lordkez (real name Keziah Zoë Meyers) is a South African R&B and neo-soul artist known for her soulful voice, genre-blending sound, and poetic lyricism. Originally from Kimberley in the Northern Cape, she was introduced to music through the church—her grandfather was a priest and her mother played the organ. This spiritual and musical upbringing continues to influence her deeply introspective and emotive work.

As a teenager, lordkez moved with her family to Abu Dhabi, where her passion for music was reignited through jam sessions with fellow South Africans. Upon returning to South Africa, she studied sound engineering at the SAE Institute in Cape Town. Her early music uploads on SoundCloud caught the attention of Stay Low, an independent label and management company, marking the beginning of her professional music journey.

In 2023, she released her debut album Testament, a genre-defying body of work that blends R&B, hip-hop, and neo-soul, with themes of love, spirituality, and self-discovery. The album includes collaborations with artists like Shekhinah, Bas, Mars Baby, and Jelani Blackman. It was critically acclaimed and won a South African Music Award (SAMA) for Best R&B/Soul Album.

Beyond music, lordkez is also a poet and visual artist. Her artistic expression is rooted in wellness and introspection—she journals daily, practices affirmations, and views her work as a healing process. Her authenticity and creative versatility have made her one of the most exciting voices in South Africa’s alternative music scene, with growing international recognition.

lordkez - Aweh (8300 remix)

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Simplicity

Live Set at Still Got Time x Extra Butter Pop Up
Supporting @itsesentrik

Extra Butter
Long Island City, New York
14 June 2025

Tracklist: https://pumpyoursound.com/f/pys/angela-rayos-live-at-still-got-time-x-extra-butt/205133

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Angela Rayos Live at Still Got Time x Extra Butter (NY) - 14 June 2025

JUNE 2025
curated by @levrsn

→ LONDON 🇬🇧
→ SEOUL 🇰🇷
→ NEW YORK 🇺🇸

@ VOICES RADIO
@ VISLA FM
@ HALF MOON BK

(TRACKLIST)
greentea peng – sensi
kokoroko – higher
lptherapper x hnny – no obligations
amanda barise – fall for you
being there x mick jenkins – oh well
flower in bloom – gimmie
dear silas – mikolton (dat’s my dawg)
dear silas – out the way
ojerime – selfish (outro)
archy marshall x jamie isaac – ammi ammi
sampha – re-entry
joy orbison x joe james – bastard
saxon – 505
little simz – no introduction
kneecap – thart agus thart
ray lozano – i don’t care
john glacier – icing
landel x squiggly – aboutcha
alldaygré. – soulsaver
bawo – starts with a text
ryder - #skeptacore pt.1
harvey whyte – fearless
yves jones x dbl a – laidback
namani – cru
godriguez – make this magic

Syndicated on Voices Radio (London 🇬🇧), VISLA FM (Seoul 🇰🇷) and Half Moon BK (New York 🇺🇸) - lowjamz* is a South London based label imprint and radio project specialising in championing undiscovered and alternative World Rap, Future R&B, Modern Jazz and Chill Grime. Curated by leverson (@levrsn)

lowjamz.com
levrsn.com

lowjamz*

lowjamz* [JUN2025]

SCARS: FORM

It Feels Like It's My Fault

OUT NOW - https://scullious.bandcamp.com/album/scars-form

In My Feelings

DOPE

Welcome to Volume 2 of our brand new Strawberry Jam Series of mixes called "For the Culture". 

The aim is to support and promote the local Cypriot Hip Hop scene and pretty much... do it for the culture.

The second mix of the series comes from the Sxoli Kakon Texnon Sketch Battle event that happened at Side Zero in the heart of Nicosia on Sunday, the 29th of June 2025. 

The event was a collaboration between Sxoli Kakon Texnon, Side Zero, Strawberry Jam, and Pirgos Elegxou 506. 

There was a sketch battle and an open mic happening and DJ D-Prank was spinning different genres the whole day. (Funk, Soul, Hip Hop, Disco, etc)

This is a part from his live (freestyle) set at the event where he was playing some neo-soul, house, broken beats. 

Soundcloud banner design by GreenMushroomHeadz. 
Photo also by GreenMushroomHeadz.

Thank you for tuning in and stay tuned for more of these series. 

For the love of music and dance, 
Strawberry Jam 🍓

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Find all artists on Instagram: 
♦️ D-Prank: https://www.instagram.com/dprank/
♦️ GreenMushroomHeadz: https://www.instagram.com/greenmushroomheadz/
♦️ Sxoli Kakon Texnon: https://www.instagram.com/sxolikakontexnon/
♦️ Side Zero: https://www.instagram.com/sidezero_graffshop/
♦️ Pirgos Elegxou 506: https://www.instagram.com/pirgos_elegxou_506/

For The Culture Vol. 2 / Sketch Battle / Kaytra-House - Broken Beats - Future R&B / DJ D-Prank

DJ Quintessence (Lexi Battle, she/her) is one of the most diverse and musically nuanced acts you’ll find performing today. In addition to being a lead DJ and organizer of the “Ecstaturday” Ecstatic Dance in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, she is also a resident DJ in partnership with The Omni Movement, a progressive partner dance studio located in Oakland. You’ll most commonly find her playing for Fusion Dance, Brazilian Zouk, or West Coast Swing around the Bay Area, though she also holds passion for her unique take on club-style EDM. As a highly multidisciplinary DJ and music producer, she brings lessons and influences from each of the music scenes she’s involved with into all of the others, giving her a unique perspective that allows her to hybridize the elements that work from the different scenes and let them inform each other.


Quintessence is a master of the intentional dance journey. She begins with tempos and rhythms designed to warm the body up while the melodic content creates emotional depth and intrigue that set the stage for what’s to come. Each stage successively builds on what we’ve experienced in the last, taking us somewhere new that still feels part of the same story. The crescendos and climaxes interplay with periods of moderate rest and reflection to create a series of waves through various energies and moods. Finally, we come to the sentimental landing and closing stages where we can integrate what we’ve experienced as the journey nears its end, perhaps indulging in one final burst of joy or artistic expression before sending us off to what’s next.


As a dancer herself whose life has been transformed by the practice, Quintessence always plays for the party she wants to be at. Her work often defies genre, weaving through a great many of them throughout the journey in delightfully surprising ways. As she’s a multidisciplinarian with extremely broad taste, you’ll never get the same experience with DJ Quintessence twice. She’ll make you move, make you melt, take you to places beyond words, and leave you wanting more.


DJ Quintessence has shared a stage with acts such as DJ Kakah, Tzoul, Fab, Dhroovy, Mark Carpenter, Exuberance, Intrepid, Ji, Kurama, and Andrew Roth. She can be found on Instagram, SoundCloud, Spotify, and all other major music platforms.

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/ecstaturdaydancecommunity

https://www.theomnimovement.org/

May the Spirit of Dance lift you up on the Wings of Freedom 🕊

For the love of music and dance
Hip Hop Parties & Jams

underground genre-fluid music community, label imprint + internationally-syndicated radio show 🇬🇧🇰🇷🇺🇸

debut compilation *adjacent sounds out now. from south london with love. curated by @levrsn

Do You // Petrolane
https://soundcloud.com/petrolane/do-you
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I'm a bit of a mix between future, rnb, ambient, and house. Basically, I make what I think sounds good ;P
Are you enjoying the vibes?
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EP'S & SINGLES:
https://www.petrolanemusic.com
https://petrolane.bandcamp.com/

SOCIAL:
twitter.com/petro_lane
facebook.com/petrolanemusic
instagram.com/petrolanemusic

INQUIRY: 
petrolanemusic@gmail.com

SCARS: FORM - OUT NOW
https://scullious.bandcamp.com/album/scars-form

You can contact me on 'sculliousmusic@gmail.com'

South African born Ricardo Nunes, better known as DJ Azuhl, has become a household name on the South African Hip Hop and DJ scene. Being introduced into hip hop culture in the mid 80s he’s progressed from a dancer to member of the iconic South African band, B.V.K (Brasse Vannie Kaap), a DJ with Africa’s iconic DJ group The Beat Bangaz (alongside Grandmaster Ready D, E-20) & now owner and founding member of the Beat Bangaz DJ Academy based in Cape Town. Known for specializing in Hip Hop, he also has the ability to move crowds across genres of music ranging from funk, soul, dub, house, rock and mashups. He also runs Beat Bangaz Radio a Cape Town based internet radio station specializing in Hip Hop music.

He has opened and performed alongside international artists like Kendrick Lamar, Mos Def, Kanye West, Jay Z, Coolio, The Whooligan, A-Trak, Black Eyed Peas to name a few while also touring Europe annually since 2007 performing at various clubs & festivals like Miami Music Conference (USA), Hip Hop Logique (France), Pukkelpop (Belgium), Schoolyard Breaks (Germany), Battle of the Year (Nigeria). 

Major South South African events and festivals include ULTRA Music Festival, Rocking the Daisies, Sizzled, Back to the City, Red Bull BCOne, Cape Town International Jazz Festival, KKNK, Oppikoppie, South African Music Conference, Rand Easter Show and countless corporate and club events.

He’s signature mixes are featured on Good Hope FM and 5FM respectively - two respected commercial radio stations in South Africa, with a monthly mix slot slot on UK based radio station ’ThisisWestSide FM’ as well. Currently running Beat Bangaz Radio he also has a weekly radio show on the online platform.

Besides DJ accolades Azuhl impresses with a couple of number one singles on Good Hope FM, one of Cape Town’s biggest commercial radio stations & award nominations like the 2017 ‘Best Hip Hop single’ with Early B for the prestigious Afrikaans music award show, ‘Ghoemas.’  Whether it’s providing production, remixes or scratches for  artists like YOUNGSTACPT, Proverb, Hemelbesem, Early B, Zubz he has become a sought after collaborator with expanding his scope with other music genres beside Hip Hop.

Currently he is also running an NGO with DJ Eazy, HHESA (Hip Hop Education South Africa) that’s been responsible for various international cultural exchanges since 2008 & various school projects in Cape Town with a strong emphasis on youth development using Hip Hop culture.

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For inquiries: angela.rayosdelsol@gmail.com

New tracks tagged #future r&amp;b

New tracks tagged #future r&b