Tag: South Africa
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Brazilian hip hop and pan-African extravaganza on ‘Ela Partiu’ by Laiz & The New Love Experience – it’s outernational excellence
This is a multi-genre inspired hip-hop album – with socially conscious inspirations – fused with musical reference points from around the world, meet Laiz & The New Love Experience. Their new single is out today entitled Mena. This final single and video features Jembaa Groove’s Eric Owusu – bridging topics around love, sexuality – and is about someone…
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South Africa’s Asher Gamedze leads new ten-piece for single on International Anthem – ‘Find Each Other’ trails album together with The Black Lungs
Cape Town based Asher Gamedze has shared new lead single Find Each Other – a polyrhythmic jazz reflection recorded with new 10-piece ensemble The Black Lungs – and is the first track from forthcoming album Constitution out 30th August on International Anthem. The drummer and composer is a cultural worker in South Africa and devotes…
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Luke Una selects and edits South African cuts for Mr Bongo – fresh servings of bubblegum from Thandi Zulu, b/w futuristic jazz dance from Lionel Pillay
Two fantastic edits here appearing on the second volume of the Mr Bongo series – hats off to Luke Una here and the way he has changed the dynamic and energy for two must-have jammers. One is a jazz dancer come proto-house fusion, think Chaz Jankel and Marshall Jefferson being new additions to The Believers.…
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‘Rainbow Revisited’ is a glorious celebration of friends – South African star Thandi Ntuli and jazz-ambient-sorcerer Carlos Niño for International Anthem
Carlos Niño is an artist who proves his creative exceptionality release after release, this time collaborating with South African artist Thandi Ntuli. International Anthem has been Niño’s home for many releases and also puts out this LP with Ntuli – a Johannesburg, South Africa based pianist, composer, and singer. Rainbow Revisited, with cover art by…
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Tashif Kente’s 1991 album is South African gold – its timeless street-soul vibe is revived by the taste making DJ duo and label, Heels & Souls
Heels & Souls Recordings is a label that has been curating a series of soulful jams, reflecting their stirring DJ sets and bountiful, deep crates. Now, they look back to the sounds of South Africa’s townships in 1991, picking four of Tashif Kente’s finest cuts from his sought after album A Boy And A Dream.…
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South Africans Esa and Kamazu combine on the ‘Shukuma’ EP – the world leading producer and label boss forms a winning team with the legend of kwaito music
Kamazu & Esa have produced a future classic that is out in September on Esa’s own AWEH music and is entitled Shukuma. London based South African, Esa Williams, continues his evolution of his homeland’s music – this time reviving Kamazu and his kwaito brilliance – on an original EP out in September. Title track Shukuma,…
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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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Marcus Harvey channels heavenly and spaced out R&B from South Africa’s Alexandra Township – out on the Paradise Soundsystem label
An amazing talent has emerged on the global scene from Alexandra Township in Johannesburg – Marcus Harvey’s beautiful new EP is entitled You Still Don’t Know Me and describes falling in love and combatting life’s adversities. The EP is an overall ode to a future lover, but also examines society’s role in gaslighting social issues, such…
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Amami are a trio of diverse backgrounds and influences – their debut album is ‘Soleil’ for Bongo Joe Records and tours all corners of the globe
Geneva’s AMAMI drop their debut LP Soleil – an outernational extravaganza of dancehall, ragga, Afropop and no wave – this August, on cult imprint Bongo Joe Records, also of Switzerland. The group specialise in fusing elements from around the world, including Moroccan gnawa, funaná from Cape Verde, and South African Shangaan electro. The album is out…
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They dig real deep at We Are Busy Bodies – three highlights: Graham’s General Store, Eboni Band and the Malombo music of Philip Tabane
We Are Busy Bodies continue their distinctive and enlightening release schedule, with a forthcoming self-titled album Graham’s General Store. The Canadian label drops this sumptuous folk music around October, another direction to their work after recent highlight releases of Ghanian highlife, South African jazz and the must hear Eboni Band reissue. “The songs on Graham’s General…
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