EA Wave (East African Wave) is a Nairobi-based group of dynamic beat makers. Together they are galvanising Kenya’s contemporary music scene by leading a new musical movement – #NuNairobi sound. The five-strong collective, made up of artists, DJs and Producers, cross-pollinates genres in pursuit of true self-expression. Since their formation two years ago, the musicalContinue reading “EA Wave: Meet the DJ Producers revolutionising East African sound”
Category Archives: Dance
Singer Mandie Mafu on his latest EP about moving to the city and losing touch with home
South African Mandie Mafu is an artist and music producer based in Cape Town. He recently released single Molo Mama. He talks about the inspiration behind the song and more. What are your musical influences? I listen to a bit of everything, though recently I have been very much in to a lot of WestContinue reading “Singer Mandie Mafu on his latest EP about moving to the city and losing touch with home”
Part 1: South African female DJs on making it in the industry
The dawn of the 21st century has seen an increase in the number of women taking up prominent positions in many male-dominated fields. Whether it’s politics, sports or music, stereotypes against women are being broken down. But are enough women breaking into one of the most male-dominated industries, that is, the Mzansi dance scene? I can’tContinue reading “Part 1: South African female DJs on making it in the industry”
Aero Manyelo: Herbs Abroad, Booka Shade and CTEMF
Aero Manyelo is a musician/producer from Limpopo, South Africa. He’s worked with the best homegrown talent like Soul Candi and BlackwHole Entertainment. He’s released a track on Boddhi Satva’s Offering Recordings and his third album, Herbs Abroad on Ghana-based label Akwaaba Music. Here’s his dream collab and what he’s up to next ahead of CTEMF. WhatContinue reading “Aero Manyelo: Herbs Abroad, Booka Shade and CTEMF”
Sizo of Antidote Music on vinyl’s comeback and South Africa’s dominance
Screw Power Lists. Here’s a pick ‘n’ mix selection of some young people who are actually doing things. In this #EyesOn2016 series, they tell us what’s going to blow up in 2016. Sizo is a producer and creator of music label Antidote Music. He was born and raised in Swaziland and moved to Johannesburg to study.Continue reading “Sizo of Antidote Music on vinyl’s comeback and South Africa’s dominance”
Electronic artist Jazzuelle talks people, places, nostalgia and love
Screw Power Lists. Here’s a pick ‘n’ mix selection of some young people who are actually doing things. In this #EyesOn2016 series, they tell us what’s going to blow up in 2016. Jazzuelle is a South African electronic music artist bridging the space between jazz, deep house and electronic. He opened his own independent record calledContinue reading “Electronic artist Jazzuelle talks people, places, nostalgia and love”
Carnival comes to town with exclusive Noise Cans single Bucka
The anonymous frontman of the electronic dance act NOISE CANS talks his Bermudan origins, his new EP Bucka (which makes its Africa premiere right here) and that mask. For Collas, the mask is not a symbol of anonymity: it’s a declaration of self. Growing up in Bermuda, he and neighbours everywhere celebrated with the Gombeys, extravagantly adornedContinue reading “Carnival comes to town with exclusive Noise Cans single Bucka”
TRUE LOVES: DJ Firmeza’s first solo album Alma Do Meu Pai
Lisbon-based DJ Firmeza has come out with this stellar track, ahead of the release of his album Alma Do Meu Pai on October 16. The album is a tribute to DJ Firmeza’s recently passed father (the title translates to ‘soul of my father’) and is being released on Lisbon label, Príncipe Discos. This percussion-heavy, staggeringly complicated track promisesContinue reading “TRUE LOVES: DJ Firmeza’s first solo album Alma Do Meu Pai”
Exclusive interview with Boddhi Satva and collaborators on album Transition
Ahead of Boddhi Satva’s up-coming album release Transition, TRUE Africa hosted an exclusive live-stream broadcast with the DJ and producer. Musicians Kaysha, Teedra Moses, Omar Lye Fook and Nelson Freitas joined us for the conversation on the four singles they co-created with Boddhi. As Transition is out tomorrow, we talked to Boddhi about how the singles came about. He also told us whichContinue reading “Exclusive interview with Boddhi Satva and collaborators on album Transition”