The annual Dance Music Awards South Africa #DMASA were created to acknowledge and honour the contribution made by South African Dance Music Artists towards the growth of South African Dance Music. The #DMASA also recognises achievements made by our artists through awarding them for their hard work and for pushing …
Read More »Dj Kabila Blazes Away With New Hit Single “Somnyama”
Siyanda Makanya famously known as DJ Kabila is a South African born DJ/Music Producer based in Durban. With three albums under his wing and having been signed within Blackcoffee’s label Soulistic Music back in 2006. Dj Kabila released two of his three albums namely Believe and Soulistic Music Cuts Vol. …
Read More »Dwson Releases “Bermuda EP” Through Freerange Records
Freerange welcome another newcomer to the label. Hailing from Cape Town, South Africa, Dwson is starting to make major waves at home, as well as internationally. As a producer, Dwson is responsible for some of the deepest, speaker shaking slo-mo house on one of SA’s leading imprints Stay True Sounds …
Read More »DJ Lag Hand Picked By Beyonce On “Lion King:The Gift Album” Production
Beyoncé has released her new Lion King-inspired album, The Lion King: The Gift, officially out on today. After a rousing speech at Coachella where she insisted on bringing authentic African music to a world stage for the project, The Gift is an array of African sounds made by a long …
Read More »Spring Fiesta Announces New Partnership And Full Artist Line Up
Hosted by Soul Candi Live, Metro FM & SABC 1 – the 9th edition of Dance Cultures National Holiday will bring the City of Ekurhuleni to a standstill, ushering in the festive wave like never before as The Hunter’s Spring Fiesta will take place at the annual party playground, Wild Waters in Boksburg, South Africa …
Read More »Wilson Kentura Burn The Floor Is An Essential Afro House Listen
Tap into a Wilson Kentura set and you’ll get nothing but infectious bangers! Hailing from Luanda, Angola, Kentura has had an eclectic career and has used his past exploits as influences in his new material. Wilson Kentura’s afro house also incorporates kizomba and kuduro, traditional Angolan forms of dance music, …
Read More »Shimza Returns To Cadenza With Eminence
Shimza, one of South-Africa’s shining talents, makes his return to Cadenza with Eminence, a burning compound of profound percussions and late-night rapturing synths. This Gauteng, South African born artist is one of the most celebrated African electronic musicians and has garnered the reputation of the Effect Master and Vinyl Assassin …
Read More »Afrocentric Records Introduces Latest Project From WildOne94
Flying the flag for Mozambique, “Afrocentric Records” introduces the latest project from deep house deejay “WildOne94”. With easily one of the more experimental styles on the Afrocentric roster, WildOne94 (born Emerso Monjane) left the garage & power pop world and became a solo electronic producer with a specialty in a …
Read More »Kates lé Café Announces His Latest Release “Magandula” Through Afrocentric Records
Rising South African Afrotech producer “Kates lé Café” is back with a new maxi-single to hit the dancefloors to. From founding the “Kapsule Boyz” to collaborating with upcoming underground artists such as TonicVolts, Mdeeh and Dr. Sekza, Kates lé Café’s stock has risen with the amount of work he’s done. …
Read More »SkyWhite Brings On The Heat With “Down On Me EP”
A brand new talent to the music scene, “SkyWhite’s” journey into music began when he learned to play the piano at 10 years old. He was turned on to house music at just 16 after attending “Black Coffee’s” (Ballantine’s Human Orchestra) performance in 2014 and promptly learned to dj. He …
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