How Far Can Amapiano Go? (The New Yorker)

By |2023-08-10T10:06:44-05:00August 10th, 2023|Afrobeats, Amapiano, Dance Music, DJ, Entertaiment, International, producer, South Africa|

  The musical artist Musa Keys performing at the Afro Nation festival in Miami, in May.Photograph by Chris Allmeid / Courtesy Afro Nation A new form of South African dance music is thriving. A pair of twin brothers, known as Major League Djz, want the rest of the world to pay attention.   It was [...]

The World Watches MoBlack and His Exportable Afro House (DJ Mag Italia -Translated from Italian)

By |2024-02-12T10:38:54-06:00July 27th, 2023|ADE, Afro House, Afrobeats, Amapiano, Dance Music, DJ Mag, International, Interviews|

  It will be a hot summer for the Neapolitan DJ. And infinitely interesting when it flows into a hot autumn Mimmo Falcone is MoBlack , someone who immediately believed in afro house so much that he became its disciple. He left from Sant'Antonio Abate, a town half an hour's journey from the city of Naples, with the intention [...]

Cruise is Nigeria’s New DIY Dance Craze (Resident Advisor)

By |2023-04-22T21:32:22-05:00April 22nd, 2023|Afro House, Afrobeats, Amapiano, Dance Music, International, producer, Resident Advisor|

  This frenetic, TikTok-ready sound is taking over the streets of Lagos—and beyond. But is it ready to go mainstream? The Nigerian genre cruise (AKA freebeat or cruise beat) seems designed to cause the body to move before the mind understands what's happening. It's a delirious blur of vocals and drums, influenced by other African [...]

CROSSOVER AND COLLECTIVITY: WHY LONDON’S HOUSE UNDERGROUND IS EVOLVING (MIXMAG)

By |2023-04-03T18:40:44-05:00April 3rd, 2023|Afro House, Afrobeats, Amapiano, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, House, House Music, International, MixMAg, UK|

There are a number of parallel Afro house scenes developing within London’s underground, as a variety of influences propel the movement in new directions. NKC reports WORDS: NKC | PHOTOGRAPHY: JEROME KIDMAN 28 FEBRUARY 2023 AN AFRO HOUSE MOVEMENT As Scratcha DVA puts it, “the bounce” is back in UK club music, and we owe it [...]

Q & A with My House Radio’s own DJ Portia

By |2023-03-01T21:15:35-06:00March 1st, 2023|African American, Afro House, Afrobeats, Amapiano, Dance Music, DJ, House, House Music, My House Radio, South Africa, Uncategorized, Women|

For those who don't know you, tell us a little about yourself, where you are from, and how you first got into dance music. I was born and raised in South Africa, but grew up in the US. I got into dance music via the Winter Music Conference. Some NYC friends suggested [...]

10 YEARS OF MAVIN RECORDS: HOW THE NIGERIAN LABEL HELPED TAKE AFROBEATS GLOBAL (MIXMAG)

By |2023-02-13T22:33:58-06:00February 13th, 2023|African American, Afrobeats, black History Month, International, MixMAg, producer|

Upon Mavin Records' 10 year anniversary, Madzadza Miya speaks to founder Don Jazzy and the label's roster of talented stars and staff about its decade of dominance and role in making Afrobeats a global phenomenon WORDS: MADZADZA MIYA | PHOTOS: RICHIE IGUNMA | ART DIRECTION: VASSILIS SKANDALIS | ART DESIGN: JUDE AMPONSAH | ASSISTANT & [...]

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