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The global rise of afro house music | DW Documentary

2023-03-31T01:48:54.972Z

Afro house is here to conquer and to stay. And its growing global network of musicians proves it. The international music documentary produced by Rise traces the origins of afro house and explores its promising present and future. All across Africa, accomplished DJs are taking the continent by storm and inspiring international artists to venture into the world of afro house. They only need three things to make a club hit: talent, headphones, and a laptop.

In South Africa, electronic dance music is pop music. Afro house is everywhere – it resounds through clubs, cabs, barbershops and homes. Influenced by US house music from the 80s and 90s, it was here that afro house was born and developed from a wild mix of countless subcultures and musical styles. Its rhythm and melodies mirrored the early dream of freedom and hope shared by South Africans at the end of apartheid. Now its viral hitmakers continue to capture the imagination and hearts of music enthusiasts around the world. They spark collaboration across borders as well as the confidence to use whatever you have at your disposal to draw a crowd.

DJ Shimza, one of South Africa’s brightest talents and self-proclaimed “township boy with big dreams,” is a prime example of that. He has performed at some of the world’s most renowned electronic music events and clubs and even made President Obama’s summer 2020 playlist. But the self-made DJ, entrepreneur and producer cares about more than international accolades. Having grown up in Tembisa township, he is determined to make a positive impact on his community and pave the way for others to follow in his footsteps.

It is precisely this kind of community spirit and independent vigor that is enabling more and more African artists to make a name for themselves with afro house tunes. The music they play is as varied as Africa’s nations, tribes, languages - and sounds. In Angola, it is the up-tempo and energetic kuduro music that predominantly shaped the sound of afro house. Here, music and dance trends go hand in hand. DJ collective Midi Minds Kenya creates signature sounds by mixing electronic music with the voices of indigenous peoples. Their music not only evokes their country’s heritage, it preserves it.

But while afro house is firmly woven into the fabric of everyday life in Africa and has long left its mark on global mainstream music, it is often not given its due credit in the rest of the world. To change this, German DJ collective and music label RISE invites the finest afro house DJs to the heart of Berlin’s electronic dance music scene - enabling their audience to reconnect with house music's Black roots.

Featuring house music legends Osunlade, Louie and Anané Vega and German star DJ Henrik Schwarz, the 60-minute music documentary traces the origins of afro house and takes its viewers on a journey across continents. From South Africa to Germany, from Angola to Portugal, from Kenya to the USA and beyond: “Above and beyond - The global rise of afro house” showcases key players of the afro house music scene and looks at the many challenges left ahead on its way to the world stage.

WATCH: Chris Rock brings down the house at MLK Now event with stunning James Baldwin reading

2016-01-20T20:53:49.218Z

Chris Rock brought down a packed house in Harlem’s Riverside Church with an impassioned reading from James Baldwin as part of the day-long MLKNow celebration on Martin Luther King Day. The event brought together a who’s-who of African-American activists and celebrities including Harry Belafonte, Octavia Spencer, Jussie Smollett, Lin Manuel Miranda and Anika Noni Rose. Rock took the stage and read from Baldwin’s 1963 “My Dungeon Shook,” expressing what it is like to live as a black man in white America. “My Dungeon Shook” is a letter written to Baldwin’s nephew — also named James — where he encourages his nephew to not give up hope. “Well, the black man has functioned in the white man’s world as a fixed star, as an immovable pillar: and as he moves out of his place, heaven and earth are shaken to their foundations. You, don’t be afraid. I said that it was intended that you should perish in the ghetto, perish by never being allowed to go behind the white man’s definitions, by never being allowed to spell your proper name. You have, and many of us have, defeated this intention; and, by a terrible law, a terrible paradox, those innocents who believed that your imprisonment made them safe are losing their grasp of reality,” Baldwin wrote. “But these men are your brothers—your lost, younger brothers. And if the word integration means anything, this is what it means: that we, with love, shall force our brothers to see themselves as they are, to cease fleeing from reality and begin to change it. For this is your home, my friend, do not be driven from it; great men have done great things here, and will again, and we can make America what America must become.”

Deep House Music: James Flavour - Da Ride [Jimpster Remix]

2010-03-10T22:01:16.601Z

The Cosmic Lounge presents Deep House Music: Jimpster's remix of 'Da Ride' by James Flavour.

Burning Man 07 - Green Gorilla Lounge

2009-07-29T22:20:08.916Z

Green Gorilla Lounge and random art at Burning Man 07

*Crude Awakening blast footage by Dr. Grant Kaye-Finnis

Eugen Ungureanu invitat la Televiziunea Favorit - telefon: 0722.410.597

2009-02-09T14:17:14.311Z

Televiziunea Favorit l-a invitat din nou pe Eugen Ungureanu intr-un Show Muzical de mare clasa. A fost o atmosfera incredibila in care auditoriul a cantat si a dansat impreuna cu artistul. De asemenea melodia Tu Esti Cea Mai Frumoasa a urmat o promovare si o ascensiune puternica, ea fiind difuzata si reluata in fiecare zi, in asa fel incat auditoriul telespectator sa aiba posibilitatea de a o viziona, in cadrul rubricii Favoritii Sunteti Voi. Este inca odata confirmata audienta si calitatea interpretativa a lui Eugen Ungureanu care devine din ce in ce mai mult, un artist solicitat si prezent la manifestarile de tot genul, pe Radio si Televiziune, la petreceri private-inclusiv nunti, dar si la mari spectacole si Festivaluri asa cum a fost cel de la Popesti-Bihor, unde a avut pe langa calitatea de solist si aceea de prezentator, aplaudat de mii de oameni. Pentru contactarea solistului si prezentatorului Eugen Ungureanu, sunati la 0722.410.597 sau 0745.503.350 ori trimiteti e-mail la tvbucuresti@yahoo.com