I asked one of my editors if he'd heard of DJ Suraj (Suraj Mandavia), and his face lit up with a grin.“Who’s that? Never heard of him until today,” he shrugged. That’s understandable, for the ...

Afro house isn’t just a genre, it’s a force. With roots deep in ancestral rhythms and branches reaching across fashion, nightlife, and luxury culture, Afro house has become the soundtrack of the ...

Let’s get one thing straight! Afro House isn’t just having its moment. It’s been quietly building a continent-spanning, boarder-breaking empire for decades. Only now is the rest of the world just ...

Afro house’s newest evolution 3-Step originated in South Africa but is having a powerful and unifying impact across borders. In the first of a three-part series exploring the cultural shift 3-Step is ...

For the past few years, especially since 2022, the meteoric growth of house music has been almost entirely spurred by tech-house artists. With his ubiquitous hit “Where You Are,” artists like John ...

This article is the third in a three part-series about 3-Step and its unifying impact across borders in Africa. The first article analysed how 3-Step's emergence helped change the narrative of music ...