Category: South Africa

• INTERVIEW: DJ Okapi, a world renouned taste-maker and head of the Afrosynth label of Johannesburg

  DJ Okapi has been at the fore of rediscovering dance music from South Africa since his Afrosynth blog started seven years ago. He has just compiled Boogie Breakdown: South African Synth-Disco 1980-1984 for Cultures of Soul and is about to commence a DJ tour of Europe. As well as blogging about under-publicised artists from his…

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  October 20, 2016

  Afrosynth Records, South Africa, Uncategorized

  Afrosynth, Boiler Room, Bottom Shelf, Cape Town, Charlie Bones, Cultures Of Soul, DJ Okapi, Eddie Magwaza, Good Block, Hugh Masekela, Invisible City, Johnannesburg, kwaito, NTS, Sakhile, VO

• Jo’burg’s Okapi shares synth classics

  Boston-based label Cultures of Soul is releasing a South African compilation selected by DJ Okapi – Boogie Breakdown: South African Synth-Disco 1980-1984. Famous for his Afrosynth blog – which has highlighted numerous treasures from the country – this selection of his homeland’s music is out in September. Many of  the country’s best young musicians were…

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  August 5, 2016

  Afrosynth Records, South Africa

  Al Etto, Benjamin Ball, Cannibals, Cultures Of Soul, DJ Okapi, Don Laka, Harari, Neville Nash, South Africa