Pioneer of the Gqom movement, the South African DJ and producer Menzi makes his debut on the Hakuna Kulala label. 27 Year old Menzi Shabane from the Umlazi township of Durban South Africa was one of […]

Behind the name Villaelvin hides a large number of artists belonging to the famous Ugandan collective and festival Nyege Nyege. In April 2019 improvising lyricist, producer and sound artist Elvin Brandhi moved into the ‘Villa’ […]

The Modern Institute, Jay Mitta, Sisso and Errorsmith rap on Ugandan label’s new mixtape. In the two weeks after the 2018 edition of Nyege Nyege Festival Jay Mita, Sisso, The Modern Institute and Errorsmith met […]

When the DJs started to replace wedding bands in northern Uganda. A month before their festival, Nyege Nyege collective announced two new releases: the compilation Electro Acholi Kaboom from Northern Uganda on Nyege Nyege Tapes and a new EP […]

  Will’stone unveils “MBv5” single on Hakuna Kulala. Featuring another Congolese MC, Le Bon, based in Kampala, Ouganda, hometown of the label. On the picture : Congolese MC Le Bon Known as the “Lion of Goma” – […]

The kenyan producer’s music touches different genres, marrying footwork, trap and grime. Slikback’s Tomo, the follow-up to his acclaimed Lasakaneku, will be out on february 1st. The EP is a singular and contemporary blend between footwork, trap, […]

Tuli Banyo EP features a techno edit from UK producer Ekhe. Ugandan Ecko Bazz teams up with Biga Yut – another Nyege Nyege Tapes affiliated rapper – for his new track produced by Nihiloxica’s pq. Tuli Banyo EP is the seventh release from […]

The French producer to release Crocodiles Homieees on October 26th, an EP that finds its strenght in Hip-hop, Moldavian 8bit and pygmy field recording. Following from his production on Mc Yallah’s Ndi Mukazi, Debmaster presents his first […]