Afropop Worldwide Reviews Mr Jazziq’s Party With the English

Afropop’s Matthew Key reviews Mr Jazziq’s Party With the English. Party With the English also uses the deep bass lines of kwaito and soul music by singers like Purple Mellow and Boohle. JazziQ hails from Alexandra, a city north of Johannesburg and said to be the birthplace of kwaito. Alexandra is also south of Pretoria, considered […]

Listen to a new FADER Mix by Mr. JazziQ – FADER

With his 37-minute mix, the Johannesburg-based producer and DJ wants to bring Amapiano to the masses.  For his FADER Mix, JazziQ blends the best of the genre, including established names and emerging talent in just under 37 minutes Full article by Sajae Elder and mix here

Mr Jazziq Releases WOZA feat. Lady Du, Kabza De Small and Boohle

Johannesburg, Friday, 26 March 2021 – All-rounder musician – DJ, producer, A&R, artist and restauranteur, JazziQ, breaks ground with new single “Woza” featuring Kabza De Small, Boohle and Lady Du, ahead of his upcoming album release. Already placing at #2 trending on YouTube without an official music video, and holding a strong position on Apple Music […]

AFRICA EXPRESS presents strong ‘EGOLI’ a documentary film by Denholm Hewlett

Featured artists include: Morena Leraba, BCUC, Damon Albarn, DJ Spoko, FAKA, Georgia, Ghetts, Gruff Rhys, Infamous Boiz, Moonchild Sanelly, Mr Jukes, Muzi, Remi Kabaka and Zolani Mahola Listen to the soundtrack HERE Music collective Africa Express is excited to share a new short film by Denholm Hewlett.  The film documents the Africa Express South Africa trip, […]

Morena Leraba heads to Addis Ababa for On the Grind Festival

ON THE GRIND festival is a celebration of the rise of Ethiopian alternative culture. It kicks off this Saturday February 6 by presenting the first two Ethiopian projects selected from the ON THE GRIND call for applications launched a few weeks ago @Chewata Awaqi, a collective of gamers will make games available to the public […]

Mr JazziQ features on Adidas Originals City Series

Mr JazziQ is sharing his love for Joburg through a collaboration with adidas as part of the Originals Anniversary City Series. While a  visual feast of images depicting the JOBURG trainer in different locations and other images of Egoli play out, one of 2020’s breakout artists describes his city with truth and love.  The soundtrack […]

Morena Leraba announced for Sauti Za Busara

Sauti za Busara is a pan-African music festival organised annually in February by Busara Promotions, a non-profit NGO registered in Zanzibar. Celebrating cultural diversity and live performance, the event provides employment for an East Africa music industry in exchange with other regions. African music unites people in celebration. The unique mix of artists and audiences […]

OneBeat Marathon Live Online!

A Global Music Celebration curated and hosted by Found Sound Nation. Four Hours of LIVE Music at live.bangonacan.org This Fall marks the 10th anniversary of OneBeat, the series of revolutionary international collaborations led by our  Found Sound Nation team. This is some of the most noble work we know of – using music to build bridges […]

AtJazz Records releases Dwson’s new EP ‘Hezekiah’

Dwson’s new EP Hezekiah is propelled by atmospheric tech that takes it right onto the dancefloor – and exposes the recent explorations into sound from one of brightest stars out of South Africa’s house scene.  Released on October 16th via the UK-based Atjazz Record Company, Hezekiah is built around four tracks that balance Dwson’s desire […]