MUZI firmly established himself as one of South Africa's hottest artists via the release of his 2016 debut album, 'Boom Shaka'. Tipped by The Fader, Mixmag, Vice, Afropunk, Complex, The Independent, Stormzy, Diplo, The Prodigy, Rinse FM, Noisey, iD, UKF, Mass Appeal, and many more, MUZI's bold fusion of hip hop, electronica, kwaito (South Africa's homegrown club sound), and traditional Zulu music, has shown international ears that there's more to South African electronic music than gqom.
MUZI's new single 'Chocolate Dreams' features South African vocalist Una Rams (recently signed by Black Coffee), Nigerian singer Saint Seaba, and MUZI on vocals. The track blends elements of house and afrobeat into a heartfelt electronic song that's firmly grounded in the strong tradition of African dance music (Rams sings the last verse in his home language, Tshivenda, while MUZI sings in isiZulu). 'Chocolate Dreams' follows his last singles 'Zenzile' (currently Shazam UK Dance Top 20) and 'Desire' (feat. Yanga Madlala) which reached Top 30, and No.17 respectively in 5FM's SA Top 30 Chart; and hugely successful ad syncs for Apple's iWatch, Ralph Lauren, and Nandos (firmly demonstrating how emerging artists can bypass traditional routes to achieve global exposure).Listen/stream: https://Muzi1.lnk.to/ChocolateDreams
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After spending 2015 and 2016 in Berlin MUZI returned to South Africa earlier this year to finish his forthcoming second album, to be released in 2018 on his own imprint WE.THE.BUNDU via !K7 and Sony Music Africa. His hard-hitting sonic approach remains deeply inspired by his upbringing - a tale of striving through adversity in the semi-rural township of Empangeni in KwaZulu-Natal, where he'd have to ride for miles to get internet access to send demos to record labels - but MUZI's return 'home' has had a profound effect on his music and songwriting, reflecting the optimism and energy of the burgeoning SA music scene(s).
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