Two-stepping Dubstep remix of Erykah Badu's most soul-searching track.

Erykah Badu - Didn Cha Know (Biscope Boot)

Low Violence - Issues ft Sharp Sharp Knife

Massive Attack - One Love (Biscope Boot)

Lo-Fi crashing mashup of Burial and Little Dragon. Equal parts super-charged dancefloor noise and bare, emotionally eviscerating ballad.

Biscope - Little Dragon Versus Burial Twice

Something In The Way (Biscope Boot)

Kwaai-Fi is a collective that aims to be a jump-off for some of the unique sounds coming out of CPT. Currently it is comprised of Dunnkidda, DJ Fosta, Terrasoul and DJ Maramza who have put together a 6 track EP of original music and remixes that explore a couple of corners of Cape Town’s electronic scenes – Kwaito, Bass Music, Sjoko Joko and Deep House.

Kwaai-Fi Vol1

Kwaa-Fi Vol1 MiniMix (Dunn Kidda, DJ Fosta, Terrasoul, DJ Maramza)

https://soundcloud.com/maramza

Maramza is the tapeworm inside your head, straight out of South Africa, a producer of global future bass music. His music is a mix of distinct South African sounds mixed with future electronica. EPs such as Hungry Ingcuka and Low Magic exemplify his sound. His collaborations with local singer on tracks such as Cut The Cake and Inkwenkwezi has received acclaim. His sets mirror his production ethos, a throw-down of bass, hip-hop and house, with a distinctly kwaai sound.

Kwaai_Fi Vol1

Maramza - Dont Think About It

https://soundcloud.com/terrasoul
https://soundcloud.com/fosta_dj
Guitar by Marco Wielander

Terrasoul

Influenced by the rich, immersive tones of the music he heard at Long Street’s Deluxe in the 2000s, Terrasoul has gone on to champion the modern sound of deep house. As founder of production and events company, Khoi-Soul, he has produced for a number of CPT artists including Boolz and Patty Monroe and in 2015 he released his debut  “In Love with This Vibe” on vinyl via US label, Seasons Recordings. With a gig CV that includes the likes of Cold Turkey, Touchbass, LoveAll, Synergy LIVE, CTEMF and Oppikoppi, Terrasoul continues to fly the flag for SA deep house.

DJ Fosta

One of the founders of 021 Records, and one half of Life Rhythms, Fosta is one of Langa’s most respected DJs and producers who has been slowly building a platform for Cape Town’s own house music and kwaito scene. As one of the ambassadors of Bridges For Music, Fosta performed at Glastonbury alongside Thibo Tazz. His track Ondela, although never officially released, was one of the biggest sjoko joko (a genre very similar to gqom, meaning something along the lines of “now now” in SA English slang, and is more of a culture than just a genre) tracks to come out of CPT.

Terrasoul - Storm In a Teacup (DJ Fosta Remix)

https://soundcloud.com/dunnkidda

A bass music producer who spent his formative years growing up in the UK being influenced by the early Grime scene and the then emerging Dubstep scene. In Cape Town he found a platform at the now defunct Cold Turkey and has played around CPT and Jozi at festivals and clubs such as Oppikoppi, Synergy, Bang Bar and Kitcheners. Having released on Enchufada, Dunn (formerly Dunn Kidda) has recently been experimenting with his own version of Kwaito seeing his music being licensed to the Hypebeast episode focused on South African fashion.

Dunn - Jas Now

@terrasoul
@maramza

Terrasoul

Influenced by the rich, immersive tones of the music he heard at Long Street’s Deluxe in the 2000s, Terrasoul has gone on to champion the modern sound of deep house. As founder of production and events company, Khoi-Soul, he has produced for a number of CPT artists including Boolz and Patty Monroe and in 2015 he released his debut “In Love with This Vibe” on vinyl via US label, Seasons Recordings. With a gig CV that includes the likes of Cold Turkey, Touchbass, LoveAll, Synergy LIVE, CTEMF and Oppikoppi, Terrasoul continues to fly the flag for SA deep house.

Maramza

Maramza is the tapeworm inside your head, straight out of South Africa, a producer of global future bass music. His music is a mix of distinct South African sounds mixed with future electronica. EPs such as Hungry Ingcuka and Low Magic exemplify his sound. His collaborations with local singer on tracks such as Cut The Cake and Inkwenkwezi has received acclaim. His sets mirror his production ethos, a throw-down of bass, hip-hop and house, with a distinctly kwaai sound.

Maramza - Feral (Terrasoul Remix)

@fosta_dj

One of the founders of 021 Records, and one half of Life Rhythms, Fosta is one of Langa’s most respected DJs and producers who has been slowly building a platform for Cape Town’s own house music and kwaito scene. As one of the ambassadors of Bridges For Music, Fosta performed at Glastonbury alongside Thibo Tazz. His track Ondela, although never officially released, was one of the biggest sjoko joko (a genre very similar to gqom, meaning something along the lines of “now now” in SA English slang, and is more of a culture than just a genre) tracks to come out of CPT.

DJ Fosta - Sjoko Mission

@dunnkidda
@maramza

Dunn

A bass music producer who spent his formative years growing up in the UK being influenced by the early Grime scene and the then emerging Dubstep scene. In Cape Town he found a platform at the now defunct Cold Turkey and has played around CPT and Jozi at festivals and clubs such as Oppikoppi, Synergy, Bang Bar and Kitcheners. Having released on Enchufada, Dunn (formerly Dunn Kidda) has recently been experimenting with his own version of Kwaito seeing his music being licensed to the Hypebeast episode focused on South African fashion.

Maramza

Maramza is the tapeworm inside your head, straight out of South Africa, a producer of global future bass music. His music is a mix of distinct South African sounds mixed with future electronica. EPs such as Hungry Ingcuka and Low Magic exemplify his sound. His collaborations with local singer on tracks such as Cut The Cake and Inkwenkwezi has received acclaim. His sets mirror his production ethos, a throw-down of bass, hip-hop and house, with a distinctly kwaai sound.

Dunn - Laanie Level (Maramza Remix)

Kwaai-Fi Singles

Fosta - Where Have You Been ft Fancy Galada (Omar Morto Remix)

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https://soundcloud.com/fernandofinds

Original track here: https://soundcloud.com/maramza/5-tiger

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Maramza - 5 Tiger (Fernando Remix)

Listen to the original here: https://soundcloud.com/stiff-pap/amagroovist-baby-girl-1

Stiff Pap: https://soundcloud.com/stiff-pap

GinaJeanz: https://soundcloud.com/ginajeanzm

Stiff Pap - Amagroovist (GinaJeanz Remix)

Kwaai-Fi Vol2

Maramza - uWrongu ft. Bonj Mpanza (ECHLN Remix)

Gina Jeanz - Stellar Wave (TerraSoul Remix)

Stiff Pap - Dlala (Maramza Remix)

Vuyo Renene - Hi ft. ECHLN (Kay Faith Remix)

Kay Faith - Asifunu Lala ft. Phresh Clique (KYMAC Remix)

"Suburban Stimela" by Lakei (@lakeilakei) is a 3-track future Kwaito EP featuring genre/gender slayer Mx Blouse (@sandiso-ngubane) and Lakei himself on vox. 

Drops next week Friday the 5th of July

Lakei, pronounced "Lucky", is a producer and rapper from Cape Town, who champions the Mother City's young hip-hop, R&B and future beats scene. In addition to his work as an emcee and alternative hip-hop beat-maker, his "Inkomazi" mixtape series released over the past few years has seen him experiment with the South African born sounds of mid-tempo Kwaito, popularized by 90s acts like Trompies and Alaska.

Kwaai-Fi's second release of 2019, Suburban Stimela is Lakei's fist official Kwaito release. The three track EP is an iconic throwback to the Spikiri sound of yesteryear with enough grit and sass to fit into the current wave of new-age Kwaito being championed by young artists looking to revive the beloved sound that defined post 94 South Africa. 

Featuring one of the most prominent figures in this new movement, the identity challenging, genre defying Mx Blouse on "Uyabhampa", the EP also features the dark instrumental "Groova" and Lakei's own rhymes on the moody "Move".

A regular performer around the Mother City's new club scene at venues such as Raptor Room and Wonderland, 2019 has been a bright year for the young artist, with the release of the 6-track alt-hip-hop EP "Songs About" and his contributions to Not Pop Gang's debut psychedelic-trap mixtape. Combined with the third instalment of his Inkomazi mixtape series on its way, Suburban Stimela is sure to show why Lakei is promising to be a vital voice in Cape Town's young, Gen Z clubbing and music space, and a fresh contributor to the exciting new-age Kwaito landscape.

Stream / DL Full EP

Lakei - Suburban Stimela - 1min teaser

An epic remix of the all time feel-good classic that subtly builds from minimal organic textures into a stomping bass driven banger.

Ben E King - Stand By Me (Biscope Boot)

Stereotypical Dubstep basslines and beats meet up with cut up rap samples, video game sounds and falsetto funk to make a mixture of dance-floor magic.

Biscope - Fire

Kwaai-Fi is a South African label putting out electronic music in various shapes, sizes, forms and colours.

Speaking in genres, the sounds here range from kwaito, house, future beats through to experimental gqom, lo-fi, downtempo and electronica.

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