Our guest today is Cape Town based spoken word poet with an impressive track record. Kyle Louw is a slam champion with three titles under his belt.

He has shared the stage with several international artists including Alysia Harris, World slam Champion Harry Baker as well as Luka Lesson who is the Australian Slam Champion.

On Meqoqo today Kyle shares with host Linda Fekisi the source of his inspiration. He touches on the state of spoken word poetry in South Africa and performs one of his favourite works.

This interview was shot on location at Wynberg’s Sabria’s Restaurant. A family owned Halaal eatery that has been a conversation hub, a true Meqoqo meeting point, for many generations.