Sef Kombo and Kitty Amour light the torch at Mixmag
A great moment for the UK afro house, the sound and the culture…. Friends of the Vv collective Sef Kombo & Kitty Amour, touched down with Mixmag to talk about their journey to the present day! We are extremely proud of the progression, it long overdue.
Enjoy the Mixmag Cover mix & sessions from the Mixmag LAB!
Vv&Out
Our current cover stars are leaders of the UK’s afro house movement, co-running the popular Motherland party that is at the epicentre of the scene. Their DJ sets are masterclasses in pulsating rhythms and uplifting energy, marking them out as undoubtedly two of the best DJs in the country. Sef also runs the Til-Two parties and recently took a role overseeing Defected’s afro-centric label Sondela, and Kitty has joined SheSaidSo as a consultant.
A successful partnership requires several key building blocks to really make it work; trust, balance, humility, kindness, respect and love. When you see our cover stars Kitty Amor and Sef Kombo interacting with one another it’s clear that all of these essential elements are present in their friendship, with the overarching power of music cultivating harmony at the root of it all.
Kitty and Sef are two of the key protagonists in London’s afro house scene; which has been flourishing on the underground despite being wilfully neglected by the electronic music media. While South Africa’s vibrant scene is celebrated worldwide, including here in the capital, the city’s own homegrown scene had virtually no attention from the press over the past decade - until very recently. WORDS: MARCUS BARNES Read the full article here
Track List
1. King Fela & Da Capo ft. Omagugu - Yehla Moya (Da Capo & Nduduzo Makhathini Remix) 2. Aimo - African Mermaid 3. Chaleee ft. Nuzu Deep - Imithandazo (Chaleee After Hours Mix) 4. Viel (IT) - Get Away (Enoo Napa Remix) 5. Skywhite & Xtetiqsoul ft. Amel Chrispin - Leave This Place 6. Massh - Nisikilize 7. Tick Tock & Milkoeh ft. B'utiza - Kakaramba (Dee Cee Remix) 8. Pierre Johnson & Ed-Ward - Salida 9. Hyenah ft. DJ Tira & Luke Ntombela - Ezizweni 10. Wilson Kentura - Blue 11. Manyelo Dafro & Bassekou Kouyate - Ladon (Kususa Remix)
Da Capo......
Chino Vv caught up with Da Capo at Hi Ibiza....
Chino said "Da Capo is a super humble and blessed soul with a very bright future. He has been putting the work in and dropping some killer sets across Europe this summer including the DJ Mag live set from IBIZA, alongside Black Coffee & Culoe De Song."
Big up Sef Kombo, continuing to fly the flag for Afro house in the UK and beyond and making the connects happen! Vv&out
“About Da Capo”
Nicodimas Sekheta Mogashoa is a self-taught producer & DJ who first fell in love with house music at an early age enabling him to have a good ear for music and the unmistakable ability to create blazing sounds to keep masses salivating for more and earned him his spot amongst South Africa and the world over as a highly regarded producer at the tender age of 21.
Inspired by the biggest names in the house music industry such as Nick Holder, Zepherin Saint and Andy Compton, to name a few. Da Capo has set on a journey to create his mark on the House Music scene with the release of his Solo EPs released under DNH Records which elevated him to a household name in countries far afield and clubs around the world, leading to him signing a deal with Toronto based Music Label DNH Records owned by well-known DJ/Producer Nick Holder.