Sumthin Brown

Bonolo Mafoyane is a mother, writer, events promoter and DJ (Sumthin Brown) based in Johannesburg, having played at major festivals in South Africa including OppiKoppi, Smoking Dragon and the Joburg Street Food festivals. She has also played in Botswana and the Kingdom of Eswatini, establishing professional relationships with artists, DJs and industry professionals in those republics.

Her scope of work is mainly in the music industry as a DJ, an archivist, a cultural commentator and founder & head curator of the Disco Cheese Funk Party series held at Kitcheners in Braamfontein, Johannesburg: a discotheque-themed night where only Funk, Disco, Soul, Boogie and Groove music is played on the night.

Her politics include active circumvention of gate-keeping and exclusionary concepts that recycle artists and stifle the natural flow of industry growth, as well as advocating for fair and equal treatment of women artists on and off the stage.

Sumthin Brown is also a member and co-founder of Femme Kollektive Experiment, an all-woman DJ collective formed by 5 women collectors/selectors/DJs in 2017.