Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
soWHAT Records celebrates 10 year anniversary with two compilations soWHAT Records celebrates 10 years of Afro and Soulful House, that’s what! Making it through 10 years of anything is a feat worth celebrating, especially when that ‘anything’ is the cut-throat industry of music. What’s great about labels celebrating 5 or 10 year anniversaries is that […]
Support the DJ Spoko tribute and fundraiser First, we mourn, now we commemorate with a DJ Spoko tribute and fundraiser. On the 14th of March, 2018 South Africa lost one of its most formidable pioneers of Bacardi House, DJ Spoko. After battling a long-term illness, Spoko left us and his family at the tender age […]
The rise of the boutique festival concept and outdoor day parties What is a boutique festival and what makes one event ‘boutique,’ or niche while another one is ‘simply another party?’ What could be more liberating than getting down to some phat bass outside, surrounded by beautiful people and equally gorgeous views of nature?” The […]
There’s an Alex Ferrer SA tour coming up this month, don’t miss it House-heads get ready for an Alex Ferrer SA tour. DJ, producer and label owner of Deeplomatic Recordings, Alex Ferrer has become one of Spain’s finest exports in house music. His credentials include world tours, DJ residencies and headlining appearances all over the […]
Become an #EdenExperienceDJ at EDEN presents ft. Franky Rizardo (Ned), TiMO ODV This is your chance to become an #EdenExperienceDJ. Ever wondered what it’s like to DJ at Cape Town’s most loved boutique festival, The Eden Experience? We’ve joined forces with the Eden crew to give one lucky up and coming DJ the opportunity to […]
Black Motion new single Anyway featuring Xoli M and Ali Keys OUT NOW Black Motion new single Anyway is out now! The platinum-selling, award-winning duo Black Motion is back with a soon-to-be hit, Anyway. Despite their recent drama with British Airways, the dance duo continues to do what they do best and create hits. After […]
Win tickets to Eden presents The Cooperage ft. Franky Rizardo (Ned) Eden presents The Cooperage ft. Franky Rizardo in April. Eden invites you back for another luxurious and exclusive experience in celebrating the best of house, tech and techno in the beautiful Stellenbosch winelands. The event will take place at The Cooperage Events Space at […]
Pioneer of ‘Bacardi House,’ DJ Spoko dies at age 35 After battling with a long-term illness, DJ Spoko has left us. Marvin ‘Spoko’ Ramalepe was a pioneering artist in the South African House music scene, known and loved for his self-discovered ‘Bacardi house’ sound which is comprised of house, kwaito and Shangaan electro. As he […]
Ryan Murgatroyd presents a free live Q&A workshop on Monday, 12 March Enter the musical mind of Ryan Murgatroyd. For any aspiring music producer, gaining production know-how from those who have made a success of the craft is priceless, though mostly comes at an expensive cost. A lot of producers offer classes, and understandably it’s […]
Zakes Bantwini is ready to compete on the global stage Zakes Bantwini is revving to make an international splash. The music industry is arduous at best, with the road leading to stardom full of doubt and disappointment- but if you stick it out and work hard you that road will lead you to the global […]
