Tag: pantsula

• Citi Express is next on Afrosynth Records – ‘Living For The City’ is a fantastic snapshot of early house and US garage infused music made in South Africa

  

  Afrosynth Records has been a world leader in celebrating past masterpieces of South African music since 2017 – this time the label is reissuing a classic from 1991, as the end of apartheid began to dawn. Citi Express and Living For The City is clearly influenced by the global house music wave of the time, as…

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  July 13, 2023

  Afrosynth Records, South Africa, Uncategorized

  Afrosynth Records, bubblegum, Citi Express, Dave Durbach, Gamble & Huff, garage, Gary Vonqwest, house, Kelli Sae, kwaito, Living For The City, pantsula, Quentin Foster, Reissue, Ron ‘Robot’ Friedman, Sorell Johnson, South Africa, Steve Proctor

• Soundway to drop ‘Gumba Fire’ – expertly curated by Miles Cleret and DJ Okapi

  Miles Cleret and DJ Okapi have handpicked a killer selection of bubblegum soul and synth boogie and have further built on the South African canon. All tracks have never been reissued or available digitally before on Gumba Fire: Bubblegum Soul & Synth-Boogie in 1980s South Africa. This Soundway compilation covers music that evolves from the…

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  January 31, 2018

  Uncategorized

  Afrosynth, Ashiko, bubblegum, DJ Okapi, Gumba Fire, kwaito, mbaqanga, Miles Cleret, pantsula, Rush Hour, Soundway, South Africa, synth-boogie