Afro House

Percussion has always played a vital role in establishing the label’s foundation of sound – nothing gets us grooving quite like drum-laden house music. TOR’s latest project, the Zaiana EP, showcases the exploits of this primordial desire. Darksidevinyl and Ucha come together to make their debut with the When We Dip label family. The two... Read more »

Danish DJ and producer Djuma Soundsystem saddles up with fellow producer Emok to deliver two tracks which unite disparate styles in a cohesive journey of atypical sound in Sagas of Iziki – Chapter 2, out on Stil Vor Talent. Smashing staccato percussion together with artful drums and vocals that wouldn’t be out of place at... Read more »

Floyd Lavine is a revered producer with releases on the likes of Watergate Records, Connected Frontline and Rise Music. This week, the South African artist enters the label game with the launch of the Afrikan Tales imprint. The boutique label is focused on bespoke music that showcases artists from the African continent and artists around... Read more »

Following on from his huge Pharell Williams and Jozzy collaboration, Black Coffee returns with new single ‘You Need Me’ featuring Maxine Ashley, out 29th December. Underpinned by delicate piano chords, gospel-evoking backing vocals and Maxine’s impassioned tones, ‘You Need Me’ finds the sweet spot between raw emotion and dancefloor energy. It marks the fifth single release from Black Coffee’s highly anticipated forthcoming album, with further collaborative singles... Read more »

Leisure Music Productions welcome Andreas Weisz, Max Doblhoff and Alai K on their label. Three amazing artists who put their hearts and voices together to bring out this fantastic Afro House EP called Niwache. All music in this EP comes from live recordings and was put together from those amazing talents featuring the incredible voice... Read more »

The first V.A sampler from Hyenah‘s Watergate 27 mix is ready. The DJ/producer is a renowned tastemaker, passionate about sounds from across the house spectrum. For his addition to the Watergate mix canon, he selects an inspiring range of artists, while highlighting emerging African and Afro Deutsch talent. Amongst the exclusive collection of tracks is... Read more »

‘Soma Soul is an electronic musician from Zurich (Switzerland) combining cinematic sounds with techno/electronica production. His pure love for melancholic melodies and subtle rhythms are a perfect setting to get your body & soul connected. Etymologists amongst us may have spotted a hint for that aspiration by the artist’s name: Soma means ‘Body’ in old... Read more »

After a successful 2019 of being crowned Best Afro House DJ 2019 by the DJ Awards Ibiza, his album Indigo Child reaching platinum status and a total of 36,5 million streams, Da Capo is set for new heights as an independent artist under his recently formed record label Genesys. His upcoming EP also titled Genesys... Read more »

Midi Minds Kenya in conjunction with The Safari Collection, Backdrop Agency & Madorasindahouse travelled to Samburu National Conservancy to capture and highlight the musical identity of the Samburu warriors, women and children, in the form of a song based sample pack, a documentary format video, and a Various Artists music compilation (VA). This project is... Read more »

Meet Hyenah, one of the main figures at Watergate Club. Being one of the main residents at their quickly growing Afro House focused RISE events, it was long overdue to see him land his debut EP on Watergate Records. Over the course of two originals and two reworks, Hyenah delivers a stellar package of percussion... Read more »