“Play Loud And Live In Peace…” This is Odwa Noah’s (a.k.a DJ ODWA) motto in life. It is also the slogan for his entertainment company SOLUN CONCEPTS (a.k.a SOLUN Music), which he is co-founder of, with friend and business partner, Koni Mazwai. Born in Durban, raised in the Eastern Cape, and then moved to Cape Town, Odwa’s introduction to music has managed to nurture his whole life into a unique existence among his friends and peers, whom he shares the musical gift with and more importantly, the supporters of what he now he has become within the South African music community. Around 1998/99, he started to DJ professionally at events around Cape Town, where he would combine 6 to 9 hour sets, and play across all the genres he collected. However it was the lure of Deep Soulful House that led to collecting music on vinyl, from stores across the country. In the late 90's Odwa presented on-air at UCT Radio, hosting a Deep House show which featured a whole host of local and international DJ/Producers as guests. SOLUN has hosted various events in and around the city of Cape Town. The formula for these events is simple. GOOD MUSIC. This is to promote the support of a music & artists that produce soulful music. The most memorable event was linked to the Red Bull Music Academy in Cape Town, where SOLUN hosted OSUNLADE to a crowd of no less than 1000 people in a township called Langa, where SOLUN operates from. This proved their involvement in the entertainment scene as credible role players to help spread the message of “Good Music, Good People, Good Times…” Music production was an avenue venture in around 2004, with the help of friends and musical colleagues, with the aim of making his mark on the South African music scene. A year into his music production career, working from his bedroom studio, he released a song “Solun’s Chant” ("SUPA HOUSE - Vol. 1" via the efforts of colleague, DJ Mbuso (Phezulu Records). Solun Concepts then became instrumental in a project that featured various Cape Town based DJ/Producers which was entitled "The Rising Sons - Volume 01" (www.soundcloud.com/therisingsonscpt) which was released in September 2010. This was the first CD release for SOLUN Music. Work is underway on SOLUN Music's 2nd offering which will be "The Rising Sons - Volume 02". Keep watching this space!

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