lilies radio is a free-form, independent & curious online radio platform based in Johannesburg.
since 2017, Lilies Radio has hosted, produced + broadcasted radio shows - celebrating and conencting dots between emerging + established figures across music, the arts and cultural communities in South Africa + beyond.
by adopting a DIY, slow-made approach - and with our roots spread across Johannesburg & Cape Town - we have found home(s) in small office spaces, gardens & apartments to clubs, bookstores + other spaces - to bring a truly unique & diverse programme of music shows, DJ sets, conversations + sound experiments that consistently defy singular definition.
every week - we share our new discoveries, diverse music tastes, niche obsessions, and emerging ideas with a curious, global audience—both online and in real life.
The Lilies Radio residency program welcomes over 40 aspiring and established artists, broadcasters, journalists, DJs, and enthusiasts to develop their radio show ideas on their own terms - every season.
by adopting a DIY, slow-made approach - and with our roots spread across Johannesburg & Cape Town - we have found home(s) in small office spaces, gardens & apartments to clubs, bookstores + other spaces - to bring a truly unique & diverse programme of music shows, DJ sets, conversations + sound experiments that consistently defy singular definition.
every week - we share our new discoveries, diverse music tastes, niche obsessions, and emerging ideas with a curious, global audience—both online and in real life.
The Lilies Radio residency program welcomes over 40 aspiring and established artists, broadcasters, journalists, DJs, and enthusiasts to develop their radio show ideas on their own terms - every season.
over the years - we’ve prioritised:
- process over product.
- building space for all kinds of ideas—ambitious, simple, and half-formed to come to life.
- regular connection, experimentation, sharing & collaboration within our communtity - across the lines of style, class, race, sound and gender.
- to explore the levels of public and private performance that radio allows
- and most importantly, we stay curious!
who knows where that will lead us - but we’re glad you’ve joined in taking us there - together.