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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
"YOUTH DAY" celebrations Sponsored by Brand SA, the biggest South African outdoor family event in the UK returns to Milton Keynes on the Saturday 15th June. This year we a our own BBQ section so bring their Bbq stands (It is free to bbq in the provided section but we ask that you please respect that as it is part of our license agreement with the council and only […]
Bembe DJ Awards When Enough is Enough Create Your Own There's nothing like doing it for yourself!! When the electronic music industry failed to honour the DJs who fill dance floors across the globe, with the sounds of deep soulful afrohouse, in their predictable yearly DJ rankings, Ocha Records head Carlos Mena and his team said enough is enough. Named after Carlos' legendary party Bembe, a celebration of Afro-Latin music […]
