{{Short description|Subgenre of house music from South Africa}} {{Distinguish|Afrobeat|Afrobeats}} {{Multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=November 2024}} {{excessive examples|date=November 2024}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox music genre | name = Afro house | stylistic_origins = {{hlist|Kwaito|house|mbaqanga|deep house|tribal house|soulful house}} | cultural_origins = 1980s, South Africa | instruments = {{hlist|Vocals|saxophone|piano|drum kit|synthesizer|flute|sequencer}} | derivatives = Gqom | subgenres = Afro tech | other_topics = {{hlist|Afro pop|Afro fusion|amapiano}} }}
'''Afro house''' (also known as '''Afro-house''' or '''Afrohouse''')<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Mazaza |first=Melissa Shiba |date=30 January 2023 |title=Frigid Armadillo and the future of Afro‑house |url=https://pan-african-music.com/en/frigid-armadillo-future-afro-house/ |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Pan African Music (PAM)}}</ref> is a sub-genre of house music mainly developed in South Africa.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=What is Afro House Music? |url=https://afrohouseking.com/afro-house-music-your-guide-to-the-genre/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250614151806/https://afrohouseking.com/afro-house-music-your-guide-to-the-genre/ |archive-date=14 June 2025 |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Afro House King}}</ref> The genre emerged in the 1990s. This musical style fuses elements of traditional house with South African rhythms and sounds, incorporating instruments such as the saxophone, piano and synthesizers, as well as vocals in various African languages.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Coetzee |first=Nikita |date=12 April 2023 |title=US DJ Louie Vega reflects on the evolution of SA house music and its influence on the world |url=https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/music/us-dj-louie-vega-reflects-on-the-evolution-of-sa-house-music-and-its-influence-on-the-world-20230412 |access-date=16 November 2023 |work=News24}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Guttridge-Hewitt |first=Martin |date=23 February 2023 |title=Gauteng style: a history of house music in South Africa |url=https://djmag.com/features/gauteng-style-history-house-music-south-africa |access-date=17 December 2023 |website=DJ Mag}}</ref>
==Characteristics and etymology==
Afro house may have emerged after or at the same time as Kwaito started to appear in South Africa.<ref name=":4" /> The music genre is principally a blend of traditional house, kwaito, mbaqanga, deep house, tribal house, and soulful house.<ref name=":0" /> It can feature the various South African languages within the music.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |author=Daily Post Staff |date=16 May 2023 |title=Exploring The Roots Of Afro House Music |url=https://dailypost.ng/2023/05/16/exploring-the-roots-of-afro-house-music/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|url-status=live |access-date=15 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516155726/https://dailypost.ng/2023/05/16/exploring-the-roots-of-afro-house-music/ |archive-date=16 May 2023|newspaper=Daily Post}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=SampleSound |first=Team |date=1 December 2020 |title=How To Make Afro House Music |url=https://www.samplesoundmusic.com/blogs/news/how-to-make-afro-house-music |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116051006/https://www.samplesoundmusic.com/blogs/news/how-to-make-afro-house-music |archive-date=16 January 2021 |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=SAMPLESOUND}}</ref> The BPM commonly shifts between 80 and 122 and, in some instances, can even reach 160 BPM.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=PMH |first=Steve |date=8 March 2022 |title=31 Types of House Music You MUST Know Today |url=https://promusicianhub.com/types-house-music/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322152201/https://promusicianhub.com/types-house-music/ |archive-date=22 March 2023 |access-date=16 November 2023 |website=Pro Musician Hub}}</ref>
The etymology of the name uses the prefix 'afro' (meaning anything relating to Africa and African culture)<ref>{{Cite news |author-link=Collins English Dictionary |title=Afro definition |work=Collins Dictionary |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/afro |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608162529/https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/afro |archive-date=8 June 2012}}</ref> and the suffix, 'house', referring to the main genre of house music.
== Notable women in Afro house == South African record label Afrotainment (''Ezase Afro'')<ref>{{Cite news |author-link=The Chronicle (Zimbabwe) |date=14 January 2016 |title=Ezase Afro new reality TV show |work=The Chronicle |url=https://www.chronicle.co.zw/ezase-afro-new-reality-tv-show/ |url-status=live |access-date=13 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203093523/https://www.chronicle.co.zw/ezase-afro-new-reality-tv-show/ |archive-date=3 December 2016}}</ref> housed one of the first notable female Afro house artists, DJ Cndo,<ref name=":16" /> in the early 2000s.<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Masuku |first=Sne |author-link=Sowetan LIVE |date=21 May 2013 |title=DJ Cindo is set on a new path |work=Sowetan Live |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2013-05-21-dj-cindo-is-set-on-a-new-path/ |url-status=live |access-date=12 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212070147/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2013-05-21-dj-cindo-is-set-on-a-new-path/ |archive-date=12 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vellem |first=Mihlali |date=21 June 2023 |title=DJ Cndo and DJ Bongz: Where are they now? [listen] |url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/celeb-news/breaking-dj-cndo-dj-bongz-where-are-they-now-21-june-2023/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212072824/https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/celeb-news/breaking-dj-cndo-dj-bongz-where-are-they-now-21-june-2023/ |archive-date=12 December 2023 |access-date=12 December 2023 |website=The South African}}</ref> Her 2007 debut album, ''Finest Lady of House Vol.1'', obtained gold record status.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Maneta |first=Rofhiwa |author-link=Mail & Guardian |date=26 April 2018 |title=The house that women built |work=Mail & Guardian |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2018-04-26-the-house-that-women-built/ |url-status=live |access-date=12 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214231549/https://mg.co.za/article/2018-04-26-the-house-that-women-built/ |archive-date=14 February 2021}}</ref><ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Maneta |first=Rofhiwa |author-link=Red Bull Media House |date=16 May 2018 |title=The oral history of Durban Kwaito Music |url=https://www.redbull.com/za-en/dj%20tira%20red%20bull%20culture%20clash%20preview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113075440/https://www.redbull.com/za-en/dj%20tira%20red%20bull%20culture%20clash%20preview |archive-date=13 November 2021 |access-date=12 December 2023 |website=Redbull}}</ref>
Vocalist Bucie is regarded as "the female voice of South African house music",<ref name=":11">{{Cite news |last=Dlamini |first=Philani |date=22 October 2022 |title=Sexy Bucie announces her arrival |work=Sowetan Live |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2010-10-22-sexy-bucie-announces-her-arrival/ |url-status=live |access-date=12 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115210456/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2010-10-22-sexy-bucie-announces-her-arrival/ |archive-date=15 November 2023}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite news |last=Keteyi |first=Oluthando |date=21 June 2023 |title=Bucie reunites with Black Motion in the studio |work=Independent Online |url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/local/bucie-reunites-with-black-motion-in-the-studio-237d5f02-5b61-46d4-9884-e35162a2ac00 |url-status=live |access-date=12 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630053631/https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/local/bucie-reunites-with-black-motion-in-the-studio-237d5f02-5b61-46d4-9884-e35162a2ac00 |archive-date=30 June 2023}}</ref> including Afro house, particularly with regard her Afro house hit single "Superman"<ref name=":17">{{Cite news |last=Entertainment |first=TMG |date=14 June 2016 |title=Seal gushes over Bucie's music |work=Times Live |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2016-06-14-seal-gushes-over-bucies-music/ |url-status=live |access-date=12 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212075903/https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2016-06-14-seal-gushes-over-bucies-music/ |archive-date=12 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Darangwa |first=Shingai |date=22 June 2022 |title=Legendary house vocalist Bucie set to return to music |work=Independent Online |url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/legendary-house-vocalist-bucie-set-to-return-to-music-1c00c52a-2038-41b8-80a3-eb985a494a46 |url-status=live |access-date=12 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622131047/https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/legendary-house-vocalist-bucie-set-to-return-to-music-1c00c52a-2038-41b8-80a3-eb985a494a46 |archive-date=22 June 2022}}</ref> which was produced by Black Coffee in 2009 and was later sampled by Drake in 2017 for his More Life album featuring Jorja Smith.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Durosomo |first=Damola |author-link=OkayAfrica |date=10 March 2017 |title=Black Coffee Will Be On Drake's Upcoming 'More Life' Mixtape |url=https://www.okayafrica.com/black-coffee-will-drakes-upcoming-life-mixtape/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126112346/https://www.okayafrica.com/black-coffee-will-drakes-upcoming-life-mixtape/ |archive-date=26 January 2018 |access-date=12 December 2023 |website=Okay Africa}}</ref> British singer Seal has stated that he likes her music and mentioned that Bucie is "a great singer and artist".<ref name=":17" />
In 2012, DJ Zinhle, who released the hit song "My Name Is" featuring Busiswa,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ho Hip |first=Chante |author-link=947 (radio station) |date=27 July 2023 |title=DJ Zinhle's smash hit 'My Name Is' both unexpected and brilliant |work=947 |url=https://947.co.za/articles/2023/07/27/dj-zinhle-s-smash-hit-my-name-is-was-both-unexpected-and-brilliant |url-status=live |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727111307/https://947.co.za/articles/2023/07/27/dj-zinhle-s-smash-hit-my-name-is-was-both-unexpected-and-brilliant |archive-date=27 July 2023}}</ref> co-founded ''Fuse Academy'', a DJ academy specifically for female DJs, together with Nomdeni Mdaki.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bambalele |first=Patience |author-link=Sowetan LIVE |date=13 February 2012 |title=Deejay Zinhle opens school |work=Sowetan Live |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2012-02-13-deejay-zinhle-opens-school/ |url-status=live |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220060211/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2012-02-13-deejay-zinhle-opens-school/ |archive-date=20 December 2023}}</ref>
In 2016, singer Alicia Keys enlisted Black Coffee to create a remix of her track "In Common",<ref name=":21">{{Cite web |last=Saed |first=Omnia |author-link=OkayAfrica |date=1 July 2016 |title=Black Coffee Remixes Alicia Keys' 'In Common' Mbaqanga Style |url=https://www.okayafrica.com/alicia-keys-in-common-remix-black-coffee-dj-xpect/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516104516/https://www.okayafrica.com/alicia-keys-in-common-remix-black-coffee-dj-xpect/ |archive-date=16 May 2018 |access-date=13 December 2023 |website=Okay Africa}}</ref> which was recognized and well received internationally.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lemco |first=Ben Dandridge |author-link=The Fader |date=10 October 2016 |title=Meet Black Coffee, the producer bringing South African House to the rest of the world |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/10/10/black-coffee-in-common-remix-interview-beat-construction |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011162854/https://www.thefader.com/2016/10/10/black-coffee-in-common-remix-interview-beat-construction |archive-date=11 October 2016 |access-date=13 December 2023 |website=The Fader}}</ref> Zimbabwean singer and songwriter Jackie Queens launched her record label Bae Electronica, which solely showcases female house artists such as Thandi Draai,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reporter |first=Entertainment |date=2 November 2023 |title=Thandi Draai to take her talent on tour in United States |work=Independent Online |url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/local/thandi-draai-to-take-her-talent-on-tour-in-united-states-57413e95-223a-4855-b39b-37cf91b224e5 |url-status=live |access-date=12 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212135145/https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/local/thandi-draai-to-take-her-talent-on-tour-in-united-states-57413e95-223a-4855-b39b-37cf91b224e5 |archive-date=12 December 2023}}</ref> who has been "heralded as SA house music's femmetastic triple-threat" according to ''Mixmag''.<ref name=":9" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shiba Mazaza |first=Melissa |date=22 April 2022 |title=17 women shaping African dance music |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/african-women-shaping-dance-electronic-music |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422145531/https://mixmag.net/feature/african-women-shaping-dance-electronic-music |archive-date=22 April 2021 |access-date=12 December 2023 |website=Mixmag}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Phiri |first=Janice |date=9 October 2023 |title=WATCH: Sammy Sosa and Thandi Draai's new banger made in honour of SA's imbokodo |work=City Press |url=https://www.news24.com/citypress/trending/watch-sammy-sosa-and-thandi-draais-new-banger-made-in-honour-of-sas-imbokodo-20231009 |url-status=live |access-date=12 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009120259/https://www.news24.com/citypress/trending/watch-sammy-sosa-and-thandi-draais-new-banger-made-in-honour-of-sas-imbokodo-20231009 |archive-date=9 October 2023}}</ref>
==History== Ostensibly before it was 'officially' named and categorized as a sub-genre, it was just referred to as simply, "house".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Andy |author-link=Bandcamp |date=10 February 2021 |title=Zepherin Saint Walks Us Through the History of Afro House |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/zepherin-saint-afro-house-list |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210191320/https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/zepherin-saint-afro-house-list |archive-date=10 February 2021 |access-date=16 November 2021 |website=Bandcamp Daily}}</ref><ref name=":4" />
The genre appeared to have been, in some cases unintentionally labeled and mistaken as UK funky or afrobeats.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hylton |first=Ria |author-link=DJ Mag |date=24 March 2022 |title=Inside the UK Afro house renaissance |url=https://djmag.com/features/inside-uk-afro-house-renaissance |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324170834/https://djmag.com/features/inside-uk-afro-house-renaissance |archive-date=24 March 2022 |access-date=17 December 2023 |website=DJ Mag}}</ref>
Foreseeably, many former kwaito and kwaito-correlating artists for instance Oskido, DJ Tira, Mafikizolo,<ref name=":20" /> Black Coffee,<ref name=":21" /> DJ Cleo,<ref name=":22" /> Thandiswa Mazwai,<ref name=":23" /> Big Nuz<ref name=":24" /> and Mahoota (member of Trompies)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Owen |first=Therese |date=11 March 2015 |title=Mahoota celebrates fabulous 50 |work=Independent Online |url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/mahoota-celebrates-fabulous-50-1830373 |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216234214/https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/mahoota-celebrates-fabulous-50-1830373 |archive-date=16 December 2023}}</ref> have been ceaselessly associated with the genre for decades.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":16">{{Cite web |last=Maneta |first=Rofhiwa |author-link=Red Bull Media House |date=16 May 2018 |title=The oral history of Durban Kwaito Music |url=https://www.redbull.com/za-en/dj%20tira%20red%20bull%20culture%20clash%20preview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113075440/https://www.redbull.com/za-en/dj%20tira%20red%20bull%20culture%20clash%20preview |archive-date=13 November 2021 |access-date=17 December 2023 |website=Redbull}}</ref>
Other ceasless artists include Osunlade, Louie Vega, Pablo Fierro,<ref name=":29">{{Cite web |date=23 March 2020 |title=Premiere: Floyd Lavine – Masala (Pablo Fierro Remix) |url=https://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/premiere-floyd-lavine-masala-pablo-fierro-remix/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610132459/http://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/premiere-floyd-lavine-masala-pablo-fierro-remix/ |archive-date=10 June 2017 |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=Deep House Amsterdam}}</ref> Darque, Am Roots, Djeff Afrozila, Jazzuelle, Hyenah,<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Brian |first=Coney |date=13 January 2021 |title=Defected launches afro house label, Sondela, curated by Sef Kombo and Louie Dunmore |url=https://djmag.com/news/defected-launch-afro-house-label-sondela-curated-sef-kombo-and-louie-dunmore |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209203644/https://djmag.com/news/defected-launch-afro-house-label-sondela-curated-sef-kombo-and-louie-dunmore |archive-date=9 December 2022 |access-date=16 November 2023 |website=DJ Mag (News)}}</ref> Rancido, Floyd Lavine,<ref name=":29" /> Boddhi Satva<ref name=":34" /> and Keinemusik Crue(Kloud).<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |author-link=Keinemusik |year=2023 |title=Kloud in South Africa |url=https://keinemusik.com/kloud-in-south-africa/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212090402/https://keinemusik.com/kloud-in-south-africa/ |archive-date=12 December 2023 |access-date=12 December 2023 |website=Keinemusik}}</ref><ref name=":32" />
It was broadly internationally spearheaded by Malaika, Black Coffee, DJ TekniQ DJ Fresh,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Keteyi |first=Oluthando |author-link=IOL (South Africa) |date=28 November 2023 |title=DJ Fresh's son YBF continues the legacy as he introduces himself as a DJ |url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/local/dj-freshs-son-ybf-continues-the-legacy-as-he-introduces-himself-as-a-dj-ce3edaaf-5f4b-42ca-beab-e3dac3bc5ea3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205060634/https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/local/dj-freshs-son-ybf-continues-the-legacy-as-he-introduces-himself-as-a-dj-ce3edaaf-5f4b-42ca-beab-e3dac3bc5ea3 |archive-date=5 December 2023 |access-date=22 December 2023 |work=Independent Online}}</ref> DJ Tira, Zakes Bantwini, DJ Cndo, Da Capo, Bucie, Culoe De Song, Shimza, Punk Mbedzi, Enoo Napa and Black Motion.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sithole |first=Bongiwe |author-link=Sowetan LIVE |date=10 October 2014 |title=The timeless sound of Black Motion |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2014-10-10-the-timeless-sound-of-black-motion/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408145552/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/amp/entertainment/2014-10-10-the-timeless-sound-of-black-motion/ |archive-date=8 April 2022 |access-date=22 December 2023 |work=Sowetan Live.}}</ref><ref name=":16" />
=== 1980s === {{Main|Kwaito}} [[File:Mahotella Queens.jpg|alt=Mahotella Queens, South African female mbaqanga band formed in 1964 performing in Germany in 2010.|thumb|260x260px|Mahotella Queens, South African female mbaqanga band formed in 1964 performing in Germany in 2010.]] The genre is thought to have possibly been, in effect created in the late 1980s due to the hitherto heavy, presence of kwaito, mbaqanga and house both locally as well as internationally.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Afro House Music |url=https://pianity.com/tag/afro-house |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008222240/https://pianity.com/tag/afro-house |archive-date=8 October 2023 |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Pianity}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> This time period was unfortunately during the apartheid regime whereas information would evidently have not been easy to record nor share.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Darren |author-link=VoA News |date=16 November 2021 |title=South Africa's last apartheid president leaves complicated legacy |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/south-africa-last-apartheid-president-leaves-complicated-legacy/6315396.html |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116170311/https://www.voanews.com/a/south-africa-last-apartheid-president-leaves-complicated-legacy/6315396.html |archive-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> Kwaito-associated acts such as Brenda Fassie and Sipho Mabuse were high-charting artists on global charts such as on KISS-FM and Capitol Radio during the 1980s and 1990s.This would outwardly be the world's first introduction to "South African house music".<ref>{{Cite news |author=Staff Reporter |date=16 April 1999 |title=Kwaito's London invasion Kwaito's London |work=Mail & Guardian |url=https://mg.co.za/article/1999-04-16-kwaitos-london-invasionkwaitos-london/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327103008/https://mg.co.za/article/1999-04-16-kwaitos-london-invasionkwaitos-london/ |archive-date=27 March 2023}}</ref> Artists such as Vinny Da Vinci, DJ Christos and Revolution twins<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mhlongo |first=Ntombi |author-link=Times of Swaziland |date=28 November 2009 |title=The Revolution twins |work=Times of Swaziland |url=http://www.times.co.sz/index.php?news=11052&vote=5 |url-status=live |access-date=19 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207115649/http://www.times.co.sz/index.php?news=11052&vote=5 |archive-date=7 February 2017}}</ref> were hosting parties and DJing in various locations.<ref name=":4" />
{{Cquote|I was working in townships before [Apartheid ended], and I'd get a lot of shit if I was caught. I mean, even name-wise I was never Christos. I changed my name like five times to avoid the cops. |author=DJ Christos |source=DJ Mag}}
=== 1990s === thumb|Angola During this period the genre's universality in various locations such as the United States was set in stone. American artists such as Grammy-award-winning, Louie Vega had been regularly frequenting South Africa during this time.<ref name=":7" /> There is also evidence of the genre having been popularized in Angola due to the local dance culture. This is partially attributed to the musical genre kuduro.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kuduro Versus Afro House |url=http://kizombalove.com/en/kuduro-versus-afro-house/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615065547/http://kizombalove.com/en/kuduro-versus-afro-house/ |archive-date=15 June 2018 |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Kizomba Love}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 October 2023 |title=Afro House |url=https://www.soundbridge.io/afro-house |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810020513/https://soundbridge.io/afro-house/ |archive-date=10 August 2022 |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=SoundBridge}}</ref>
In 1994, the South African record label ''House Afrika'' was established. The label was founded by Vinny Da Vinci (Vincent Motshegoa),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sithole |first=Bongiwe |author-link=Sowetan LIVE |date=2 October 2014 |title=Vinny Da Vinci to release last House Afrika deep compilation |work=Sowetan Live |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2014-10-02-vinny-da-vinci-to-release-last-house-afrika-deep-compilation/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213130130/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2014-10-02-vinny-da-vinci-to-release-last-house-afrika-deep-compilation/ |archive-date=13 February 2019}}</ref> Tim White and DJ ''Strat3gy''(Glen van Loggerenberg). The label's debut album release was titled ''Fresh House Flava Vol.1'' by DJ Fresh.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
{{Cquote| Some had friends at airlines and would ask them to bring tracks back in their luggage. Others would pay people to be couriers and get tunes into the country. Whether you call this bootlegging, or contraband, you made the most of any way you could get at the music. | author = Vinny Da Vinci | source = DJ Mag}}In the 1990s, house music gained significance during this time in urban centers like Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Durban, but it is Soweto where the music genre Kwaito emerged. Kwaito slowed down the tempo from Chicago house music and infused it with elements of reggae, hip-hop, and local vernacular that reflected the feelings of urban/township South African youth. Artists like DJ Oskido exemplified the genre, along with artists and musical groups like Boom Shaka, Mandla Mofokeng, and Bongo Maffin. At the same time, Kwaito went beyond the sound and was deeply tied to the shifting political landscape. As the apartheid system began to collapse, Kwaito became a soundtrack for a new generation asserting its identity and freedom. It was the sound played as public gatherings that eschewed the apartheid laws banning public gatherings and enforcing curfews. The young generation saw house music during this time as a form of resistance and a new mode of expression that rejected the imposed silence and claimed space for black South African youth.<ref>''How Club Culture Started In 90’s Johannesburg | Rave & Resistance''. ''YouTube''. Red Bull Music, 2019. <nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48d73mWSrZQ&ab_channel=RedBullMusic</nowiki>.</ref>
“The younger generation at that time, we started creating our own music, which we called Kwaito. We used to take house music, slow it down and from there, we reprogrammed the music.” — ''DJ Oskido''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Daryl |date=February 15, 2022 |title=How 'Amapiano', South Africa's soulful sound, has become one of the hottest new music genres |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/15/africa/amapiano-south-africa-music-genre-origins-spc-intl |work=CNN}}</ref>
=== 2000s === In 2001, House Afrika released "Oskido's Church Grooves".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dlamini |first=Philani |author-link=Sowetan LIVE |date=26 October 2010 |title=Oskido grooves |work=Sowetan Live |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2010-10-26-oskido-grooves/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217085933/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2010-10-26-oskido-grooves/ |archive-date=17 December 2023}}</ref>
In 2003, Malaika's "Destiny" topped, charts.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tjiya |first=Emmanuel |author-link=Sowetan LIVE |date=21 February 2019 |title=Malaika to rekindle their magic on stage |work=Sowetan Live |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2019-02-21-malaika--to-rekindle-their-magic-on-stage/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124114157/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2019-02-21-malaika--to-rekindle-their-magic-on-stage/ |archive-date=24 January 2022}}</ref> The South African trio toured Australia alongside Zimbabwean, singer Tarisai Vushe who made it to the Top.5 of Australia Idol, 2007 as their supporting act.<ref name=":26">{{Cite web |title=Malaika : The Australian tour details |url=http://zambezipromo.com.au/artists/malaika.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305181618/http://zambezipromo.com.au/artists/malaika.html |archive-date=5 March 2008 |access-date=21 December 2023 |website=Zambezi promo}}</ref> [[File:Black Coffee perfoming at Hï Ibiza in June 2018.jpg|alt=Black Coffee is a music producer and DJ who solely performs with his right hand due to a brachial plexus, injury resulting in paralysis of his left hand.|thumb|Black Coffee is a music producer and DJ who performs solely with his right hand due to a brachial plexus, injury resulting in paralysis of his left hand.]] In 2005, South African Grammy-award-winning artist, Black Coffee released his debut self-titled album ''Black Coffee.''The album appeared to be the first afro house album to win the South African Music Awards, Best Dance Album, category and featured other distinguished South African artists such as Hugh Masekela and Thandiswa Mazwai.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nyoka |first=Shingai |author-link=BBC News |date=17 December 2023 |title=Black Coffee – the South African DJ who made history at the Grammys |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60996104 |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407001145/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60996104 |archive-date=7 April 2022}}</ref><ref name=":23">{{Cite news |last=Zeeman |first=Kyle |author-link=TimesLIVE |date=3 January 2023 |title=From humble beginnings to a Grammy winner: The brewing of Black Coffee |work=Times Live |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2023-01-03-from-humble-beginnings-to-a-grammy-winner-the-brewing-of-black-coffee/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103043659/https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2023-01-03-from-humble-beginnings-to-a-grammy-winner-the-brewing-of-black-coffee/ |archive-date=3 January 2023}}</ref>
The genre had subsequently become popularized in even more parts of the world including South America, Europe, and Asia.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last=Coetzee |first=Nikita |date=12 April 2023 |title=US DJ Louie Vega reflects on the evolution of SA house music and its influence on the world |work=News24 |url=https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/music/us-dj-louie-vega-reflects-on-the-evolution-of-sa-house-music-and-its-influence-on-the-world-20230412 |url-status=live |access-date=15 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412133349/https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/music/us-dj-louie-vega-reflects-on-the-evolution-of-sa-house-music-and-its-influence-on-the-world-20230412 |archive-date=12 April 2023}}</ref> In, London although already conceivably, presumbably present since the 1980s, its emergence appeared to have become solidified during this period as well as to a greater extent accredited to "giving rise to" the, UK funky, scene.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Kidman |first=Jerome |date=28 February 2023 |title=CROSSOVER AND COLLECTIVITY: WHY LONDON'S HOUSE UNDERGROUND IS EVOLVING |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/london-afro-house-underground-movement-evolving-south-africa-amapiano-afro-tech-funky-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302232745/https://mixmag.net/feature/london-afro-house-underground-movement-evolving-south-africa-amapiano-afro-tech-funky-interview |archive-date=2 March 2023 |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Mixmag}}</ref>
According to an interview American DJ, Osunlade had visited South Africa, for the first time in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frankland |first=Becca |date=23 November 2015 |title=Osunlade Interview: A man with no past originating his future |url=https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Osunlade-Interview-A-Man-With-No-Past-Originating-His-Future/27063/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124165023/https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Osunlade-Interview-A-Man-With-No-Past-Originating-His-Future/27063/ |archive-date=24 November 2015 |access-date=17 November 2023 |website=Skiddle}}</ref>
DJ Cleo, released his first hit-single,"Goodbye".<ref name=":22">{{Cite news |last=Ho Hip |first=Chante |author-link=947 (radio station) |date=7 August 2023 |title=[Watch] DJ Cleo talks his first hit and never signing a record deal |work=947 |url=https://947.co.za/articles/2023/08/07/watch-dj-cleo-talks-his-first-hit-and-never-signing-a-record-deal |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430062235/https://www.rollingstone.co.za/musicrev/item/3256-mafikizolo-dominates-sama-20-with-eight-awards |archive-date=30 April 2014}}</ref>
In 2007, DJ Sbu's "Remember When It Rained" won Best Song of the Year, at the South African Music Awards.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Keteyi |first=Oluthando |author-link=IOL (South Africa) |date=21 May 2023 |title=Watch: Flashback to the 'good times' when Sizwe Dhlomo and Trevor Noah starred in DJ Sbu's music video |work=Independent Online |url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/local/watch-flashback-to-the-good-times-when-sizwe-dhlomo-and-trevor-noah-starred-in-dj-sbus-music-video-86a052bc-c204-4287-927b-6a869bcb04f6 |url-status=live |access-date=23 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522173142/https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/local/watch-flashback-to-the-good-times-when-sizwe-dhlomo-and-trevor-noah-starred-in-dj-sbus-music-video-86a052bc-c204-4287-927b-6a869bcb04f6 |archive-date=22 May 2023}}</ref>
"Umlilo" released by Big Nuz featuring DJ Tira and DJ Fisherman in 2009, won three South African Music Awards.<ref name=":24">{{Cite news |last=Madibogo |first=Julia |author-link=City Press (South Africa) |date=24 December 2022 |title=Top five hit tracks from Mampintsha to remember |work=City Press |url=https://www.news24.com/citypress/trending/top-five-hit-tracks-from-mampintsha-to-remember-20221224 |url-status=live |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224132941/https://www.news24.com/citypress/trending/top-five-hit-tracks-from-mampintsha-to-remember-20221224 |archive-date=24 December 2022}}</ref>
Culoe De Song, released his debut album ''A Giant Leap''. It won Best New Artist at the South African Music Awards. The album was inclusive of one of his most popular releases "Webaba".<ref name=":28">{{Cite news |last=Mkhondo |first=Nothemba |author-link=Sowetan LIVE |date=27 January 2017 |title=Five minutes with Culoe De Song |work=Sowetan Live |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/s-mag/2017-01-27-five-minutes-with-culoe-de-song/ |url-status=live |access-date=19 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519155700/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/s-mag/2017-01-27-five-minutes-with-culoe-de-song/ |archive-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>
Between the 2000s and 2010s the genre appeared to have been most prominent in its native region, South Africa as well as the UK.<ref name=":14" />
=== 2010s === Between the early 2010s and 2020s there was a surge in the number of Afro house releases and popularity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shorlidge |first=Chandler |date=4 November 2021 |title=What's Next For Afro House? |url=https://www.beatportal.com/features/whats-next-for-afro-house/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105131911/https://www.beatportal.com/features/whats-next-for-afro-house/ |archive-date=5 November 2021 |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Beatportal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Renoncourt |first=Francois |date=3 June 2023 |title=PAM Club: Energy Won't Lie with Thakzin |url=https://pan-african-music.com/en/pam-club-thakzin/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605093017/https://pan-african-music.com/en/pam-club-thakzin/ |archive-date=5 June 2023 |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Pan African Music(PAM)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rickinson |first=Steve |date=23 March 2020 |title=[Playlist] 5 Defining Afro Tech Summer Sounds From Hï Ibiza |url=https://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/ibiza/5-afro-tech-sounds-hi-ibiza-playlist/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323050527/https://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/ibiza/5-afro-tech-sounds-hi-ibiza-playlist/ |archive-date=23 March 2023 |access-date=16 November 2023 |website=Deep House Amsterdam}}</ref> During these decades the genre's maturation had accelerated.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mazaza |first=Melissa Shiba |date=21 February 2022 |title=LIFE-CHANGING ENCOUNTERS: MEETINGS WITH THE GQOM KING, DJ LAG |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/dj-lag-interview-gqom-king-durban-south-africa-amapiano-afro-house |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221154721/https://mixmag.net/feature/dj-lag-interview-gqom-king-durban-south-africa-amapiano-afro-house |archive-date=21 February 2022 |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Mixmag}}</ref>
In 2011, identical twins band, Revolution released "Teka Munike" featuring Mozambiquan singer Ruby Gold.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Owen |first=Therese |author-link=IOL News |date=7 March 2012 |title=Burning down the house |work=Independent Online |url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/burning-down-the-house-1250749 |url-status=live |access-date=19 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203235859/https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/burning-down-the-house-1250749 |archive-date=3 February 2018}}</ref>
In 2012, afro house duo Vetkuk vs. Mahoota released the song "Via Orlando" featuring Dr. Malinga,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Canham |first=Tamlyn |author-link=East Coast Radio (South Africa) |date=2 September 2019 |title=Yvonne Chaka Chaka slays the Dr Malinga kick |work=East Coast Radio |url=https://www.ecr.co.za/news/entertainment/yvonne-chaka-chaka-slays-dr-malinga-kick/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909084542/https://www.ecr.co.za/news/entertainment/yvonne-chaka-chaka-slays-dr-malinga-kick/ |archive-date=9 September 2022}}</ref> the song was a rendition of Monwa & Sun's 1988 released "Orlando Hangover"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramaru |first=Arehone |date=16 November 2021 |title=A memorable hangover |url=https://musicist.co.za/2021/11/16/a-memorable-hangover/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116142929/https://musicist.co.za/2021/11/16/a-memorable-hangover/ |archive-date=16 November 2021 |access-date=17 December 2023 |website=Musicist}}</ref> '',''the song's release in all probability, inspired other South African afro-house hit-singles thereafter most notably, in 2013 kwela and afro house duo Mafikizolo featuring Uhuru's "Khona".<ref name=":20">{{Cite news |last=Phiri |first=Janice |author-link=City Press (South Africa) |date=14 May 2023 |title=26 years of hits with Mafikizolo |work=City Press |url=https://www.news24.com/citypress/trending/26-years-of-hits-with-mafikizolo-20230514 |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514093938/https://www.news24.com/citypress/trending/26-years-of-hits-with-mafikizolo-20230514 |archive-date=14 May 2023}}</ref> [[File:Mafikizolo Performing at MTV Africa Music Awards 2014.JPG|alt=Mafikizolo at the MTV Africa Music Awards.|thumb|Mafikizolo at the MTV Africa Music Awards.|left]] In 2014, Mafikizolo won eight awards at the South African Music Awards.<ref name=":18">{{Cite news |last=Niber |first=Powlow |author-link=Rolling Stone |date=29 April 2014 |title=Mafikizolo dominates SAMA 20 with eight awards |work=Rolling Stone South Africa |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.za/musicrev/item/3256-mafikizolo-dominates-sama-20-with-eight-awards |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430062235/https://www.rollingstone.co.za/musicrev/item/3256-mafikizolo-dominates-sama-20-with-eight-awards |archive-date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Mi Casa won the Best Dance Album, DJ Kent<ref>{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Celeste |author-link=Eyewitness News (South Africa) |date=25 January 2023 |title=DJ Kent teases fans with new music |work=EWN Eyewitness News |url=https://ewn.co.za/0001/01/01/dj-kent-teases-fans-with-new-music |url-status=live |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125121316/https://ewn.co.za/0001/01/01/dj-kent-teases-fans-with-new-music |archive-date=25 January 2023}}</ref> ft. The Arrows, The Highest Airplay of the Year, for "Spin My World Around" and Oskido, Remix of the Year, for "Tsa Ma Ndebele".<ref name=":18" />
Portuguese artists such as DJEFF (formerly known as Djeff Afrozila<ref name=":30">{{Cite web |author-link=Resident Advisor |year=2015 |title=Liberation with Djeff Afrozila & Shimza |url=https://ra.co/events/719102 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217000115/https://ra.co/events/719102 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |access-date=17 December 2023 |website=Resident Advisor}}</ref>) accelerated the genre's popularity by performing a live mix from the DJ Mag, headquarters in Hoxton.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mcgraw |first=Euan |author-link=DJ Mag |date=25 May 2022 |title=Watch DJEFF live from DJ Mag HQ, this Friday |url=https://djmag.com/news/watch-djeff-live-dj-mag-hq-friday |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703050221/https://djmag.com/news/watch-djeff-live-dj-mag-hq-friday |archive-date=3 July 2022 |access-date=17 December 2023 |website=DJ Mag}}</ref>
Central African, music producer Boddhi Satva and Congolese songster Kaysha, released their best-hit, single, "Mama Kosa".<ref name=":34">{{Cite news |last=Lebrave |first=Benjamin |author-link=The Fader |date=20 July 2015 |title=Meet Kaysha and Boddhi Satva, the collaborators behind Afro House hit "Mama Kosa" |work=The Fader |url=https://www.thefader.com/2015/07/20/kaysha-boddhi-satva-mama-kosa-interview |url-status=live |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724123521/https://www.thefader.com/2015/07/20/kaysha-boddhi-satva-mama-kosa-interview |archive-date=24 July 2015}}</ref>
DJ Clock<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ngubane |first=Sandiso |author-link=Mail & Guardian |date=14 May 2014 |title=DJ Clock-Beatenberg collaboration a win-win dance hit |work=Mail & Guardian |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2014-05-14-dj-clock-beatenberg-collaboration-a-win-win-dance-hit/ |url-status=live |access-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222182033/https://mg.co.za/article/2014-05-14-dj-clock-beatenberg-collaboration-a-win-win-dance-hit/ |archive-date=22 December 2021}}</ref> and band, Beatenberg, won six awards at the South African Music Awards for "''Pluto'' (''Remember You'')". The smash-hit, also received the SAMPRA award, for Highest Airplay of the Year.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mbangeni |first=Lerato |author-link=IOL (South Africa) |date=20 April 2015 |title=Beatenberg snap up coveted Sama |work=Independent Online |url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/beatenberg-snap-up-coveted-sama-1847419 |url-status=live |access-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118113759/https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/beatenberg-snap-up-coveted-sama-1847419 |archive-date=18 November 2018}}</ref> [[File:BeatenbergBand.jpg|alt=The Beatennberg, band. |thumb|Beatenberg, band.|260x260px]]
At the time, South African 3-year-old, DJ Arch Jnr. appeared to be the world's first, youngest DJ. He won SA's Got Talent,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hinton |first=Patrick |author-link=Mixmag |date=9 November 2015 |title=3 year old Arch Jnr. wins South Africa's Got Talent |url=https://mixmag.net/read/3-year-old-dj-arch-jnr-wins-south-africas-got-talent-news |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110150425/https://mixmag.net/read/3-year-old-dj-arch-jnr-wins-south-africas-got-talent-news |archive-date=10 November 2015 |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=Mixmag}}</ref> received a standing ovation for his performance on America's Got Talent<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samanga |first=Rufaro |author-link=OkayAfrica |date=22 January 2019 |title=South Africa's 6-Year-Old DJ Arch Junior Got a Standing Ovation on 'America's Got Talent' |url=https://www.okayafrica.com/dj-arch-junior-wows-on-americas-got-talent/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124025404/https://www.okayafrica.com/dj-arch-junior-wows-on-americas-got-talent/ |archive-date=24 January 2019 |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=Okay Africa}}</ref> and competed in "World's Got Talent" in China.<ref>{{Cite news |author-link=Eyewitness News (South Africa) |date=3 April 2019 |title=DJ Arch Jnr(6) to fly SA flag in China for 'World's Got Talent' |work=EWN Eyewitness News |url=https://ewn.co.za/2019/04/03/dj-arch-jnr-to-fly-sa-flag-in-china-for-world-s-got-talent |url-status=live |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403203847/https://ewn.co.za/2019/04/03/dj-arch-jnr-to-fly-sa-flag-in-china-for-world-s-got-talent |archive-date=3 April 2019}}</ref> Arch Jnr. obtained and holds a Guinness World Record as the youngest, club DJ in the world.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kekana |first=Chrizelda |author-link=TimesLIVE |date=14 September 2017 |title=Watch : DJ Arch Jnr makes the Guinness World Records |work=Times Live |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2017-09-14-watch-dj-arch-jnr-makes-the-guinness-world-records/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914114312/https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2017-09-14-watch-dj-arch-jnr-makes-the-guinness-world-records/ |archive-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
In 2016, ''Gondwana KE''<ref>{{Cite news |last=East Africa |first=In-House |date=1 August 2022 |title=DJ duo Gondwana KE to tour Africa and Europe |work=Music in Africa |url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/dj-duo-gondwana-ke-tour-africa-and-europe |url-status=live |access-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003172622/https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/dj-duo-gondwana-ke-tour-africa-and-europe |archive-date=3 October 2022}}</ref> was founded in Kenya by Eugene Onyago and Suraj Mandavia, the event and label predominantly showcases South African Afro house artists such as Karyendasoul, Citizen Deep, Punk Mbedzi, Frigid Armadillo<ref name=":5" /> and Sun El Musician.<ref name=":25">{{Cite web |last=Mazaza |first=Shiba Melissa |author-link=DJ Mag |date=14 September 2021 |title=The Sound Of: Gondwana KE |url=https://djmag.com/features/sound-gondwana-ke |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914192116/https://djmag.com/features/sound-gondwana-ke |archive-date=14 September 2021 |access-date=17 December 2023 |website=DJ Mag}}</ref> As well as Kenyan, afro-house artists such as Ayrosh.<ref name=":25" />
The "Koze Kuse" hit-maker, DJ Merlon released the album "Original Copy".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Molaudi |first=Webster |author-link=Sowetan LIVE |date=5 January 2016 |title=DJ Merlon releases 'Original Copy' album |work=Sowetan Live |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2016-01-05-dj-merlon-releases-original-copy-album/ |url-status=live |access-date=24 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224193934/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2016-01-05-dj-merlon-releases-original-copy-album/ |archive-date=24 December 2023}}</ref>
Angolan, producer Afro Warriors released "Uyankenteza" featuring vocalist, Toshi. The song was remixed by Hyenah.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Christina |author-link=Dancing Astronaut |date=15 February 2017 |title=Premiere: Afro Warriors ft. Toshi – Uyankenteza (Hyenah Remix) |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2017/02/da-premiere-hyenah-remix-afro-warriors-uyankenteza-ft-toshi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217054545/https://dancingastronaut.com/2017/02/da-premiere-hyenah-remix-afro-warriors-uyankenteza-ft-toshi/ |archive-date=17 February 2017 |access-date=24 December 2023 |website=Dancing Astronaut}}</ref>
In 2017, Beatport updated its platform with an additional Afro house category.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Harrison |date=4 December 2017 |title=BEATPORT EXPANDS PLATFORM BY ADDING THE AFRO HOUSE CATEGORY |url=https://mixmag.net/read/beatport-expands-platform-by-adding-the-afro-house-category-news |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930031424/https://mixmag.net/read/beatport-expands-platform-by-adding-the-afro-house-category-news |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=16 November 2023 |website=Mixmag}}</ref>
In 2018, South African DJ and music producer, Euphonik won the Best Newcomer DJ, award at the DJ Awards under his new alias, "Themba".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kekana |first=Chrizelda |author-link=Sowetan LIVE |date=28 July 2018 |title=Euphonik bags a DJ Award nod as DJ Themba! |work=Sowetan Live |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sundayworld/lifestyle/2018-07-20-euphonik-bags-a-dj-award-nod-as-dj-themba/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720131801/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sundayworld/lifestyle/2018-07-20-euphonik-bags-a-dj-award-nod-as-dj-themba/ |archive-date=20 July 2018}}</ref>
In 2019, four South African Afro house DJs were nominated at the DJ Awards for the "afro house", genre.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moloto |first=Mpho |date=17 September 2019 |title=Da Capo voted the best Afro-house DJ |work=Citizen |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/rosebank-killarney-gazette/news-headlines/2019/09/17/da-capo-voted-best-afro-house-dj/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214033657/https://www.citizen.co.za/rosebank-killarney-gazette/news-headlines/2019/09/17/da-capo-voted-best-afro-house-dj/ |archive-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> Da Capo won the first-ever, Afro House category, award.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Machaieie |first=Mario |date=20 September 2019 |title=Da Capo Flies The South African Flag High By Winning At The DJ Awards In Ibiza |url=https://www.zkhiphani.co.za/da-capo-ibiza-dj-awards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916151115/https://www.zkhiphani.co.za/da-capo-ibiza-dj-awards/ |archive-date=16 September 2021 |access-date=16 November 2023 |website=Zkhipani}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite web |last=Fenner |first=Zoe |date=20 June 2019 |title=DJ Awards 2019 adds Afro House category, announces nominees |url=https://idmmag.com/news/dj-awards-2019-announces-nominees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212091502/https://idmmag.com/news/dj-awards-2019-announces-nominees/ |archive-date=12 December 2023 |access-date=12 December 2023 |website=IDM Mag}}</ref>
Usher and Black Coffee collaborated on "LaLaLa".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mkhabela |first=Sabelo |author-link=OkayAfrica |date=10 September 2019 |title=Listen to Black Coffee and Usher's New Single 'LaLaLa' |url=https://www.okayafrica.com/black-coffee-usher-lalala-listen-song-collaboration/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331091026/https://www.okayafrica.com/black-coffee-usher-lalala-listen-song-collaboration/ |archive-date=31 March 2023 |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=Okay Africa}}</ref> Prior to the song's release they performed together at the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100, in 2018.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Levine |first=Robert |author-link=Billboard |date=1 December 2018 |title=Usher and Black Coffee to perform special mash-up at Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/usher-black-coffee-mash-up-global-citizen-festival-2018-interview-8487667/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410094925/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/usher-black-coffee-mash-up-global-citizen-festival-2018-interview-8487667/ |archive-date=10 April 2023 |access-date=22 December 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
A video of the Hilton College marimba band, in KwaZulu-Natal performing the Black Coffee and French, multi- number 1 DJ, in the world, David Guetta,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhanawat |first=Ashkay |date=16 November 2023 |title=DJ Mag crown David Guetta the world's No.1 DJ for the fourth time |url=https://themusicessentials.com/news/dj-mag-top-100-2023-david-guetta/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220023937/https://themusicessentials.com/news/dj-mag-top-100-2023-david-guetta/ |archive-date=20 December 2023 |access-date=20 December 2023 |website=The Music Essentials}}</ref> song "Drive" featuring singer Delilah Montagu went viral.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nkanjeni |first=Unathi |author-link=TimesLIVE |date=22 August 2019 |title=Watch {{!}} Hilton College band performing Black Coffee & David Guetta's 'Drive' goes viral |work=Times Live |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/lifestyle/2019-08-22-watch-hilton-college-band-performing-black-coffee-david-guettas-drive-goes-viral/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822140632/https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/lifestyle/2019-08-22-watch-hilton-college-band-performing-black-coffee-david-guettas-drive-goes-viral/ |archive-date=22 August 2019}}</ref>
Prince Kaybee and Msaki's,"Fetch Your Life"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mkhabela |first=Sabelo |author-link=OkayAfrica |date=12 April 2019 |title=The visuals for Prince Kaybee and Msaki's collaboration are here. |url=https://www.okayafrica.com/prince-kaybee-msaki-fetch-your-life-video/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202144357/https://www.okayafrica.com/prince-kaybee-msaki-fetch-your-life-video/ |archive-date=2 February 2023 |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=Okay Africa}}</ref> won The House Record of the Year at the African Dance Music Awards.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zeeman |first=Kyle |author-link=TimesLIVE |date=4 October 2019 |title=Shimza, Black Coffee and Prince Kaybee win big at Dance Music Awards |work=Times Live |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2019-10-04-shimza-black-coffee-and-prince-kaybee-win-big-at-dance-music-awards/ |url-status=live |access-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208213020/https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2019-10-04-shimza-black-coffee-and-prince-kaybee-win-big-at-dance-music-awards/ |archive-date=8 February 2023}}</ref>
=== 2020s === In 2020, Darque and Shimza<ref name=":33">{{Cite news |last=Su |first=Jen |author-link=TimesLIVE |date=16 October 2022 |title=Shimza Shines in New York and Miami |work=Times Live |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2022-10-16-shimza-shines-in-new-york-and-miami/ |url-status=live |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017185832/https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2022-10-16-shimza-shines-in-new-york-and-miami/ |archive-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> established, the afro-house, label ''Kunye'' as well as event ''U'R''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Matlala |first=Keamogetswe |author-link=Drum (South African magazine) |date=9 June 2023 |title='Music saved my life,' says Darque – dad of newborn – who's just dropped album More Life |work=Drum |url=https://www.snl24.com/drum/celebs/news/music-saved-my-life-says-darque-dad-of-newborn-whos-just-dropped-debut-album-more-life-20230609 |url-status=live |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219220035/https://www.snl24.com/drum/celebs/news/music-saved-my-life-says-darque-dad-of-newborn-whos-just-dropped-debut-album-more-life-20230609 |archive-date=19 December 2023}}</ref>
Master KG and singer, Nomcebo Zikode's globally viral-hit, "Jerusalema" debuted on Billboard and Apple, music charts as number 1.<ref name=":31">{{Cite web |author-link=Forbes Media |date=23 October 2023 |title=Nomcebo Zikode Shares how the 'Jerusalema' Single with Master KG took her to new heights |url=https://www.forbes.com/video/6339718011112/nomcebo-zikode-shares-how-the-jerusalema-single-with-master-kg-took-her-to-new-heights/?sh=6fedd3b55d94 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220020054/https://www.forbes.com/video/6339718011112/nomcebo-zikode-shares-how-the-jerusalema-single-with-master-kg-took-her-to-new-heights/?sh=6fedd3b55d94 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |access-date=20 December 2023 |website=Forbes}}</ref> The song was largely accredited to popularizing song, dance-challenges.<ref>{{Cite news |author-link=The New York Times |date=7 July 2023 |title=Millions danced joyfully to her song. She drew on her pain to write it. |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/07/world/africa/jerusalema-nomcebo-zikode-south-africa.html |url-status=live |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707090929/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/07/world/africa/jerusalema-nomcebo-zikode-south-africa.html |archive-date=7 July 2023}}</ref> The song's remix featuring Burna Boy reached diamond, status in France.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shabangu |first=Nobantu |author-link=OkayAfrica |date=3 November 2020 |title=Master KG's 'Jerusalema (Remix)' reaches diamond status in France |url=https://www.okayafrica.com/master-kg-jerusalema-reaches-diamond-status-in-france/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103103955/https://www.okayafrica.com/master-kg-jerusalema-reaches-diamond-status-in-france/ |archive-date=3 November 2020 |access-date=20 December 2023 |website=Okay Africa}}</ref> Nomcebo's debut hit-single, in 2018 "Emazulwini" featured DJ Ganyani.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coetzee |first=Nikita |author-link=News24 (website) |date=25 August 2020 |title=How Jerusalema vocalist Nomcebo Zikode went from singing backup to taking centre stage |work=News 24 |url=https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/music/how-jerusalema-vocalist-nomcebo-zikode-went-from-singing-backup-to-taking-centre-stage-20200825-2 |url-status=live |access-date=23 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021033545/https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/music/how-jerusalema-vocalist-nomcebo-zikode-went-from-singing-backup-to-taking-centre-stage-20200825-2 |archive-date=21 October 2023}}</ref>
In 2021, the British house music record label, Defected Records launched an afro house label, Sondela, and the first released song "Ezizweni" was by South Africans DJ Tira, Hyenah and jazz singer, Luke Ntombela.<ref name=":8" />
Afro-house, DJ and producer FKA Mash paid homage to kwaito, mbaqanga, marabi and kwela in his "Love Songs From Soweto", album.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mazaza |first=Shiba Melissa |author-link=Mixmag |date=26 January 2021 |title=FKA Mash's blend of mbaqanga and kwaito challenges South Africa's apartheid past |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/fka-mash-impact-interview-mix-south-africa-house-dj |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126220430/https://mixmag.net/feature/fka-mash-impact-interview-mix-south-africa-house-dj |archive-date=26 January 2021 |access-date=23 December 2023 |website=Mixmag}}</ref> [[File:South Africa; African workers playing instruments at Dutoits Wellcome V0038007.jpg|alt=South African miners playing instruments at Du toit's Pan mine in, 1905.|thumb|South African miners playing instruments at Du Toit's Pan mine in, 1905.|left|260x260px]]
South African poetic afro-house, vocalist, DJ and producer Lazarusman as well as German, duo Booka Shade were nominated at the Grammies for the album, "Dear Future Self".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Tunicia |author-link=Mail & Guardian |date=22 December 2021 |title=South African artist Lazarusman elated to be part of Grammy nominated album |work=Mail & Guardian |url=https://mg.co.za/friday/2021-12-22-south-african-artist-lazarusman-elated-to-be-part-of-grammy-nominated-album/ |url-status=live |access-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626151300/https://mg.co.za/friday/2021-12-22-south-african-artist-lazarusman-elated-to-be-part-of-grammy-nominated-album/ |archive-date=26 June 2022}}</ref>
David Guetta, Master KG and Akon released the single, "Shine Your Light".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eede |first=Christian |author-link=DJ Mag |date=1 June 2021 |title=David Guetta, Akon and Master KG team up for new single, 'Shine Your Light': Listen |url=https://djmag.com/news/david-guetta-akon-and-master-kg-team-new-single-shine-your-light |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002074046/https://djmag.com/news/david-guetta-akon-and-master-kg-team-new-single-shine-your-light |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=20 December 2023 |website=DJ Mag}}</ref>
Francis Mercier, a DJ and producer based in New York, released his remake of the influential composition "''Premier Gaou''" by the globally acclaimed Ivorian music group, Magic System. The original version was one of Africa's biggest records, achieving widespread recognition on a global scale in the late 1990s. Mercier revitalized the song by sharing his afro-house rendition in collaboration with, Spinnin' Records.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Trace |date=17 March 2021 |title=Francis Mercier & Magic System's 'Premier Gaou' |url=https://trace.tv/music/francis-mercier-magic-systems-premier-gaou/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604025949/https://trace.tv/music/francis-mercier-magic-systems-premier-gaou/ |archive-date=4 June 2023 |access-date=9 April 2024 |website=TRACE}}</ref>
In 2022, Mixmag showcased German-Nigerian DJ JAMIIE at, ''The Lab Johannesburg.''<ref>{{Cite news |author-link=Mixmag |date=26 May 2022 |title=JAMIIE in The Lab Johannesburg |work=Mixmag |url=https://mixmag.net/read/jamiie-in-the-lab-johannesburg-dj-lab |url-status=live |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526121157/https://mixmag.net/read/jamiie-in-the-lab-johannesburg-dj-lab |archive-date=26 May 2022}}</ref>
Chymamusique,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mofokeng |first=Lesley |author-link=Sowetan LIVE |date=25 January 2018 |title=Chymamusique gets big break to showcase talent on global stage |work=Sowetan Live |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2018-02-25-chymamusique-gets-big-break-to-showcase-talent-on-global-stage/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514185821/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2018-02-25-chymamusique-gets-big-break-to-showcase-talent-on-global-stage/ |archive-date=14 May 2022}}</ref> won Album of the Year, Best Dance Album and Male Artist of the Year for his album "Musique" at the South African Music Awards.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gaanakgomo |first=Constance |author-link=TimesLIVE |date=2 September 2022 |title=Awards are overdue and well deserved' — DJ Fresh congratulates Chymamusique |work=Times Live |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2022-09-02-awards-are-overdue-and-well-deserved--dj-fresh-congratulates-chymamusique/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902063710/https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2022-09-02-awards-are-overdue-and-well-deserved--dj-fresh-congratulates-chymamusique/ |archive-date=2 September 2022}}</ref> [[File:Madison Square Garden (MSG) - Full (48124330357).jpg|alt=Madison Square Garden, Manhattan.|thumb|Madison Square Garden, Manhattan.|260x260px]] In 2023, Black Coffee was the first African DJ and record producer, to fill up Madison Square Garden in New York City.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Staff Reporter |author-link=The Zimbabwe Mail |date=17 December 2023 |title=How Black Coffee became first African DJ to fill up Madison Square Garden |work=The Zimbabwe Mail |url=https://www.thezimbabwemail.com/entertainment/how-black-coffee-became-first-african-dj-to-fill-up-madison-square-garden/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012030052/https://www.thezimbabwemail.com/entertainment/how-black-coffee-became-first-african-dj-to-fill-up-madison-square-garden/ |archive-date=12 October 2023}}</ref> Supporting acts were inclusive of musicians such as singer Bucie, Monique Bingham,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sosibo |first=Kwanele |author-link=Mail & Guardian |date=2 December 2015 |title=Monique Bingham brings out her best |work=Mail & Guardian |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2015-12-02-monique-bingham-brings-out-her-best/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204092050/https://mg.co.za/article/2015-12-02-monique-bingham-brings-out-her-best/ |archive-date=4 December 2015}}</ref> afro-house songster, Shoba (formerly Shota),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Seemela |first=Masego |author-link=Sowetan LIVE |date=13 October 2023 |title=Madison Square Garden performance was my chance to shine – Shota |work=Sowetan Live |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/s-mag/culture/2023-10-13-madison-square-garden-performance-was-my-chance-to-shine--shota/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013204549/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/s-mag/culture/2023-10-13-madison-square-garden-performance-was-my-chance-to-shine--shota/ |archive-date=13 October 2023}}</ref> South African vocalist Portia Monique, singer and songwriter Msaki and a 12 piece-orchestra.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tiwane |first=Bonginkosi |date=14 September 2023 |title=Black Coffee names supporting acts for his Madison Square Garden gig |work=Citizen |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/black-coffee-names-supporting-acts-for-his-madison-square-garden-gig/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915015904/https://www.citizen.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/black-coffee-names-supporting-acts-for-his-madison-square-garden-gig/ |archive-date=15 September 2023}}</ref>
German music collective, Keinemusik was listed as number 1, in the top-selling afro house charts on Beatport.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |date=2 March 2023 |title=Beatport Insider:Top-Selling Afro House / Deep HouseTracks, Artists, and Labels (2023) |url=https://www.beatportal.com/news/beatport-insider-top-selling-afro-house-deep-house-tracks-artists-and-labels-2023/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306082530/https://www.beatportal.com/news/beatport-insider-top-selling-afro-house-deep-house-tracks-artists-and-labels-2023/ |archive-date=6 March 2023 |access-date=16 November 2023 |website=Beatportal}}</ref> Moblack Records founded by Italian Mimmo Falcone(MoBlack) in 2013,<ref name=":19" /> was listed as the number 1, best selling record label on Beatport.<ref name=":15" />
Travis Scott<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ho Hip |first=Chante |author-link=947 (radio station) |date=16 August 2023 |title=[Watch] Rapper Travis Scott cheers on Black Coffee in Ibiza |work=947 |url=https://947.co.za/articles/2023/08/16/watch-rapper-travis-scott-cheers-on-black-coffee-in-ibiza |url-status=live |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816124121/https://947.co.za/articles/2023/08/16/watch-rapper-travis-scott-cheers-on-black-coffee-in-ibiza |archive-date=16 August 2023}}</ref> and Drake<ref>{{Cite news |last=Darangwa |first=Shingai |author-link=IOL (South Africa) |date=18 July 2022 |title=Watch: Drake makes surprise appearance during Black Coffee's set in Ibiza |work=Independent Online |url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/watch-drake-makes-surprise-appearance-during-black-coffees-set-in-ibiza-646d1aa8-4232-4478-b46f-890f0a2325f5 |url-status=live |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107161547/https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/watch-drake-makes-surprise-appearance-during-black-coffees-set-in-ibiza-646d1aa8-4232-4478-b46f-890f0a2325f5 |archive-date=7 November 2022}}</ref> joined Black Coffee at his live DJ, set performances.
When the South African national rugby team, the Springboks returned to South Africa, after winning the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, they engaged in a brief, jollification to afro house, global hit-single "Osama" by Grammy-award-winning musician, Zakes Bantwini<ref>{{Cite news |author-link=Sowetan LIVE |date=3 April 2014 |title=Zakes Bantwini appointed head of A&R' for Sony Music Africa |work=Sowetan Live |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2014-04-03-zakes-bantwini-appointed-head-of-ar-for-sony-music-africa/ |url-status=live |access-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519182145/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2014-04-03-zakes-bantwini-appointed-head-of-ar-for-sony-music-africa/ |archive-date=19 May 2022}}</ref> featuring, Kasango.<ref name=":27">{{Cite news |last=Darangwa |first=Shingai |date=27 October 2023 |title=Zakes Bantwini: 'This is a moment I've been working towards for my entire career' |work=The Africa Report |url=https://www.theafricareport.com/326110/zakes-bantwini-this-is-a-moment-ive-been-working-towards-for-my-entire-career/ |url-status=live |access-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206102100/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2023-02-06-association-congratulates-zakes-bantwini-kellerman-zikode-after-their-grammy-win/ |archive-date=6 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vollmer |first=Bernelee |date=2 November 2023 |title=WATCH: Mzansi can't get enough of Siya Kolisi and Springboks dancing to Zakes Bantwini's hit 'Osama' |work=Independent Online |url=https://www.iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/entertainment/watch-mzansi-cant-get-enough-of-siya-kolisi-and-springboks-dancing-to-zakes-bantwinis-hit-osama-b0020236-73b1-498a-bd6f-ad977843bd9b |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102212720/https://www.iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/entertainment/watch-mzansi-cant-get-enough-of-siya-kolisi-and-springboks-dancing-to-zakes-bantwinis-hit-osama-b0020236-73b1-498a-bd6f-ad977843bd9b |archive-date=2 November 2023}}</ref>
Ollie makes his First AFRO house song in 2024-2025
==Notable record labels==
Notable Afro house record labels include:
* House Afrika<ref name=":4" /> * MoBlack Records<ref name=":19">{{Cite web |last=Amor |first=Kitty |date=8 December 2022 |title=The Sound Of: MoBlack Records |url=https://djmag.com/features/sound-moblack-records |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208115230/https://djmag.com/features/sound-moblack-records |archive-date=8 December 2022 |access-date=16 November 2023 |website=DJ Mag (News)}}</ref> * Spinnin' Records * Keinemusik * Ostowana
==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNDJHre0n5c DJ Arch Jnr wins SA's Got Talent 2015] – (E.tv, 2015) * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NhJu0Nz9oE Black Coffee Presents: Global Dancefloor South Africa] – (Mixmag, 2018) * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11e4sW-Q4Ns L2K – ''Jerusalema'' (Master KG ft. Nomcebo) Chorégraphie Officiel] – (L2K, 2020) * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ye7y6FHDqk Shimza One Man Show live from Robben Island | Mandela Day 2020] – (Mixmag, 2020)
==References== {{reflist}}
{{House music}} {{African electronic dance music}} {{Genres of African popular music}}
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