Shimza Live from Camden Roundhouse, London (DJ Mag)
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Black Coffee announces summer 2026 residency at Hï Ibiza (We Rave You)
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 [...]
Artists support DJ Maphorisa’s exciting return to afro house music (Cape Argus)
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 [...]
17 artists on breaking musical and cultural boundaries within 3-Step (Mixmag)
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 [...]
How 3-Step is unifying Afro house artists in Africa (Mixmag)
This article is the second in a three part-series about 3-Step and its unifying impact across borders in Africa. The first article analysed how 3-Step's emergence helped change the narrative of music on the continent against a backdrop of toxic nationalism — read it here Since 2024’s reckoning with Africanness — explored in Part One of [...]
3-Step: Why Afro house’s latest evolution is more than a sound, it’s a movement (Mixmag)
Afro house’s newest evolution 3-Step originated in South Africa but is having a powerful and unifying impact across borders. In the first of a three-part series exploring the cultural shift 3-Step is spearheading, Shiba Melissa Mazaza analyses the climate of fear and toxic nationalism that was pervasive during its emergence, and speaks to the [...]
AQUTIE IS BRINGING AFRO HOUSE TO THE WORLD (SPIN)
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 [...]
Where Did That Kick Go? An Introduction to 3Step (Beatportal)
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 [...]
Uncle Waffles shares ‘Zenzele’ video: Watch (DJ Mag)
The South African amapiano star collaborates with Royal Musiq, CowBoii, Xduppy and Uncool MC on the new clip, directed by Kmane Uncle Waffles' latest single 'Zenzele', with Royal Musiq, CowBoii, Xduppy and Uncool MC, has a new music video. Watch the clip below. The South African amapiano star led the creative direction for the video, [...]
Zakes Bantwini | Mixmag Lab Cape Town | Bridges For Music x AlphaTheta
Today, just a little something for your ears. Enjoy this mix from Zakes Bantwini, recorded last week (Mixmag Lab - Cape Town). https://youtu.be/DJ1wzfHeMa0?si=GFdiJvMkrJsRbsSF