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BAE Electronica | Jackie Queens

Afro House

BAE Electronica

Spotlight | BAE Electronica BAE Electronica is a record label and agency founded by South Africa's doyen of African electronica, influential house music vocalist, Jackie Queens. In just a few short years the label's critically acclaimed releases have achieved success through licensing agreements with Black Coffee's Soulistic Music, Get Physical and scored nominations in the 2018 South African Music Awards (SAMA) and Dance Muisc South Africa Awards.  Set up as an outlet for her own work, Bae Electronica is also […]

today12 — 06 30

Afro House

WeAreIdyll – Music which brings people to the dancefloor

Based in the UK and founded by DJ Bushman, WeAreiDyll is focused on bringing the latest African melodies, fused with both Tribal and Tech sounds. WeAreiDyll selects current and fresh sounds from both of these sub-genres, releasing music which brings people to the dancefloor whilst encouraging the listener to reminisce about timeless bodies of work. Bushman has created a bridge for African artists to release their sounds in a European-dominant market. Bushman prides himself on communication between the label and […]

today27 — 05 13

Afro House

Meet Lemon & Herb

We shine a light on Lemon & Herb, who formed as a trio in 2005, and now consists of childhood friends Don Sithole and Skhumbuzo Radebe who both hail from KwaZulu Natal province in South Africa.  They credit their passion for house music to the late 90’s compilation albums local DJs put out and the explosion of house music on South African radio.  Like pause pushers worldwide they were recording their favourite songs on the radio in between the talking.  […]

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Amapiano

Tyla Getting Late …The Yano goes mainstream

Getting Late sensation, singer songwriter @tyla Seethal joins @Shomadjozi as the latest South African to sign a global recording deal with a major.  Following the success of her pop- tastic amapiano debut Getting Late, Tyla's signed to Sony Music sublabel Epic Records, home to megastars like DJ Khalid and Jennifer Hudson, through a joint venture with Fax Records  In the UK, Tyla will release through Since '93, another Sony Music joint venture headed up by Glyn Aikins and Riki Bleau, who between them […]

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Amapiano

Amapiano

AMApiano – Export of a Mzansi movement

Unless you had been living under a rock, you couldn’t help but feel the creep of South Africa’s Townships latest musical export.  During the global shutdown the sound, which began as a slow creep through the African diaspora, steamrolled its way into the consciousness of the masses, generating column inches in mainstream publications around the world.   What we do know is that the Amapiano (Zulu for ‘the piano’) origin story is up for grabs and unlike house music it’s distinct, […]

today25 — 05 19

Chic Ancestral Savage

ONE TEASPOON – Collaborate with afro house giants

Iconic leader and innovator of casual luxury, Australian brand, One Teaspoon, the epitome of rebellious cool, live and breathe their strong core values.   "Celebrating ‘one’ as an inclusive community, all together as one... with an overwhelming belief that one small teaspoon goes a long way"; the Australian boutique label stood up to support a creative industry many governments around the world barely acknowledged.  Created in lockdown, One Teaspoon introduced a brand new collaboration with the iconic Italian label MoBlack Records […]

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Afro House

Keep Djoon Dancing

The world has a number of must visit clubs for house music fans Berghain Panorama Bar, Smartbar, Lux to name a few.  For many an afro house lover across Europe, DJOON, a cathedral to afrohouse, is the ONE club you have to experience first-hand.  For Londoners it’s the last flight to Paris, a meal in the restaurant, quick change at the nearby hotel, before joining the great vibes and ambience created by their diverse crowd of dancers who come to […]

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Streaming

LiVE Now

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Featured

She knows how to Party!

Houston was insane,they were shook but ubeyivibe uNono ???? pic.twitter.com/dcUrtSkkOE — Black Coffee (@RealBlackCoffee) May 3, 2021 But nah besilapha ?????? pic.twitter.com/SgBNUded9L — Black Coffee (@RealBlackCoffee) May 3, 2021 Me before @RealBlackCoffee damaged my knees pic.twitter.com/dmJzEVFgu7 — lokishi vibe (@Mshoza_kayi_1) May 3, 2021 The internet came alight with cries of ‘she knows how to party’ as Houston got a taste of an anywhere in South Africa regular party vibe.  With a bottle of Bud balanced on her head ala the […]

today13 — 05 13

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