Johannesburg – This weekend, Johannesburg will bear witness to a singular night of poetry, digital sound, and cultural hearth.
Eon The Mod, the French/South African electrical poetry outfit fronted by spoken phrase powerhouse and Poetry Slam champion Ewok, on Friday, 22 Could 2026, makes their debut at Collectors’ Collective Report Bar (CCRB) within the closing leg of the “Make UBUNTU Nice Once more Tour” (MUGA Tour).
Offered by 9II5, a celebrated curated music occasion idea, the evening guarantees an immersive, Bohemian-styled expertise that locations sound high quality, intimacy, and genuine inventive power at its centre.
On the centre of the MUGA Tour stands Ewok, whose poetry is visceral and socially charged, drawing from the rhythms of lived expertise and the urgency of a world in flux.
His phrases discover their full energy within the improvised digital soundscapes crafted by French modular musician and composer Charles Amblard, with the sonic structure accomplished by skilled sound designer and engineer Vincent Hoppe.
Collectively, the three-piece act brings over 30 years of mixed efficiency expertise to phases starting from intimate theatre areas to main pageant platforms.
The Make UBUNTU Nice Once more Tour marks the primary time this singular venture will carry out on South African soil, and Johannesburg is the ultimate cease.
Ewok captured the temper in his personal phrases: “It’s been considerably of every week with The Frenchmen Charles and Vincent flying instantly into storage band rehearsals.
“We’re popping out sharp.
“In some unspecified time in the future, you must say that you just’ve achieved what you possibly can and let or not it’s what or not it’s.
“That is that time. Right here we go, right here you come, there it’s.”
The MUGA Tour is rooted within the band’s aware, socio-political imaginative and prescient, positioning artwork as an lively participant within the world push for eco-social justice.
9II5 has designed the JHB occasion as a poetry jam session in a residential lounge setting, crammed with sofa seating, heat ambient lighting, crops, rugs, and wall hangings, creating an surroundings that prizes sound high quality over quantity and connection over spectacle.
The supporting programme is intentionally assembled to enrich every dimension of Eon The Mod’s efficiency. Featured on the line-up are:
Funkedelik:
KZN-born, JHB-based DJ Sithembile Mbonyana opens the evening with neo-classic soul and lo-fi beats, setting a heat, fluid basis.
Mak Manaka:
Soweto-born poet and world traveller Maakomele R. Manaka delivers energetic slam poetry.
A four-time revealed poet, he has carried out for Presidents and represented South Africa on the closing ceremony of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Freshly Pressed White Tees:
PJ & Plonk carry a dwell digital button-bashing efficiency that blurs music and storytelling.
Xabiso, God & YU:
Award-winning poet Xabiso Vili and guitarist Zelizwe Mthembu (The Brother Strikes On) weave spoken phrase with blues-inflected guitar into performances the place poetry turns into music and music turns into prayer.
9II5 Soundsystem (RobthaBanka): 9II5’s resident selector holds the power between units, weaving the evening collectively.
About 9II5
9II5 is a curated music occasion idea that has, over 16 years, staged conceptual occasions for the working-class city viewers, activating areas that talk to genuine cultural power.
The JHB version of the MUGA Tour is offered and managed by 9II5.
About Eon the Mod
Eon The Mod is a three-piece digital outfit combining the spoken phrase of South African slam champion Ewok, the modular sound design of Charles Amblard, and the engineering mastery of Vincent Hoppe.
Their newest album, “25 Lìve” was launched in December 2025.
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Occasion Itemizing
Date: Friday 22 Could 2026
Time: 19:00
Venue: Collectors’ Collective Report Bar, Johannesburg
Tickets: R150 Pre-sale | R200 Door
Ticket Hyperlink: quicket.co.za/occasions/373752-eon-the-mod-x-9ii5-jhb/
