Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Ayepyep Lockdown Sessions extended until the end of winter Following a successful run with Sunday viewers, the Ayepyep Lockdown Sessions has now been extended until the end of August. Back for the ‘final July’ instalment this Sunday, the 2-hour long special airs on Trace Urban and is hosted by DJ Sumbody and Lamiez Holworthy. The August line-up will currently being finalised and […]
DJ Fresh releases statement re: Ntsiki Mazwai’s rape allegations After poet and activist Ntsiki Mazwai alleged on social media that radio personality DJ Fresh was a rapist the High Court in Johannesburg has ruled that she acted irresponsibly and instructed Mazwai to refrain from making further derogatory statements about the 947 DJ. DJ Fresh […]
The Rise of Queer Live-Electronic Duo Giolì & Assia Giolì & Assia first made their mark on the music industry after their live set performing on top of an active volcano in Milazzo Sicily, Italy went viral. The video amassed 1.2M views within the first 2 days of posting, but has now gained over 7.7M […]
#BecauseWeAre – 30 South African artists join forces to encourage unity, resilience, and action The song, #BecauseWeAre will be released on Mandela Day, 18 July with the aim to encourage unity, resilience, and action. A star studded ensemble of 30 Top South African musicians, including Vusi Mahlasela, Amanda Black, Arno Carstens, J’Something, Yvonne Chaka-Chaka, Karen […]
Lianne La Havas releases third album Lianne La Havas re-entered our musical consciousness at the end of February with her emotionally stirring soul-gem ‘Bittersweet’ and has since released the moving and sensual ‘Paper Thin’ and her current BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 playlisted single ‘Can’t Fight’—all of which have helped put Lianne firmly back on the cultural map for […]
The Lowkeys drop new Amapiano single, Gugu Pretoria based group, The Lowkeys, made up of lead singer and producer “Big Zee”, keyboardist/Song writer “Bean” and DJ/Producer, “Q Unlimited” are back with their next street anthem, titled “Gugu”. Though The Lowkeys had dominated the Amapiano scene for years, their breakthrough came in 2019 when they changed […]
Bongeziwe Mabandla iimini now available in Europe, UK & South Africa Bongeziwe Mabandla iimini is now available in both vinyl and CD across Europe, the United Kingdom and South Africa. French label Baco Records released iimini on July 3rd, adding yet another dimension to Mabandla’s growing international impact. Since the album was released digitally on March 27th, it […]
Watch Robin Thirdfloor online show every Thursday South African artist Robin Thirdfloor has taken this time during the lockdown to partner up with Jägermeister to release an online concert titled ‘Live Edladleni’ which is translated as Live At Home. This online concert sees Robin perform songs from his 2017 Bhotela EP and singles and songs […]
Rapper K.O wants to sue Gauteng provincial government Rapper K.O tweeted, “What is this? Deliberately using a suggestive caricature of myself (and my former Cashtime associates) in this fashion as the face of Covid-19 (with) no consent? A whole (Gauteng Province) government! How low and unscrupulous! I feel violated and extremely disrespected. (I am) seeking […]
AFREEFEST is a 24-hour free-to-view online music festival AFREEFEST is a 24-hour free-to-view music festival and in the spirit of Ubuntu and Freedom of expression, dozens of musicians and DJs from around the world are pledging their 67-minutes to spreading a message of hope, freedom, resilience, and unity. These musicians and DJs include a […]
