Viyezgo. Vimbuza from Mzimba South, second album from the Sacral Grooves 1000HZ series, is a recording of the high priestess with her local drumming group performing their hardcore version of the Vimbuza’s ritual.

Diving into dancehall, electro and rural music, the Zomba-based producer/tweaker announces an EP on Polish label 1000HZ.  Kainga, real name Sandson Kainga, started his studio in 2013, and since then gathered recognition in Zomba, Southern […]

Since 2016, Polish label 1000HZ has been bringing us experimental sounds from Malawi and Tanzania. Its co-founder Piotr Dang encapsulates its essence in a futuristic three-act PAM Club. Miles away from the stereotypical definition of […]

The malawian experimenters join Doctor Kanuska Group on Umoyo Wa Muthempire (Live In the Temple), a concert held in an unlikely destination: a temple in the Northern Mzimba region.  Tonga Boys (Albert, Guta, Solomon, Myrias […]

This orchestra, composed entirely by Malawian percussionists, offers traditional songs in a rare format.  These are raw recordings that the Mzuzu outdoor studio is offering us on the 1000HZ label. The laughter of the children, […]

Andy One’s album Imba Africa opens Digital Indigenous, the new series on 1000HZ Recordings that honors African producers. The concept of the series is unique: to present local producers who use rudimentary digital tools to […]