FROM SINK TO STAGE: SHAKES & LES, ROUGE & MASHBEATZ JOIN FORCES FOR THE #RAISETHEBAR CHALLENGE
ROUGE & MASHBEATZ JOIN FORCES FOR THE #RAISETHEBAR CHALLENGE
Following last year’s winner, Leezy Lindokuhle – now taking Mzansi’s hip-hop scene by storm – Sunlight’s iconic green bar returns to inspire aspiring rappers and dancers to bring their unique voices to the movement.
Caption: by row, from left to right: Row 1 – K. Keed; Row 2 – Reece C Lewis, Mpho Ncube, Anele Zondo, Hope Ramafalo, Tyson Sybateli, Leezy Lindokuhle; Row 3 – Matthew J Power, Tony Dayimane
Over the years, the Sunlight green bar has become more than just a household staple – it’s a part of Mzansi culture. Loved and trusted for generations, it shows up everywhere: at kasi salons, student res, car washes, and in pre-groove beauty rituals. This year, Sunlight is taking that deep cultural connection to the next level with ‘Raise The Bar’, a challenge that transforms an everyday icon – the Sunlight green bar – into a platform for young people to express themselves through music and dance.
The movement grows beyond rap to include a dynamic dance category. Legendary collaborators Rouge and MashBeatz – fresh off his hit collaboration, ‘Nobody’ with Nasty C and Usimamane – lead the charge for aspiring rappers, while dance powerhouses Shakes & Les set the rhythm for dancers ready to express themselves and own the stage.
Dance duo Shakes & Les, who recently released their new EP ‘Estradini’, share: “We wanted to create a beat and rhythm that felt powerful and uplifting – something that sparks movement anywhere, from the stage to the street, and lets young people bring their own energy to ‘Raising The Bar.’”
The challenge runs from 29 September to 28 November 2025, with entries shared on social platforms by tagging @sunlightza and using #RaiseTheBarWithSunlight. Winners will be revealed at key moments leading up to the finale, where the overall winners will be announced.
How to enter:
The mechanic is simple: “Buy a bar, raise the bar, win your share of a bar (R 1 million).” Purchase a 250g
Sunlight Laundry Bar, register with your till slip via WhatsApp using the link in @sunlight.za bio on
Instagram. Create a 30–60 second rap or dance video entry using the sound on the Sunlight social media
pages and use the bar as a prop video, using #RaiseTheBarWithSunlight. Don’t forget to tag
@sunlight.za on Instagram and @sunlight_za on Tik Tok to stand a chance to win your share of R1
million.
Find out more about the competition here: https://www.sunlight.co.za/raise-the-bar.html
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