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Hanna Hais Brand New Record Label
Donkela Is Born World Premiere on Drums Radio French Afro Tech mistress Hanna Hais' back catalogue is resplendent with some of the best 6-9 minutes of afrotastic aural eargasms you will find on dance floor in across the globe. This Sunday we have the honour of premiering Spread Love Hanna's debut release on her new Donkela Records imprint. The powerhouse collaboration with Kenya's hardest working producer Saint Evo with vocalist […]
Wakanda Forever
South Africa Represents Black Panther goes Amapiano Unlimited Soul and EltonK work alongside international mapiano superstar DBN Gogo to produce 2 cuts for the Black Panther 2 Wakanda Forever Soundtrack. The first sees the South African artists Young Stunna and Busiswa, Sino Msolo, and Kaamo Mphela finesse the listener with solid verses and a contagious hook for Love & Loyalty (Believe). The same artists deliver the second track this time […]
Winters Breeze (Remix Package PT 1)
Banger Alert. Native Tribe ft Rocio Starry WeAreIdyll Drop 1st Remix Package for 2022 'Once Upon A Time' was the first full extended release for the label from the talented Native Tribe. The EP saw him explore different soundscapes and tap into his emotions in a way he haddn't doe on previous productions. One Track, Winter Breeze, featured in numerous charts and is a staple in many sets. For the […]
Problem Child Ten83 Announced As The New Black Motion DJ
Legendary Afrohouse group Black Motion sent the scene into a frenzy when their break up was initially announced. Denial statements followed, but it seemed the writing was on the wall as Murda began performing internationally as Mörda with flyers stating Black Motion (DJ). Rumours began circulating in June when African electronic music urban legend Kabelo 'Problem Child Ten3' Koma performed alongside Thabo “Smol” Mabongwa. Captioned Ten83 visits Black Motion […]
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8th OCTOBER 2022 | 23.00 PM - 04.00 AM
Drums Radio presents A night with Kazukuta Records. A collective of creatives determined to carve out their own unique space within the confines of electronic dance music. More than a label, Kazukuta is a family that transcends music.
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Melodies Emancipated
Judy Jay
Go deep or go home. Judy presents some of her favourite amongst the world established and rising deep house talents
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Klemenz DJ
˝AFREEKA with kLEMENZ˝ is a LIVE radio show where Klemenz presents freshly released and promo music mixed LIVE in continuous 1 hour mix, following weekly exclusive guest sessions from prominent djs around the globe!
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DJ Lunga
Baainar founder Lunga presents a series of guest that have released with the label
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Mystic Sounds
Native Tribe & Skulls on Decks in rotation
Mystic Sounds is a jam packed show full of nothing but afro/tribal/ancestral... The show is mainly focused on the rawness of the sounds of afro fused with tech and electronic elements. The main focus is to push the music that is mainly unheard by the public.. Featuring guest mixes by various artists around the world. Hosted by None other than Native Tribe Co-hosted by SkullsOnDecks
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Encounters
Marc Young
Marc Young's Encounters is a platform that shares talented DJs and producers' work through radio shows. Pushing the sound of Afro and Electronica from the world to South Africa and South Africa to the world. Marc Young's Encounters is a 1 hour mixtape broadcast radio show of such talent expressing their art through music.
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Free To Be
Stoim
Live and breathe the beat of the drums as we embark on a journey of music that speaks to the soul.
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Ditjhaba
Characteristically African, Africanism is a journey through the global sound of AfroHouse
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Be Afro Be Cool
Butto
Is a musical journey that traces the Afro and Tribal sounds and identifies my style and my passion. It ‘s full of variations with particular attention to instruments such as marimba, kalimba and sax. “Be Afro Be Cool” is an invitation to all listeners so that they can understand the emotions of these sounds.
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Buntu Radio Show
Buntu Radio Show
Buntu is a beautiful — and old — concept. Ubuntu can be translated as “human kindness,” but its meaning is much bigger in scope than that — it embodies the ideas of connection, community, and mutual caring for all. Buntu is a tribe of musical artists, DJs, visual artists and performers. Creating together. Buntu is a foundation for a community, bringing together likeminded friends to encourage a creative expression. Buntu provides a platform for musical artists, DJs, live instruments, visual artists, vocalists and performers to come together and create something new and special that will give your musical experience depth. The genre of Buntu is deep minimal techno, tech house, deep house, rolling percussion. deep, dark, something creative. Unique sounds. Underground, nothing that is constantly played in clubs, we are artists and creative people.
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Afro House Sessions
Presented by Deejay B-Town
Afro House Sessions is more about that urban up-tempo music vibe fused with Afro-Tech, Tribal, Soulful and part deep house elements for feeding the soul of the music audience. It also paves way to new music with different sound elements that I feel should be showcased to my audience from my assorted collection of music across the globe from upcoming producers/remixers.
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One Down
African moves is a mix show started 5yrs ago by Kenyan based DJ One Down. It is an outlet for his self-expression and the channel through which he shares his take and love for African-inspired house music
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Afro Aural Addiction
Warren Deep
Each week Warren Deep feeds our addiction to Afro as he shares his passion for the music with us. Sabuddah Kortez holds a monthly residency, and Warren solicits some fresh young spinners from his Suonare Records stable for the last week of each month. Give in to your Afro Aural Addictions.
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Presented by Jaime Del Valle
Founded by Jaime del Valle, MAKEDA is an art collective and brand dedicated to exploring the spiritual, soulful and organic roots of afro house culture. The members of the collective are about 30 vocalist and musicians mainly from Africa and its Diaspora, Land Ho recording studio, fashion designer Doudou Ngom and the Zona Cielo audiovisual production team. The radio show is an extension of the collectives musical ethos and a mechanism to share their electric live shows with an unsuspecting world.
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The After Beat - Hope & Cocktale DJ
The After Beat is music focused, gossip free interviews with award-winning presenter Hope Thobs and Cocktale DJ. It's all about the beat and nothing but the beat!!
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IC
Sounds of IC, edgy drum tracks sometimes with beautiful vocals. Expect the unexpected.
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Afro Inspiration
Presented by Marcus Wade
DJ Marcus has coordinated music and video projects with artists like Black Coffee and Harley & Muscle. In 2017 DJ Marcus realized a dream of producing a house music festival. Dance In The Park Charlotte’s inaugural year was a great success and was quickly adopted as a regional event in the Mid Atlantic US.
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Presented by Emerzy Corbin
People often express a desire to climb in the brain of this artisan, just to see what makes it tick. So now here is your chance, follow me on a journey of inspiration and creativity. Sometimes soulful, often ancestral, always interesting. Welcome to the Tribe.
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DA Kruk
AMA INTERNATIONAL is a groundbreaking Amapiano radio show that builds on the footprint its host Da Kruk has been able to create for the Amapiano sound in South Africa by introducing the artists, DJs and tastemakers of the genre to to a global audience.
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