know what it is, but it's a Nasty. A Bold & Uglyful. Volume 2 is for the celebration but, more importantly, the advancement of Venda Rap lyrically and sonically.
low-q shorts, released on 25/Nov/22, is best appreciated as abstract poetic sketches that scroll through episodes of the rapper’s grief, solitude, survivor's remorse, and hunger for consolation without being overly vulnerable.
