The Risings Sons is the coming together of various musical individuals, all of differing experience, to work on various CD releases within the Deep House music genre. Released by SOLUN Music as part of the label's first CD release, this CD is more than just the release of a music album, which anyone in the music industry will agree is becoming harder and harder to achieve for “lesser known” artists in this day & age. 

This project intends to achieve a two-fold goal for the artists involved. Firstly it is a physical affirmation of a long musical journey for the more seasoned contributors on the CD. Secondly it is serves as a platform to introduce new talent which is embarking on their musical journey. The common ground for the entire group is that all the artists are in their infancy when it comes to music production. Hence the aptly named title: 

“The Rising Sons”. Hailing from Cape Town (South Africa), all the artists have had more experience as DJ’s of varying experience and exposure in their individual careers. To deep house followers, Leighton Moody, Koni Mazwai, DJ Pisce, DJ Accssionn, Cassiem Latief & DJ Odwa are all names that are synonymous to Deep House music from Cape Town’s nightlife scene & to a certain level, South Africa as well. These artists are, in their own right, role players that have influenced the music scene and its supporters for well over a decade in South Africa. Add to, that the youthfulness of DJ Evo, DJ Charlisko', Kyllow, Webster & DJ Phura (R.I.P.) to the line-up and you have the making of a holistic perspective of what the Deep House scene in Cape Town is in 2010. 

This CD resonates with the essence of each individual’s unique musical ear / taste, with the added inspiration taken from artist like Frank Roger, The Rurals, Charles Webster, Osunlade, Kerri Chandler, Dennis Ferrer and Karizma. “The Rising Sons” showcases what promises to be a bright musical future for the group and may one day become a platform for discovering new talent from Cape Town.

creative, sonic thinker, producer & DJ based in South Africa
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Kid Fonque has become a vital part of South African electronic music and club culture over the last 20 years. Uniquely accomplished in both influence and scope, he is an over-achiever in every one of his roles; DJ, Producer Label Owner, promoter and more recently, Radio Presenter.

Firmly established as a tastemaker in South Africa, Kid Fonque’s influence can be felt and heard in the music of the many artists he has helped nurture with his role as label manager of Africa’s seminal dance label Soul Candi Records and now his new venture with Jullian Gomes in their new label Stay True Sounds.

Kid Fonque’s talent is the type that refuses to acknowledge boundaries of any kind – be they genres or borders. The respect he is paid by the industry is a result of his no compromise attitude to playing and making music. Rather than following trends, Kid Fonque has always done things his own way. Importantly, every record he reaches for bares all the hallmarks of the Kid Fonque sound - a golden thread that ties all his sets together somehow. 

Like a painter dabbing his brush into different hues, Fonque’s palette embraces everything from bass and broken beats to bossa nova, hip hop and every shade of house - and with this open-minded approach, he’s been deconstructing dancefloors at home and abroad for well over a decade. Over the last couple years he’s played dates in Hong Kong, Dubai, the UK and Switzerland.

Kid Fonque has just recently started his own radio show called Selective Styles on South Africa’s very own 5FM.  Selective Styles has given Kid the platform to showcase the hidden talent from all over South Africa electronic, house, soul & Hip Hop Community while delving into international releases weekly.

In 2011, Kid Fonque launched his long-running monthly night, #2SIDESOFTHEBEAT as a platform to showcase underground music from all genres at the same venue. Dubstep and house rubs shoulders with hip hop, broken beat and everything in between. Kid Fonque handpicks the line-up which has seen esteemed musos like Dego, King Britt, Swindle, Mala, Nightmares On Wax, Zaki Ibrahim and local stars like Jullian Gomes, Cuebur, Kenzhero and The Brother Moves On all on one stage.

In 2014 Kid Fonque moved into the producer’s chair and released his critically acclaimed debut artist album Kid Fonque and Friends and a string of remixes. 

Two singles from the album “BE”, “Usangikhumbula” and a recent collaboration with D-Malice “All This Time” did serious damage in the charts – all claiming the number 1 spot on the YFM Urban Top 20. His recent studio output has paired him with luminaries like Clara Hill, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Nia Andrews, Jonny Miller,  Kev Brown, Okmalumkoolkat and Atjazz. 

2016 has been music as usual and the year started with a Boiler Room set where he was asked to represent his newfound label ‘Stay True Sounds’ and got to share the platform with label partner Jullian Gomes with a back-to-back set recorded and played in Cape Town’s Langa.

2017 sees plenty of new projects on the horizon for Fonque including a full length collaboration with UK’s D-Malice under the alias rkls due for release on r2 London which features a rich and varied cast of artists including Kev Brown, Melo B Jones, Sio, John Robinson and many more.

Whether he’s behind the decks, running Stay True Sounds, preparing for his weekly radio show or in studio making otherworldly music, Kid Fonque’s sonic adventures continue to fill dance floors and thrill earholes, pay attention!

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We are a boutique DJ booking agency and music consultancy based in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Born and raised in South Africa, Cape Town based Cassiem Latief has been steadily immersed in the local electronic scene for more than a decade. He has played a relevant part in the inception of respected party brands such as the True Music Pop Up Club & We House Sundays.

From humble beginnings working in a local record store to holding down residencies & major events nationally have earned him an appreciative and ever growing following throughout the years.

His early music influences arise from soul, rnb, hip hop, jazz, reggae & long past 80’s to 2000’s House music released on labels like Nu Groove, Movin, Strictly Rhythm & Guidance.

Latief features productions on labels such as Nomadiq Music, Solun Concepts & Magique Music. The future looks promising from a production side as he continues to grow and develop as an artist.

“DJ’ing is about connection, the basic human 
experience, and I love this.”

Accomplished DJ and label owner, 2Lani The Warrior, typifies a new generation of talented twenty-first century South African electronic dance music creatives.  His approach to track selection, whether building a DJ set in real time or discovering tunes for release on his labels, draws heavily on diverse musical influences. Formative years spent in the warm embrace of the finest jazz, soul and reggae tunes, alongside more locally-originating sounds, lends 2Lani’s work an uncommon richness and eclecticism.  The common thread linking everything is the man’s desire to transmit emotion from recording to audience.

It’s easy to discern 2Lani’s musical heritage and fastidious approach to curation, both in his sophisticated DJ performances and in the catalogue of releases on Do It Now Recordings, Music Basket and DeepStitched.  The results of his lifelong quest to showcase great music are particularly evident in the intelligent, almost unconscious, melding of musical forms found in 2Lani’s live performances.  Recent critically acclaimed cameos for Mixmag’s The Lab series and another appearance in Johannesburg for the respected Boiler Room brand, attest to his enduring high status in the deep soulful house underground.  2Lani’s regular guest mixes for Los Angeles-based taste-maker Lars Behrenroth’s legendary weekly Deeper Shades of House show are further testimony to the esteem in which he is held among the global house cognoscenti.  A real innovator bringing real music to real people.

2Lani is recognised for thoughtfully constructed and uniquely moving DJ sets, and while deeply rooted in his proud African heritage, his music choices are outward-looking and accessible to the most discerning worldwide audiences.  Beyond the underground, the man’s prestigious talent as a selector is one of the best kept secrets of house.  If you know, you know.  Whether playing out to an appreciative dance floor of discriminating deep soulful house enthusiasts or championing local and international production talent across the genres, his underpinning ideology remains the  same.  For 2Lani, it’s all

Cape Town : DJ / Producer / record collector / remixer / collaborator 

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