{"id":84820,"date":"2021-08-04T15:50:04","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T13:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/bun-xapa-amasukwini\/"},"modified":"2021-08-04T18:42:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T16:42:10","slug":"bun-xapa-amasukwini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/bun-xapa-amasukwini\/","title":{"rendered":"Bun Xapa evokes his ancestors on debut album, Amasukwini"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The South African producer Bun Xapa is set to unveil his debut album in which the spirit of the elders connects with the effluence of Afro-house. Discover &#8220;Sinikeli&#8221; below.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Since slipping into the Afro-house game back in 2018, Bun Xapa has distinguished himself with a timeless style whereby dancefloor vibes are at one with spirituality. It was a soundscape that caught the attention of DJ Satelite, who took him under his wing through releasing a handful of EPs on his label Seres Produ\u00e7\u00f5es. Bun Xapa sat down with us for an interview at the beginning of the year during an <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/pam-club-bun-xapa\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/pam-club-bun-xapa\/\">autobiographical DJ set<\/a> in which he introduced his first works. The young DJ and producer, who hails from the province of the Free State in South Africa, has already come a long way and is on the brink of the release of his first album. Entitled Amasukwini, the LP marks a tribute to his ancestral clan, a tribe considered extremely tough, fierce and fearless, like a &#8220;dog ready to pounce on a piece of meat.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Bun Xapa - Sinikeli (feat. Lungiswa Plaatjies)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R0TvL0h0gsM?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Bun Xapa &#8211; Sinikeli (feat. Lungiswa Plaatjies)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bun Xapa celebrates his inherited warrior traits in a powerful, cerebral and spiritual album nevertheless rooted firmly in the modern world. He finds the right balance between raw and organic, dance and meditation, surrounding himself with producers and vocalists who &#8220;showcase the combination of different styles of Afro House on the album, so I wanted guys who are in the Afro house field, but who have their own style.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/pam-club-kod\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/pam-club-kod\/\">K.O.D<\/a>, BlackPearlz, Warren Deep, Kaygo Soul and <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/ziddo-isphuzo-seres-producoes\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/ziddo-isphuzo-seres-producoes\/\">ZIDDO<\/a> are featured, the latter being an artist that we recently discovered on the same label. He also unites with the singer Lundiswa Plaatjies on &#8220;Sinikeli,&#8221; a track he describes as the &#8220;cry of a nation that wants back its land, customs and tradition of their ancestors.&#8221; With one foot in the past and both eyes on the future, the album makes many references to his forefathers with tracks like &#8220;Dance of the Lost Tribe,&#8221; &#8220;Elephant People,&#8221; &#8220;Mama Afrika&#8221; and &#8220;Return of the Sage.&#8221; &#8220;These songs are African folk music,&#8221; he says. &#8220;So I try to compose them into electronic dance music to celebrate my tradition, culture and ancestors.\u201d For example, &#8220;Return of the Sage&#8221; is sampled from a known Xhosa folk song, &#8220;Uzawguga Akunamolokazana,&#8221; an old woman who sings to her son in warning that he will grow old without a bride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The album will be available August 6 via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.traxsource.com\/title\/1630469\/amasukwini\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.traxsource.com\/title\/1630469\/amasukwini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Traxsource<\/a> and August 20 on all platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bun-Xapa-Amasukwin-Album-nEW.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bun-Xapa-Amasukwin-Album-nEW.png 700w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bun-Xapa-Amasukwin-Album-nEW-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bun-Xapa-Amasukwin-Album-nEW-661x661.png 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bun-Xapa-Amasukwin-Album-nEW-465x465.png 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bun-Xapa-Amasukwin-Album-nEW-375x375.png 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bun-Xapa-Amasukwin-Album-nEW-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bun-Xapa-Amasukwin-Album-nEW-85x85.png 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bun-Xapa-Amasukwin-Album-nEW-73x73.png 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South African producer Bun Xapa is set to unveil his debut album in which the spirit of the elders connects with the effluence of Afro-house. 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