twenty years ago, I traveled to the continent for the first time and landed in Durban, South Africa. I heard kwaito in taxi vans with full-on sound systems and learned more about Winnie and the 1980s decade of resistance. From that point forward, I kept my eye and ear on the pulse of the music—the social context of the rhythms.

In 2019, I heard amapiano for the first time and listened closely throughout the initial stages of lockdown and the pandemic. Part of why it's held me is because you could hear a kind of yearning to be out and in the community—a sort of wailing. Now with amapiano in the diasporic spotlight, I can hear how the music has changed. Music changes.

I don't speak any of the many languages in South Africa, so the difference I hear is mainly a sonic one. Producers and DJs are making and presenting music with the dance floor, concerts, events, and parties in mind.

On this month's episode of the Black Atlantic/Black Fantastic, I'm spinning kwaito from the early 90s and 2000s, before making my way to the earlier days of  amapiano. I love how the music is marked by this global shift (though it’s a heavy one) and look forward to seeing more emerge from Southern Africa (Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, etc.), in general. The whole region is funky as hell. I’ve traveled up and down the those parts chasing the sound 🇿🇦 🇿🇼 🇲🇿

The Black Atlantic/Black Fantastic

Zoë Janice x Operator Radio #1

Adam Cooper aka Foreigner heads the Foreign Hour show - a monthly offering of contemporary music from dembow to hip-hop shining light on the diaspora. 
https://www.nts.live/shows/foreign-hour/episodes/foreign-hour-18th-august-2023

Foreign Hour 180823

A mix of some unreleased heat. Coming soon...

Nduru Za Kuaminika

Dulcet Radio Episode 009 | Curated/Mixed by @taimles

Tracklist: 
Boj ft. Ajebutter22 - Rora
Flwr Chyld ft. Sebastian Mikael - Eucalyptus
Shay Lia ft. Kojey Radical - Want You
The Eastsiders ft. Snoop Dogg - Feels So Good
WizKid - Anoti
Skip Marley ft. H.E.R., DaVido & Oxlade - Slow Down
Club des Belugas - Early Daiquiris
Skinshape ft. D’Alma - Sua Alma
BRII - Wasting No Ties
Omah Lay - Woman
Boj - Magic
Deep Sen, Kabza De Small & Oskido - Amandla
Brent Faiyaz - Trust (Elexsandom Amapiano Remix)
Tems - Me & U
Liv East - So Badly
Ones ft. just lil - Precious
Sade - Kiss Of Life (Jerry C & Warren Duncan Revisit)
Drake - Passionfruit (NIE Amapiano Remix)
Frank Ocean - Lost (NIE Amapiano Remix)
Andrew. - I’m What You Need

Dulcet Radio #009  w/ Taimles

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I WANT YOU - ERYKAH BADU (AVERAGE JONNY REMIX)

Mix #3 - House / Soulful House / Funk

Wonderville 12/8/23

caire package v.4

TRACKLIST:


Dreams                                  n u a g e s

The Morning                         Mr Eric B.

Around Pyramids                 Caiiro

Around Mars                         Caiiro

Ven Pa Ka                              HomeBoyz

The dragon's End                Culoe De Song

 Infinity Closed                       Mr Eric B.   

Untold Stories                       Afro Elektronica

Muyè Remix                          Black Coffee 

Agora Hills                            Caiiro

Maripasoula The Forest     Mr Eric B.

Real Stories                         Aero Manyelo

Dirty Scooter                      Vida-Soul

Indlela                                   Drega

Pyramids                              Frank Ocean

Equilibrium

Tracklist:

SZA - Hit Different (Acoustic Version)
The Weeknd - Echoes Of Silence
Brent Faiyaz - Poison
Stwo - Neither Do I ft Jeremih
Drake - Teenage Fever
Rico Love - They Don’t Know
Bryson Tiller - Don’t
Lil Wayne - I’m Single
The Dream - Hardcore Pleasure (Skit)
Lala &ce - Show Me Love
Streetwize - Rock The Boat 
Brandy - When You Touch Me
K Forest - What It Do
Usher - Nice & Slow
Jodeci - Room 723 (Skit)
Bando Jonez - Sex You
Jacquees - Feel it ft. Lloyd, Richie Homie Quan
The Code - Loving you ft Preme
PARTYNEXTDOOR - Wednesday Night Interlude
Che Ecru - Before I Die
Brownstone - If You Love Me (Acapella)
Tory Lanez - Say it

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Text Messages Vol. 1

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Contact: ericbee.bookings@gmail.com

Equilibrium

Mr. Eric Bee

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