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Jitsvinger is an @Afrikaaps (Afrikaans with local Cape Town dialect) vernacular and KykNet Fiesta-award winning performing artist who combines poetry, self-composed music and theatre. He started his ascent into the music arena in the mid-90s eventually releasing his self-written debut album Skeletsleutel in 2007. In addition to Jitsvinger’ s solo work, he has collaborated on various projects since entering the performing arts industry. He was of part of an inter-continental exchange called Rogue State Alliance, between Swiss and South African artists. The collaborative project yielded two albums: Rogue State of Mind Part I and Rogue State of Mind Part II. His more recent releases include Jitsologie (2017) and Knapgat Remixes (2018). Jitsvinger has worked with Featured artists such as @Jack Parow, @YoungstaCPT, @Claire Phillips, @Kyle Shepherd, @Akwazi, @Benjamin Jephta , the @Pops Mohammed, @Melanie Scholtz, @Def P @GREIS, @Blaxtar, @Zulu Boy and more Jitsvinger's central focus is to promote and celebrate heritage and culture through popularizing vernacular through poetry, theatre and music. He envisions a united Afrikaans culture in South Africa, whereby the history and identity of this indigenous language is restored.