Staff Writer
Thabiso “Sparx” Manama or “Black Raphael” as he likes to call himself, is a music producer and rapper from Johannesburg set to give fans incredible sounds.
Featured on his debut are Emtee, Big Zulu and the late Prokid.
His use of the piano and live elements to compose contemporary music has positioned his sound as musical but well connected to street culture.
Sparx’s passion for music manifested after he heard the very first song on “miseducation of Lauryn Hill” in 1998, after which he immediately started writing lyrics and became an emcee.
Shortly after then, at age 14 he taught himself how to play the piano and acoustic guitar. After years of creating various creative works he finally went commercial in 2012 when he produced songs such as: “Go JR” and “Winner” on JR’s album – Colourful.
Since then he worked with artists such as PRO, Mandoza, K.O, Red Button, Big Zulu and several others in his capacity as music producer. From 2016 he gradually became distant from the music until 2020 when he realised that it is a passion he can never escape.
Hungry to put out music that is unapologetically authentic, he decided to work on his first project (EP) as an artist named “Dopamine Junkie” set for release on 30 September 2022.
Sparx is all about artistry and creative freedom and never wants to be bound by what is relevant or conventional.
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