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DJ Okapi

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

We're pleased to welcome our good friend Rick Carter to the series this week. The mix is a little over an hour of vinyl jams curated perfectly for your listening pleasure. 

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Artwork by Domonic Patrick
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Episode 009 // Rick Carter

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

on a place like this

@jitterparty invite @sheitanbrothers

Duo de DJ diaboliques, les @sheitanbrothers sont une promesse faite à la nuit! Celle qu’à aucun moment, talons et orteils ne restent simultanément arrimés au sol. Nos deux héros n’en finissent plus de dégainer des armes de séduction massive. Chaque edit, judicieusement offert au public, se gonfle d’une énergie qui fait tourner la tête et les hanches, bien mieux que le plus doux des vins de palme. Survolant les territoires groove d’ est en ouest sans aucune considération de fuseaux horaires, ces valeureux diggers abreuvent, avec une générosité bouillonnante, les danseurs globe-trotters à la sauce Italo, orientale ou tropicale, tel est le Sheitan!

Jitter Variance Invite Sheitan Brothers

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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Here's a little piece of a night from the summer of 2016 held in a massive and sweaty loft in the heart of Montreal's famous district informally known as APT (AfterPartyTown). We were very fortunate to have this space because of people like Jalil, Martin and Ally who put in countless hours and energy into 'The Hive' so that Montreal's vibrant underground culture could thrive.  

Sorry for the skips, it was a bumpin' night!

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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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Ep09: DJ Okapi

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 Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/4m6g9kP
Afrosynth Soundcloud: @afrosynth 
Afrosynth blog: https://bit.ly/4mdscgv

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

Thorn.vii - Feel the Groove

🎵 John Franklin - Everything for You (Album) Cruisin' vibes 🚗💨, deep grooves 🔊, a touch of retro ✨. Perfect for relaxing 🛋️ and letting the day fade away 🌙.

All For You

Fast lane

This is part of my 20 year portfolio (under aliases) of live mixes (including vinyl)...my music style comes from blending sounds that normally wouldn’t live in the same space or time - I love taking familiar groove tracks and reimagining them with new energy, whether that’s through creative sampling, unexpected transitions, or layering vocals over completely different instrumentals - see my track list here: https://soundcloud.com/ch_risk_1   I hope you enjoy the vibes and please share it across all generations, so everyone can join in the New Groove! 🎶

Candidate 4 Luv ❤️ DJCK Remix Edit

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

Dj Okapi at El cuerpo del Disco (berlínClub, Madrid)

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

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