Intense, bristling, wild, joyful: that’s the sound of young South Africa, as expressed through its vibrant electronic music scene. Now two of its leading lights, Black Coffee and Okmalumkoolat, come together for a massive party, the likes of which our shores have never been treated to before; as these two artists appear on the same line-up, in a show curated especially for Sydney Festival.
A superstar DJ in Africa and on the world circuit (Berlin, Ibiza and beyond), Black Coffee is a true pioneer of the home-grown house music movement, offering a singular mix of thick grooves and cool, clattering beats. Opening the show, trailblazing Jo’burg rapper, DJ and producer Okmalumkoolkat (featuring Cid Rim and The Clonious) is the inventor of Zulu science fiction rap – get an earful of his jaw-dropping single ‘Holy Oxygen’ and 100K MaCassette mixtape, and you’ll see exactly what he means
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