{"id":1,"date":"2025-10-06T16:51:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.kobusmuller.de\/?p=1"},"modified":"2025-10-06T19:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T19:19:12","slug":"kobus-muller-from-south-africa-to-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kobusmuller.de\/index.php\/2025\/10\/06\/kobus-muller-from-south-africa-to-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"From South Africa to Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Kobus Muller\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/5gGeXLcvZWbqfFXpl24iGx?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-social-links-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Kobus Muller arrives in Berlin with a clear purpose: to fuse his South African musical roots with contemporary European production. 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