Afro House
Black Coffee and Maxine Ashley join forces on new single ‘You Need Me’
Following on from his huge Pharell Williams and Jozzy collaboration, Black Coffee returns with new single ‘You Need Me’ featuring Maxine Ashley, out 29th December. Underpinned by delicate piano chords, gospel-evoking backing vocals and Maxine’s impassioned tones, ‘You Need Me’ finds the sweet spot between raw emotion and dancefloor energy. It marks the fifth single release from Black Coffee’s highly anticipated forthcoming album, with further collaborative singles... Read more »
Premiere: Max Doldhoff, Andres Weisz and Alai K join forces to drop a magnificient Afro House EP
Leisure Music Productions welcome Andreas Weisz, Max Doblhoff and Alai K on their label. Three amazing artists who put their hearts and voices together to bring out this fantastic Afro House EP called Niwache. All music in this EP comes from live recordings and was put together from those amazing talents featuring the incredible voice... Read more »
Premiere: Hyenah compiles the new Watergate mix compilation
The first V.A sampler from Hyenah‘s Watergate 27 mix is ready. The DJ/producer is a renowned tastemaker, passionate about sounds from across the house spectrum. For his addition to the Watergate mix canon, he selects an inspiring range of artists, while highlighting emerging African and Afro Deutsch talent. Amongst the exclusive collection of tracks is... Read more »
Soma Soul share his Top 5 studio tips
‘Soma Soul is an electronic musician from Zurich (Switzerland) combining cinematic sounds with techno/electronica production. His pure love for melancholic melodies and subtle rhythms are a perfect setting to get your body & soul connected. Etymologists amongst us may have spotted a hint for that aspiration by the artist’s name: Soma means ‘Body’ in old... Read more »
Premiere: Afro House superstar Da Capo presents a new EP
After a successful 2019 of being crowned Best Afro House DJ 2019 by the DJ Awards Ibiza, his album Indigo Child reaching platinum status and a total of 36,5 million streams, Da Capo is set for new heights as an independent artist under his recently formed record label Genesys. His upcoming EP also titled Genesys... Read more »
Premiere: Armonica release ‘Samburu’ on Madorasindahouse to raise awareness of the Samburu tribe
Midi Minds Kenya in conjunction with The Safari Collection, Backdrop Agency & Madorasindahouse travelled to Samburu National Conservancy to capture and highlight the musical identity of the Samburu warriors, women and children, in the form of a song based sample pack, a documentary format video, and a Various Artists music compilation (VA). This project is... Read more »
Premiere: Hyenah joins forces with Pablo Fierro on Watergate Records
Meet Hyenah, one of the main figures at Watergate Club. Being one of the main residents at their quickly growing Afro House focused RISE events, it was long overdue to see him land his debut EP on Watergate Records. Over the course of two originals and two reworks, Hyenah delivers a stellar package of percussion... Read more »
Premiere: Madorasindahouse Records welcome French duo Mozaïk with a two track EP
Madorasindahouse Records comes correct once more with a two track EP from Mozaik, a French electronic duo releasing productions on the likes of Plaisirs Sonores Records, Aftertech Records and Canal Auditif. Exploring the different cultures of the world, their tracks are supported and played by Solomun, Shimza, Djeff Afrozila, Manoo, Echonomist, Sifa, Minco, Ran Salman... Read more »