Afro House

One Tribe Records boss AMÉMÉ combines his talents with Baron (FR) on a superb new single called ‘Like That’. AMÉMÉ is a West African native who channels his cultural roots and ancestry into everything he does. His rich Afro-house sound has taken him to DJ booths worldwide and won him support from tastemakers like Black... Read more »

With over 15 years of experience as a music producer and DJ, Diamond Dealer is one of South Africa’s leading exponents of the Afro scene. He has his own fresh take on the sound having been there since day one and is now exporting it around the world. He started off the year on a... Read more »

A trio of Belgian artists Samm (BE), MAXI MERAKI and Marlin step up to Get Physical Music to remix Copyright ft. Shovell’s sublime cut ‘Kama Yeah.’ The original record came out on Defected in 2011 and now gets a fresh and contemporary update that puts it at the forefront of the current Afro-house sound. Providing... Read more »

Djuma Soundsystem is back on Iziki with a very soulful song, with Egyptian Adel Mekha on vocals, backed up by remixes from Fake Mood and Darksidevinyl. ‘Manlaton’ is a very deep house tune, featuring a vocal so beautiful, that it made our spine tingle! Adel Mekha is from the small Egyptian tribe of Mattokki. He... Read more »

Urmet K is next up on Stereo MCs’ connected label with two rich new singles, one of which features Zanzibar’s BAQABO. Estonian-native Urmet K has steadily established himself as a firm fixture on London’s underground circuit. Blurring the lines between hypnotic and emotive house melodies. His music often features hefty grooves, intricate organic percussive passages... Read more »

Arodes takes us on a trip to the mood with his superb new Lunar EP. Adrian Rodriguez, better known as ARODES, is a Spanish DJ and producer who has made a name for himself in the Afro House and Indie Dance scene with some fine tunes on Moblack, Sony, Universal & Days Like Night, and... Read more »

LE YORA is a crew of DJ/Producers. The group is composed by Somma, Jewels, Yuma and singer/songwriter MAGNUS. DIY culture (Do It Yourself) is their language – actualizing everything themselves from songwriting, producing, visual arts & events. While they’ve grown up inspired by different musical influences, each of the guys started their journey writing songs before... Read more »

Celebrating the start of the hot season, Diamond Dealer is back with ‘Shine,’ a feel-good summer anthem alongside the legendary house vocalist Roland Clark on connected. Says Diamond Dealer, “Every DJ in South Africa has a Roland Clark accapella in his/her DJ set, he’s a house music legend! I felt that Afro-house has become so... Read more »

CHOPLIFE SOUNDSYSTEM, the phenomenal dance project brought to life by global music superstar MR EAZI and UK-based afrobeats tastemaker DJ EDU, is transforming the music scene with their brand-new album, ‘CHOP LIFE, VOL. 1: MZANSI CHRONICLES’. The album, a tribute to South African dance music, is an amalgamation of the dynamic dance tunes that have... Read more »

&friends is the musical brainchild and passion project from New York City-based Sean Thomas. Following a string of strongly successful independent singles by way of his own label Hidden Hands, project founder Sean Thomas and core collaborator Cameroonian vocalist Phina Asa sit down with When We Dip to give a deep dive on their first... Read more »