2lani The Warrior - After Hours 005

In his ancient treatise on military strategy, The Art of War, Chinese philosopher Sun Tsu offered sage advice to all warriors,  “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” A couple of thousand years later, evidence suggests that one noble warrior of the present day was in a reflective mood when he assembled this dreamy downtempo collection. First Light, the latest compilation from Music Basket, the label owned by South African DJ and all-around tastemaker, 2lani The Warrior, is a deeply personal and expertly curated coming-together of contemporary chill-out tunes.

2lani The Warrior - First Light

2lani The Warrior - After Hours 004

I found this mix in my archives.  It was something I put together back in 2002,if my memory serves me right.  Enjoy!

1st Kubicle Birthday

2lani The Warrior (Vinyl Mix 2002)

2lani The Warrior - After Hours 007

Aether CPT - Mixed By 2lani The Warrior

2lani The Warrior - Live Vinyl Mix (19:03:23)

2lani The Warrior  DeepInit (Teaser Mix)

2lani The Warrior - Straight Out Of The Bundus Opening Set (Vinyl Set )

2lani The Warrior - One Night  (Lesotho Vinyl Mix 20:07:24)

No Walls Just House 

No Walls Just House Mixed By 2lani The Warrior

No Walls Just House

No Walls Just House - Mixed By 2lani The Warrior DS

“DJ’ing is about connection, the basic human 
experience, and I love this.”

Accomplished DJ and label owner, 2Lani The Warrior, typifies a new generation of talented twenty-first century South African electronic dance music creatives.  His approach to track selection, whether building a DJ set in real time or discovering tunes for release on his labels, draws heavily on diverse musical influences. Formative years spent in the warm embrace of the finest jazz, soul and reggae tunes, alongside more locally-originating sounds, lends 2Lani’s work an uncommon richness and eclecticism.  The common thread linking everything is the man’s desire to transmit emotion from recording to audience.

It’s easy to discern 2Lani’s musical heritage and fastidious approach to curation, both in his sophisticated DJ performances and in the catalogue of releases on Do It Now Recordings, Music Basket and DeepStitched.  The results of his lifelong quest to showcase great music are particularly evident in the intelligent, almost unconscious, melding of musical forms found in 2Lani’s live performances.  Recent critically acclaimed cameos for Mixmag’s The Lab series and another appearance in Johannesburg for the respected Boiler Room brand, attest to his enduring high status in the deep soulful house underground.  2Lani’s regular guest mixes for Los Angeles-based taste-maker Lars Behrenroth’s legendary weekly Deeper Shades of House show are further testimony to the esteem in which he is held among the global house cognoscenti.  A real innovator bringing real music to real people.

2Lani is recognised for thoughtfully constructed and uniquely moving DJ sets, and while deeply rooted in his proud African heritage, his music choices are outward-looking and accessible to the most discerning worldwide audiences.  Beyond the underground, the man’s prestigious talent as a selector is one of the best kept secrets of house.  If you know, you know.  Whether playing out to an appreciative dance floor of discriminating deep soulful house enthusiasts or championing local and international production talent across the genres, his underpinning ideology remains the  same.  For 2Lani, it’s all

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