DJ Okapi

Outsiders - November 2021

Staff Picks 2021

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Afrosynth Records is a Johannesburg-based record label and store. Digging up rare grooves in the city of gold, DJ Okapi brings a forgotten era of South African pop music back to life. Listen to his mix featuring a few tracks by South African disco star Kamazu at 10 am + pm CET. 

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Outsiders: Afrosynth Records w/ DJ Okapi ft. Kamazu @ Kiosk Radio 30.03.2021

Macadam Mambo is a French label, run by Sacha Mambo, focusing on modern electronic music without boundaries. As Guest of the month is Eiger Drums Propaganda, an electronic music project led by Louis Ebola, half of The Pilotwings. Formed in collaboration with different musicians, the collective made its first appearance in 2018 with an eponymous album released on Macadam Mambo. 
Introduction provided as usual by label honcho Sacha Mambo himself.

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Outsiders: Macadam Mambo w/ Sacha Mambo & Eiger Drums Propaganda  @ Kiosk Radio 21.04.2021

Afrosynth is back with DJ Okapi today focusing on the legendary eighties bubblegum singer and label affiliate Ntombi Ndaba.

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Outsiders: Afrosynth w/ DJ Okapi feat. Ntombi Ndaba @ Kiosk Radio 30.07.2021

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The Glaswegian label invites the Sofia-based producer Puma & The Dolphin, who has just released a new EP on the brand new Brussels label Oddball Fantasies. Get ready for an hour of tribal-inspired exotica, deviant pop, dub and much more. 

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Outsiders: Invisible, Inc. w/ Puma & The Dolphin @ Kiosk Radio 19.10.2021

The Abstrakce crew (Joni Kosmos & Gamelán Psíquico) has been digging hard in Jon Keliehor’s vast archive to prepare this 2-hour special set. Keliehor is an American-born composer and percussionist living in Glasgow who has created works for London Contemporary Dance Theatre, Royal Ballet, Lindsay Kemp Theatre, ... His extensive work is a blend of exotic influences that fly around the fourth world concept. 

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Outsiders: Abstrakce Records w/ Joni Kosmos & Gamelán Psíquico @ Kiosk Radio 01.11.2021

The return of the French label founded by Samos and Härdee, Promesses, for this month's contribution to the "Outsiders" series. 

They've invited Parisian producer/beatmaker abel31 & Boo Boo Cuidado for two hours of dancehall, rap and much more. 

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Outsiders: Promesses w/ abel31 & Boo Boo Cuidado @ Kiosk Radio 02.11.2021

Nothing better than Les Disques Bongo Joe Records to get through a cold autumn day. The Swiss label opens and closes our stream with a two hour guest mix by L'Eclair. 

L'Eclair is a cosmic instrumental six piece from Geneva whose new album will be available on Bongo Joe next week! Funk, bleep, indie, r&b, ambient: no genre is left untouched in this month's contribution to the "Outsiders" series. 

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Outsiders: Bongo Joe Records w/ L'Éclair @ Kiosk Radio 03.11.2021

ArteTetra's co-founder BABAU invites Andrea Gamba aka DayKoda, the well-known producer from Milan, and rap&slack local working class hero TMT, for an hour of oddball exotica tracks. 

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Outsiders: ArteTetra w/ BABAU, TMT & Daykoda @ Kiosk Radio 04.11.2021

OTOROKU brings a special with tracks from their newborn digital imprint TakuRoku.  

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Outsiders: OTOROKU (TakuRoku Special) @ Kiosk Radio 04.11.2021

Afrosynth's DJ Okapi presents Chicco, a key figure, charismatic solo star and talented producer from South Africa’s 1980 bubblegum scene. 

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Outsiders: Afrosynth Records w/ DJ Okapi ft. Chicco @ Kiosk Radio 30.11.2021

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Instead of following trends, DJ Okapi has made it his mission to preserve and share a forgotten era of South African pop music, specifically the infectious sounds of synth-fuelled ‘80s ‘bubblegum’ disco and the house-driven kwaito grooves of the ‘90s. DJing since the early 2000s, Okapi started Afrosynth as a blog documenting his record collection. From 2016 to 2000 he ran a record store in downtown Johannesburg. Afrosynth now functions primarily as a reissue label, putting out classic South African sounds, as well as new jazz, via Rush Hour in Amsterdam. In the process he has helped bring artists like Ntombi Ndaba and Kamazu back to the international stage. Recently returned to Cape Town, the city of his birth, after more than a decade in Johannesburg, Okapi has shared his unique and soulful sound throughout Europe as well as Asia and Brazil. He has also compiled popular vinyl collections of South African music for Rush Hour, Soundway and Cultures of Soul.

DJ Okapi (Afrosynth Records)

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DJ Okapi, founder of Afrosynth Records, is widely respected as one of the key figures preserving South Africa’s electronic, bubblegum, and kwaito heritage. More than a DJ, he’s an archivist and connector, unearthing lost South African sounds from the ’80s and ’90s while championing a new wave of local jazz artists — like Mabuta and Ayanda Sikade — through his New Horizons compilation series, pressed on vinyl and distributed worldwide by @rushhourrecords in Amsterdam.

Afrosynth began as a blog in 2009–2010, with deep dives into disco, funk, bubblegum, and early kwaito that helped put these sounds back on the map for collectors, DJs, and reissue labels globally. The label naturally grew from that archival work.

A vital connector and collector, Okapi ran the legendary Afrosynth record shop in downtown Johannesburg before returning to Cape Town, where you’ll now find him DJing at venues like Gorgeous George and The Commons, or digging up vinyl treasures at local record fairs. His sets are living archives — a dance floor journey through priceless holy grails and bargain-bin surprises, all stitched together with groove and deep knowledge

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Afrosynth Soundcloud: @afrosynth 
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The Feeling - A project where artists are encouraged to explore their collections and share the sounds that resonate, linger, and most importantly, give them, The Feeling.

The series comprises 16 one-hour episodes rolling out over the next 8 months (2 episodes per month), showcasing some of my favorite artists, DJs, and colleagues from the Cape Town and South African music scenes.

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The Feeling: Ep 09 - DJ Okapi

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Interview and tracklist: http://www.thefader.com/2016/02/24/fader-mix-anik-khan

FADER Mix: Anik Khan

Very excited for this custom-made mix from our pal Patrick Holland
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Current Mood was premiered by HYPETRAK: http://hypetrak.com/2016/05/listen-to-sasha-maries-new-current-mood-mix/

This mix is a compilation of songs that have truly been resonating with my mood as of lately. Current Mood showcases the many genres of music that I listen to on the daily: Jazz, Classical, Hip-Hop, Future and more.

The end of this mix includes a segment of an interview with Etta James that really spoke to me. She talks about her journey and how the ups and downs she's experienced throughout her life have shaped her. Those experiences allowed her to connect more with herself, her music, and the world around her. So put this mix on, have a drink (whether it be water or whiskey), write down your dreams, trust they will come to fruition, and relax. This mix was meant to help you transition into the next phase of your life.

We are all on this journey together.

With Love,
Sasha Marie

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DJ Okapi (@afrosynth) DJ set at El cuerpo del Disco, berlínClub (@bclubmadrid), on October 6th 2018.

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