Jumping Back Slash has launched a new outlet for his music on Bandcamp with the release of a two-track single. JBS001 by Jumping Back Slash The tracks featured are Running Back Part Two an extended, reworked version of Running Back (Dub), one of the stand out tracks from his Nectah EP from 2011… Second in [...]

AJ Holmes & The Hackney Empire are soon (Nov 14th 2012) to release their debut album, Wedding on the Moringa Music label. A fantastic album showcasing the band’s eccentric electric highlife sound with help from Afrikan Boy, Folo Graff & more special guests. It comes with added extras too. Firstly in the form of this [...]

To expand Moroka’s sound he’s added some visuals to recent tracks via his Youtube channel… IBIZO: From Moroka’s Nectah EP on Pollinate. MUM & MUGABE: From Moroka’s Nectah EP on Pollinate. AZEALIA BANKS – NEEDSUMLUV (MOROKA REMIX) SANTIGOLD – LOOK AT THESE HOES (MOROKA REMIX) He also has a new fan page on Facebook.

Moroka has remixed a track by legendary West African musician, Mory Kanté. His most recent album, ‘La Guinéenne’, recorded in Paris, pays a tribute to Women, a full-throated praise song to the women of the world, whose sacrifice, dedication, and centrality to human progress is too often met with oppression and neglect. La Guinéenne is [...]

October 8th brings the first release on Pollinate by DJ Marfox. A powerfully percussive affair which merges his African and Brazilian influences and forges a new, distinctly Portuguese style of Batida. To mark the release we’re flying him into London on October 5th for our bi-monthly residency at Notting Hill Arts Club. Full details to [...]

A brand new, superb, sonic pulse-pusher by Moroka. Free to download from his Soundcloud…

The hype surrounding Zebra Katz’s track ‘Ima Read’ has been buzzing all year after it dropped on Mad Decent’s Jeffree’s imprint back in January. To keep the flame burning longer and to guarantee a medal in the end of year tables for being one of the most addictive tracks of 2012, a fresh wave of [...]

Ahead of his perfomance at Swing Ting in Manchester, Murlo’s dropped an exclusive remix, free from his Soundcloud. The show is at Manchester’s Soup Kitchen Cellar on 15th September. Details can be found on the Swing Ting Facebook event.

A few months back The Frown asked a bunch of friends to remix their single, Metallic Kiss. Jumping Back Slash was one of them and he morphed it into a speedy ‘Khawulezayo’ track. Then last week he went into the studio with Spoek Mathambo to record some new tracks together. As a bonus, Spoek laid [...]

Marfox is flying over to Amsterdam to play Metro54 Festival on September 1st. A one-day festival featuring over 150 international artists including MJ Cole, Boy Better Know, LV, Okmalumkoolkat, Lady Leshurr & many more. Before then, tomorrow he is supporting Nguzunguzu in Lisbon. There’s also a major special guest DJ playing so head down if [...]