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Umbhoqo Manifesto part 1 is the first album by King Mzaiza Music, a collective created by Umbhoqo pioneer and Skhothane activist King Mzaiza and his crew.

This album shows the vast spectrum of what South African Umbhoqo music is about. Uplifting vibes meet industrial roughness and futurism. Braggadocio and larger-than-life personalities blend with township culture and a mindset based on community. This is music to make people dance, belong and protest at the same time. It's simultaneously fun, strong and angry.

You'll hear party tracks with addictive hooks and irresistible beats, like the previously released PSSNGR hit "Sithi Sithi" or the darker "Ama". But you'll also hear more experimental, fractured material, sometimes sounding like Ruff Ryders-era Swizz Beatz : "Tsala Marn", "Izinja Zasekasi", or "China Town".

Rappers – like U-Girl, Fafastra, Fezela, Da Goons, Finisher, Gento Bareto etc. – are all over the beats and the result sounds like proper sci-fi hip-hop, reminiscent of UK grime, early 2000s NYC rap and Gqom.

This music deals with daily life pressure and casual violence, but is also about fighting your way through a better living. Most songs are posse cuts, but also check Fafastra's "All Eyes On Me", an amazing solo track.

Intense stuff from the Umbhoqo camp ! It’s coming from the future, 
and this is now out on PSSNGR, always dedicated to promote emerging 
African electronic music

released June 1, 2023

Written and produced by King Mzaiza Music
1-2-10-11 Mixed by Bertrand Härdi
Mastered by Bertrand Härdi
Artwork Simon Bernheim

℗ & © 2023 PSSNGR

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PSSNGЯ is a Paris-based record label whose approach is to document and circulate the dance music avant-gardes. The aim is to create an open and moving space designed to amplify and unify the future-minded creativity of producers from South Africa and any other country where good music is being made. It’s coming from the future, and this is now out on PSSNGЯ.

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