I sat down with my good friends at Redacted Music Group for this month's instalment on Balamii Radio, we explored their label, music production advice, songwriting, our upcoming EP and analysed some music we been listening to lately. 

Tracklist:

Keep On Searching - Melodiesinfonie
Up 2 U - Dreamcast ft. Will Dimaggio & DJ EAZ
I AM AN AFRICAN - Ethan Tomas
Deep End - BenjiFlow
Good To Me - Monelle ft. Iordn
Raw - LOONY
The Root - D'Angelo
Cherish - Lazlow
Ti-De - KOKOROKO
Tell Me - Rohey
Heavy - SHENZI

w/ MASILO THE HEALER & IORDN - BALAMII 16/03/2021

Dezray, Masilo The Healer & Iordn present 'Esc.' the lead single off their upcoming EP, dropping on Redacted Music Group a forward thinking independent South African record label.

w/ Masilo The Healer & IORDN - Esc.

Noname Gypsy - Hold Me Up Ft. Kiara Lanier

In Loathing Memory

Vent

Noname Gypsy - Baby

Israel (Sparring) - Chance The Rapper & Noname Gypsy

where ya at?

Guitar by @l-i-n-u-s

Background vocals by John McDonnell

Produced/Mixed by A Billion Young

Summer Love Ep

The Art of Making Music is simultaneously an outlet for personal expression and a gift of self to the world. My music is an expression of my life-journey and the influences and circumstances that have shaped me and my world view. Whether the tempo is fast or slow, the tone angry or soft, the content deep or light, my underlying sound is always HARD, BANGING and PROVOCATIVE, touching both thought and emotion, and forever danceable. 

My music springs from the evocative memories of the sounds of various musical genres, especially Kwaito, RnB, Soul, Hip-Hop and House. 

With the birth of “Get Tipsy”, I aimed to create a new sound that will challenge and extend South African Hip-Hop to further creative heights. 

On this project I express Love through the intermingling of feel-good summer vibes, powerful Hip-Hop Beats, festive moments, and strong melody. I call this “Mohlakanyo”, a new musical sub-genre, meaning, ‘The fusion of South African genres to create an exciting new sound, mixed, stirred and baked under the blazing Burgersfort sun.’ This is the music I love to listen to and the music I love to make.

Lerato

02 Lerato Feat. Joan K & Brigid Schutz

i compilation of distortions, static, highs, and lows that are used to demonstrate the difficulty i have with expressing my pain, whilst i express that pain with in the music

somethingyoucanbreakmyheartto

hernamewasSophie

Artwork by Kyle Fabi
Mixed & Mastered by Lauren D'Elia

http://www.nonamehiding.com/

Song 32

the song explores thoughts of rekindling lost connections

After You (with Monelle)

singer, rapper, author & mental health advocate.

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Monelle is a South African poet, singer, and rapper praised for her thoughtful word choice and soothing voice. Often using her platform to highlight societal issues, the Neo-Soul/R&B performer aspires to tame the racing mind, challenge spirituality, and create intimacy through music. Introverted by nature, she is constantly exploring various forms of expression through fusion and experimentation.

At 17, she released her first mixtape "New Waves" which quickly got her into the spotlight for more than just her poetry. Taking a brief hiatus to grow and expand her musical palette, she returned to music at 21 to reclaim her sound in full maturity. She has since been featured in the soundtrack of a short film, collaborated with a number of local artists and signed with Redacted Music Group.

Whether it is music or poetry, this rising singer, rapper, social activist, and mental health advocate is certainly a young talent to watch closely.

Vent

Monelle

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