https://youtu.be/-HyyZo8sXgE?si=C1wzHbCG6fB6Zs3i Shimza headlined the iconic Camden Roundhouse in January 2026 for his biggest London show to-date. You can watch the full set now. The South African showman delivered a high-energy performance that showcased his signature Afro-tech sound, blending hypnotic rhythms with global house influences. Shimza is set to tour the US this spring with his &Co party [...]
"One of the defining moments of the season" Black Coffee is set to play three shows at Ibiza [UNVRS] this summer. The Grammy-winning Afro-house pioneer will return to Ibiza on 27th May, 22nd September and 1st October to play the hyperclub for "one of the defining moments of the season", following his closing party [...]
Returning to the White Isle, legendary DJ and record producer Black Coffee has announced the dates for his 2026 summer residency at Hï Ibiza. Gearing up for yet another groundbreaking season on the White Isle, legendary DJ and record producer Black Coffee has announced the return of his summer residency at Hï Ibiza. Set to take place every [...]
DJ Maphorisa has announced that he is shifting his focus back to afro house, returning to the style that first shaped his career DJ Maphorisa has announced that he is shifting his focus back to afro house. The producer recently shared an unreleased afro house song on his social media and confirmed the move with [...]
In the final part of a three-part series on Afro house's newest evolution, Shiba Melissa Mazaza speaks to 17 artists from Africa and its diaspora about how 3-Step is inspiring innovation This article is the third in a three part-series about 3-Step and its unifying impact across borders in Africa. The first article analysed [...]
Shimza is South Africa’s great showman: a deeply technical and highly engaging DJ, who’s helped pioneer Afro-tech, and cross-pollinated global house sounds in his sets and productions. As he wraps an Ibiza residency and prepares his sophomore album, Ria Hylton speaks to Shimza and others in the South African electronic community to find [...]
Beats to elevate you to main character status South African-born, Harlem, New York City-raised DJ-producer AQUTIE is unifying the dance world with her signature global African dance sound, incorporating elements of Afro house, AfroTech, gqom (a South African form of dance music), and amapiano, also a South African genre. And she’s about to tour [...]
The stunning, nine-track LP is the Armada Music signee's awaited answer to his debut album, 2021’s ‘Modern Africa, Part 1 - Ekhaya.’ Intricate, stirring, and deeply thoughtful, THEMBA’s sophomore album, Elements Of Africa, plays like a love letter to the South African artist’s native continent. The Johannesburg-hailing talent has imbued his multidimensional blend of house and [...]
Explore the rise, story, and sound of 3Step — South Africa’s latest and delightfully danceable interpretation of House music. In the early hours of the morning in the fall of 2022 on the infamous Waterfloor of Watergate, a RISE party was in full swing, London’s Afro House Ambassadors Kitty Amor and Sef Kombo were wrapping up an electric [...]
