DJ Mujava - Township Funk
This is not disco, but it’s been making me jam and it’s house, which has to count for something. Anyhow, Mujava is from the Attridgeville Township [read: neighborhood] of Pretoria, one of the capitols of South Africa and home to an offshoot of the main Kwaito scene in Johannesburg, according to the Fader. Township Funk broke out and was released a couple of years ago on Warp—none of the remixes can touch it.
Here’s a bodymover from DJ Cleo, a central figure in Jo’burg scene:
Peace, Ilana
My boy Tom first turned me on to the Lijadu Sisters from Nigeria. As a longtime west African music fan, this clicked immediately. 1984’s “Come on Home” with its drop beat, poppin’ bass, and soulful piano line has worked its way into my rotation. A laid back, summery jam that is pretty dang catchy.
Dig this studio footage while we’re at it:
Enjoy! -E