“Only Like You Do” began as a slow acoustic song when Easy Freak were just getting started. A decade later, Dom Hurd and Jude Kenrick have rebuilt it with groove, live instrumentation and the confidence of the band they have become.
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EntertainmentUmthetho Is South Africa’s Number-One Netflix Show — And It Has Already Gone GlobalWithin days of release, the South African crime drama has reached number one on Netflix at home and number six on the platform’s global non-English television chart, turning local attention into measurable international reach.
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