Breaka – Dololo
London’s Breaka is very much a product of the city’s multicultural and diverse underground scene. In essence, he’s a white guy named Charlie Baker who makes Black dance music
Q+A: 5 Minutes with Shimza
South African DJ and producer Shimza has been on a steady rise as one of Africa’s leaders in house music. His talent of fusing sounds and influences has been massively influentia
Black Coffee makes history with monumental Grammys win
Black Coffee made history at the 2022 Grammy Awards last night after winning the Best Dance / Electronic Music Album category, becoming the first African DJ to win the category and
DJ Lag, Sinjin Hawke – Raptor
What more is needed to prove that South African dance music is taking over the world? Gqom and amapiano are currently the country’s hottest cultural exports, and Black Coffee has
Native Soul’s debut album ‘Teenage Dreams’ begins the future of amapiano
Image: Awesome Tapes From Africa To say that South Africa may be experiencing a cultural Renaissance may not be completely unfounded. From the meme sensation of Jerusalema to Beyon
Scratchclart fuses Gqom and Grime on new EP, ‘Afrotek’
Image courtesy Hyperdub The sound of South Africa’s dance music underground is having a moment like never before. The township born forms of Gqom and Amapiano have infiltrated th
Angel-Ho finds her freedom on the dancefloor on the new album, ‘A Time To Die’
Image by Travys Owen Angel-Ho has always had something to say, and knows damn well how to say it. She has always understood that in order to be heard as a body perceived by way of
Desire Marea finds god on the dancefloor on the immaculate debut, ‘DESIRE’
Image by Zanele Muholi It makes a ridiculous amount of sense that Desire Marea should tap prolific queer South African photographer Zanele Muholi to shoot the cover for their immac
NTS’s ‘Amapiano Now’ compilation places South Africa’s underground centre stage
Image by Yaseen Brink / Copyright Prolific Media The music of Amapiano is infamously distributed to its followers via grassroots modes, most popularly via WhatsApp groups. This byp
Bridging The Gap With Electronic Music: South Africa’s Youth Empowerment NPO ‘Bridges For Music’
“We believe electronic music is a universal language that can be used to break down socio-economic boundaries. Music and artists can help bridge the extensive gap that exists bet
