{"id":4242,"date":"2025-10-24T12:43:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T11:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staylow.co.za\/?p=4242"},"modified":"2025-10-24T13:07:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T12:07:26","slug":"ginger-trill-copy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staylow.co.za\/site\/2025\/10\/24\/ginger-trill-copy\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcus Harvey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4242\" class=\"elementor elementor-4242\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d305ca9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"d305ca9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:4235,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/staylow.co.za\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Screenshot-2024-07-31-at-20.51.12-scaled.png&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:4243,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/staylow.co.za\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/web-bg-marcus-1-1.png&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:4227,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/staylow.co.za\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/web-bg-marcus-2.png&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e96c96\" data-id=\"1e96c96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb00a9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb00a9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/staylow.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Marcus-Harvey_Logo_White.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4135\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staylow.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Marcus-Harvey_Logo_White.png 900w, https:\/\/staylow.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Marcus-Harvey_Logo_White-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/staylow.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Marcus-Harvey_Logo_White-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/staylow.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Marcus-Harvey_Logo_White-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e33fab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e33fab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marcus Harvey is a South African singer-songwriter, storyteller, and producer from Alexandra, Johannesburg. Growing up surrounded by R&amp;B, soul, and traditional African music at his mother\u2019s shebeen, he developed a sound rooted in heritage and emotion.\nAfter performing as \u201cHipnautik\u201d in his early teens, Marcus released his debut album I Am Marcus Harvey: You Don\u2019t Know Me Yet (2020), which quickly climbed the Apple Music charts and earned him Apple Music\u2019s Artist of the Month. Its follow-up EP You Still Don\u2019t Know Me (2021) continued to explore township life through his signature blend of jazz, hip hop, Afrobeat, and soul.\nFollowing collaborations with artists like A-Reece, Oscar Mbo, and Maglera Doe Boy, Marcus returned with Now You Know Me \u2014 a defining project that fuses heartfelt storytelling with contemporary South African sound, marking his evolution as one of the country\u2019s most distinctive musical voices.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f67afa wpr-button-icon-style-inline wpr-button-icon-position-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-button\" data-id=\"0f67afa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-button-wrap elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t<a class=\"wpr-button wpr-button-effect wpr-button-isi-left\" data-text=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/marcusharveymusic.com\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-button-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-button-text\">Visit Website <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-button-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-982e3e8 elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"982e3e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-c04df13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iammarcusharvey\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-x-twitter elementor-repeater-item-5947514\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iammarcusharvey\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">X-twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-x-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-tiktok elementor-repeater-item-9bb2b86\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@iammarcusharvey_?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Tiktok<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-tiktok\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-665f04d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC6LTlrl3f-MW1avLUZaqpiA\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad9ffd6\" data-id=\"ad9ffd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20051de elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"20051de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6xZiG6DJDawqJaTfd0aoPt?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; 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Growing up surrounded by R&amp;B, soul, and traditional African music at his mother\u2019s shebeen, he developed a sound rooted in heritage and emotion. After performing as \u201cHipnautik\u201d in his early teens, Marcus released his debut album I Am Marcus Harvey: You Don\u2019t Know Me Yet (2020), which quickly climbed the Apple Music charts and earned him Apple Music\u2019s Artist of the Month. Its follow-up EP You Still Don\u2019t Know Me (2021) continued to explore township life through his signature blend of jazz, hip hop, Afrobeat, and soul. Following collaborations with artists like A-Reece, Oscar Mbo, and Maglera Doe Boy, Marcus returned with Now You Know Me \u2014 a defining project that fuses heartfelt storytelling with contemporary South African sound, marking his evolution as one of the country\u2019s most distinctive musical voices. 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