Fashioning Modern Africanism

                                Listen Here  A new breed of African maverick, BobbiDean is a producer, songwriter and performer whose rich fusion of musical textures and sonics is set to win over a new global audience. His first single on Real Life Music; Toppa, a key track of his forthcoming album “It’s A Medley”, coming in March 2021. BobbiDean is a perfect fit for taking independent African artists to the world. BobbiDean reveals a sound that transcends genres, and that articulates and integrates African sounds and rhythms into a rich fusion of musical textures and sonics.    The Nigerian-born BobbiDean is known for his hitmaker status, having worked on chart-topping tracks with musical talent spanning the Africa continent. Among these are the hitmaker Mr Kamera where Bobbi partners with him to create Tik Tak a track that embodies authentic African instruments that transcends one into a space free of all the horror and uncertainties the world faces with the COVID-19 pandemic. BobbiD

The duo's hit single Ibhanoyi came out tops to take the prestigious Record of the Year award. This is one of the two public voted awards where music fans make their voice heard by choosing from the top 20 songs shortlisted. Last night, rapper AKA won the Music Video of the Year award for Jika featuring Yanga Chief. Dance music maestro Prince Kaybee made a clean sweep scoring major wins in the Album of the Year and Best Dance Album categories. He picked up the Male Artist of the Year earlier in the week to become one of the three most awarded artists of the 2020 edition of SAMA. With three awards, Prince Kaybee is tied with jazz newcomer Ndabo Zulu (& Umgidi Ensemble) who won the Duo/Group of the Year tonight, having already won Newcomer of the Year and Best Jazz Album awards earlier in the week. Gospel legend, Bishop Benjamin Dube also walked away with three gongs for Best Live Audio Visual, Best Contemporary Faith Album and Lifetime Achievement Award. Francois van Coke’s Dagdr

ON THAT NIGHT, M-NET WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO DStv COMPACT PLUS, COMPACT PLUS, COMPACT AND FAMIILY VIEWERS! M-Net, the MultiChoice Group’s flagship channel on DStv Premium, has acquired the rights from The Walt Disney Company to screen Black Is King across Africa. The film by Beyoncé, is based on the music of The Lion King: The Gift from last year’s release of Disney’s The Lion King.  The teaser and trailer about this new visual album are already taking the world by storm. More good news is that M-Net will bring Black Is King to the continent within 24-hours of its debut on Disney+. The M-Net screening is scheduled for Saturday, 1 August at  20:00 CAT and 21:00 EAT/WAT.   And, DStv customers who don’t have access to M-Net can shrug off any FOMO (fear of missing out). As a special treat for those subscribing to other DStv packages, the MultiChoice Group will open M-Net to DStv Compact Plus, Compact and Family for two hours on the night that Black Is King arrives in Africa. Furthermore,

She’s the Queen of Afro House”  –  Rollingstone Magazine “The Afro House queen dives deep into Afrobeat history”  –  The Fader Magazine   “….the singer who has managed to carve her own lane in the bustling Nigerian music scene”   – Okay Africa              Johannesburg, South Africa  – Multi award winning Nigerian artiste Niniola is back with her new single  ADDICTED   which is already making waves on radio stations across the continent. Having organically shot to fame across the globe in 2017, with hit single Maradona from her debut album, Niniola Apata aka Niniola is a multi-talented Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, producer, philanthropist and entrepreneur is back. Her latest single titled  “ADDICTED”  from her much anticipated upcoming album ‘ Colours and Sounds ’ dropped last week, and already has great response globally with huge airplay on stations locally.   The single is a fun Afro House track, centred around lost love and finding your way back to it. Written as an ode to

GOGO Music proudly presents this exquisite single collaboration between Ralf GUM and Bongi Mvuyana who teamed up for a second time, after they presented their celebrated song "Used To Be" in 2019. With "Don't Let Them Love You" they now come up with another explosive, deep and sexy vocal house jam. Ralf GUM continues to effortlessly put out work that stands out, something which earned him titles like "influential", "inspiring" and "gamechanger" within the House Music community during his career, which already spans more than 3 decades. After his fourth full length album release "Progressions" in 2019, he dedicates 2020 towards single projects with artists he admires and continues exploring the meaning of "meeting" in a spiritual sense when collaborating with likeminded talent. Bongi Mvuyana is a South African singer and songwriter who was named the "Glamour Women of the Year Readers' Choice Award"

When someone is close to heart, its never easy to forget them. This week on the 22nd of June late SA hip hop star "Pro Kid" would have been celebrating his 39th birthday. A number of musician have come together before this in honour of Linda "Pro" Mkhize's memory. The recent commemoration is not short of being honourary. Dj Citilyts who is the PRO's younger brother has teamed up with Bless and Blayze to bring a smash hit which features his  legendary late older brother Pro Kid. This collaboration comes not only as music shared by artist, but a reflection of how Pro Kid tared the road he had paved. Many artists across the fort still sing their praises of this Soweto born Icon. This collaboration of Dj Citilyts along with Bless and Blayze, is an emphasis of the growth and how far South African Hip Hop has come. With the combination of the old and new wave coming together, this is surely worth feeding the ear. Dj Citilyts features Bless, Blayze and "no. 1

RIVETING PAN AFRICAN LINE-UP SET FOR SEASON ONE Hey bafwethu what do you get when you cross-pollinate music, fashion and African excellence with a keen sense of curiosity? #FashioningModernAfricanisim riight? Oh yeah!! Set to premiere on Channel O next week , Remix.Studio  is a refreshing new concept that celebrates multi-dimensional creativity by providing a fluid space for beloved African musicians - established and emerging - to expand on fan-favourite anthems by reinterpreting them in a live setting, both sonically and visually.   Taking the idea of the conventional remix and pushing its limits, the concept is unique in that, in addition to the never-before-heard live rendition of the song that each episode will focus on, the artist is also styled in 3 different bespoke outfits that add a vibrant visual dimension to the remix experience. Sold right? I know! Brace your yourselves as you don't wanna miss this one nana!   Coupled with whimsically colourful graphics and sing-along

Max-Hoba’s signature AfroSoul sound has already earned the singer, songwriter and performer a devoted following, both in South Africa and internationally. Now this versatile artist is set to broaden his audience through his work with Paradise Sound System, a German-South African project that is playing an instrumental role in taking independent African artists to the world.   Listen Here Max-Hoba’s ability to move across different languages (primarily IsiXhosa, Sesotho and English) and musical styles (including traditional South African roots music) gives his debut PSS release a broad appeal that is only enhanced by his rich, deep, velvety voice. Lyrically, too, this gifted artist easily moves between the universal themes of love and togetherness, and socially important subjects that soundtrack the times in which we live – unity, tolerance and more.    Born and raised in the Free State mining town of Welkom, South Africa, Max-Hoba – who is also known as The Traveling Man – is a highly

The Malawian Afrobeat superstar has done it again. With the official music video release of “Here With Me”.  The song in itself is uplifting and motivational. Onesimus takes on a beautiful virtual tour of Cameroon, Yaounde. The video is also built around an intense storyline that can be defined as “Action Cinematic”.  The video is nothing short of breathtaking. From a beautiful tropical scenery through flea markets and beach waters. To high speed car chases and the heroic escape. Onesimus’s full body of work, entitled Messenger. Was the pathway to his latest release “Here With Me”. Onesimus’s ability to move across different sounds (primarily Afrobeat, Gospel and House) and musical styles (including traditional South African roots music) gives his debut single release a broad appeal that is only enhanced by his rich, deep, velvety voice. Lyrically, too, this gifted artist easily moves between the universal themes of love and togetherness, and socially important subjects that soundtrack

South African alternative soul singer and songwriter, Bongi Mvuyana, is set to release her debut album, Dopamine, digitally on Friday, 22 May 2020, with a 3-song house remix package following closely after the album release, with remixes by acclaimed house DJs and Producers Culo De Song, Chymamusique and Kayrendasoul.   Bongi Mvuyana’s music off her highly anticipated album has garnered attraction as far as Nigeria and Norway. Her music has charted on stations such as Metro FM in South Africa and on Beat 99 FM in Nigeria which just goes to show how universal a language music truly is.   With Bongi Mvuyana’s global audience and latest releases with German-based distribution label, Paradise Sound System, releasing Dopamine digitally is a no-brainer, as her outlook is now to avail her music and message to the world.   “It has been a long journey creating this music and now the time has finally come to share it with the world. My music is influenced by genres spanning from South African an

Pretoria, South Africa  – Following the postponement of the Scorpion Kings Live concert earlier this week, event organiser Glen21 Entertainment together with the Amapiano superstar duo Scorpion Kings today confirmed the new show date.   With the current uncertainty around COVID19 over the next few weeks, the team is closely monitoring the situation and have pushed the live show out to later in the year. The show is now confirmed to take place on Women’s Day,  Sunday the 9 th  of August  at the Sun Arena in Pretoria. The 3-hour long, first-of-its-kind curated show will feature live performances from a string of talented South Africa artists to be announced over the next few months. Also as a build up to the actual show to keep the fans entertained while encouraging them to follow safety and health regulations, Scorpion Kings will be doing a series of live streams on their social media platforms over the next few weeks. This will offer fans a small taste of the upcoming live con

The much anticipated Photo-booth Party is back on Saturday the 7th of March 2020 at Dassler’s Braamfontein with yet another exciting event, featuring one of thezansi’s most loved photographers; Austin Malema. The Photo-booth Party which has worked with the likes of Anthony Bila, Kgomotso Neto, and Chisanga Mubanga is an experiential social event, which collaborates with some of Johannesburg's exciting and loved photographers. Here, guests are offered a unique and unforgettable socializing experience which allows them to have their portrait taken by one of their favs. This is all done over some drinks and well-curated music by some of Johannesburg’s finest DJs LeloWhatsGood, Mam’Thug, Sis’Madlisa and Kat Upendi. For this upcoming Photobooth Party, guests will again have their photo taken by Austin Malema himself, because #EveryoneDeservesAnAustinMalemaPhoto. Event Organiser Lebo Mashigo mentioned that she is particularly excited about the next event, as she will be workin

Nolo was arguably one of the most loved contestants on Idols season 15 who made it all the way to Top 4. He was one of the artist’s fortunate enough to record a new single as part of the Top 4 artists. Listen and download from your favourite  platform HERE… “I’m quite nervous for the release of the song, since it is my first single, but all in all I’m excited for people to hear the song. Thank you for all the love I received during Idols and after” says Nolo. Nolo’s single titled “Nguwe” is an Afro soul track fusing old school elements with trending sounds, and the single is already receiving love on radio stations across the country.