THE HOUSE OF SUN-EL: Sun-El Musician, Simmy, Mlindo The Vocalist, and other related artists

update: the full album is there now, no further need for workarounds

randomly revisited "akanamali" tonight -- years later, still tremendous.

That song is transcendent perfection.

Wow “Dubai” on the first Scorpion Kings is wiiiild

The new Scorpion Kings Live is niiiice

iiii-iiii aaa-aaaa iiii-iiii-iya

emcimbiiiini

I’m in love with this song

eMcimbini is hands down my favourite song of the year thus far. I always sing along with the "piano-pi-a-noooo" part.

So is this the amapiano thread now or is that still the baby are you coming thread? Unsure where to gush about this stuff.

I am also very much into Luuu Nineleven and Daliwonga's Friends With Benefits. That guitar!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW8f8RDrVPw

*Luu

110% cosign on “eMcimbini”, my song of the year so far as well.

That Luu Nineleven jam is nice - is it a guitar or a keyboard tho?

as for where to accommodate piano, it’s up for grabs, I suppose - meaning: I don’t really know. I’m inclined to reserve this thread for the more deep-housey/vocalistic & melodious/radio-friendly (as in SA FM) type tracks and post the more clubby/shouty-MC-assisted/“ratchety” amapiano stuff on the BATC? thread.
(similarly, I posted Sha Sha’s boppy “Water” on the Rolling Afropop thread instead of here)

Meanwhile, loving this gorgeous track off the brand new De Mogul SA album Lessons. Not on YouTube yet, so click here for the Spotify link.

Track info: De Mogul SA ft. Eminent Fam • Ndiza Nam

There is a video for “Ndiphelele” with Natalia Mabaso tho: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg7DNu9mM9A
(but do check the full album version for the fantastic final 40 seconds of the outro!)

A lot of the album is very soulful, but closing track “Na Ku Radza” is a prime amapiano banger, so on the “Baby Are You Coming?” thread it goes.

Aight, let’s move the amapiano stuff to the rolling afro thread then!

And idk, it starts off sounding like a guitar - that twang is difficult to accomplish with a keyboard, no - before loving into what definitely sounds like keys, then back again to the twang. It may be keys all the time, but it’s mesmerizing noen the less.

Aight, let’s move the amapiano stuff to the rolling afro thread then!

― human and working on getting beer (longneck), maandag 17 februari 2020 21:05

In short, this thread -imvho- is a thread for Beauties; Bops and Bangers belong elsewhere.

just a rule of thumb, nothing set in stone, pinch of salt, et cetera.

Only half-joking, I’m afraid. I do find the division between beauties and bangers to be somewhat... academic? I mean, these tracks mix well enough and belong to adjacent subgenres and sometimes even to the same genre. So maybe just maybe we need a SA thread? Or a dedicated Amapiano thread? Idk.

Not sure about academic, but I’m aware it’s not at all clear-cut and a bit arbitrary. Still, and very still, I’d argue that this particular thread (which wasn’t even started by me, so who am I to talk) has kept a remarkably unified musical feel over the years. It’s never become a catch-all thread for SA music, people seem to know what fits and what doesn’t and seem to appreciate it all the more for it - and that’s the beauty of it (pun pretty much intended). I’m thinking it should stay that way?

And yeah, it’s kinda ironic. I was quite resistant towards balkanising the Rolling thread for the longest time and now here I am splitting hairs about differences within genres from one country.

The thing is tho, most of these threads start almost organically, and while a Rolling SA thread would be very nice in principle, we already have this thread and the BAYC? one doing what they’re doing and/or ready to be repurposed.

I do definitely want to start a dedicated thread for “eMcimbini” tho lol!

(and in case this was somehow misunderstood, afaic “Friends With Benefits” feels right at home on this here Sun-El thread)

Let’s start an emcimbini thread, then! We can put all of the Kabza stuff in there AND lobby for it as song of the year in time for the next poll. Win win! Lol

piano! piano!

have something in the works, should be up this evening

xp

Pi-ano! It’s a celebration:

🎹🎹PİANO! PİANO!🎹🎹 - a song appreciation thread for “eMcimbini” by Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa ft. Aymos, Samthing Soweto, Mas Musiq & Myztro

Claudio x Kenza are signed to Sun-El’s label. They’re producers in their own right, but this track from their upcoming album seems to have the Sun-El touch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0E4cfXRd-U
Claudio x Kenza ft. Mpumi • Yasha Imizi

it warms my heart in these days of Simmy shortage

This is mind-blowing stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9KcFMrcnd0
The Scientists DJ ft. Aymos • Imphumelelo

(The artwork just says "The Scientists" btw - Aymos is the OTHER voice on "Emcimbini")

The Amapiano Remix is its own spectacular thing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9KcFMrcnd0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5B17Lb1OGE

yasha imizi is a sugar cloud

Sorry (not sorry) for spamming these threads with Aymos material (see the 🎹thread🎹), but he’s on some really good tracks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKGUTz8-dYw
DJ C-Live ft. Aymos & Gobi Beast • Potential

Made a pseudo-pan-African-pop/not-pop playlist for the rolling afro 2020 thread and all Afro-adjacent threads, generously defined. It’s already 105 tracks deep, so enjoy!

ILM rolling ✳️all-inclusive✳️ afro 2020

Other relevant South African threads:

THE HOUSE OF SUN-EL: Sun-El Musician, Simmy, Mlindo The Vocalist, and other related artists
Thread for the AmaPiano awesomeness that is “Baby Are You Coming?” by Zero12finest feat. ThaMagnificent2
🎹🎹PİANO! PİANO!🎹🎹 - a song appreciation thread for ”eMcimbini” by Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa ft. Aymos, Samthing Soweto, Mas Musiq & Myztro
Gqompetition time: two songs, two videos - QDOT vs SHADO M

The Claudio x Kenza album is out, featuring actual Simmy vibes on “Ziyon”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTguCvsLk28

dang, i will be getting that album now.

Posted about Mhaw Keys’s fantastic The Outcast EP on the “Baby Are You Coming?” thread - deeep amapiano house.

But in a surprising twist, Kabza is on the only non-piano track (with Sha Sha):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo27b3bQSn0
Mhaw Keys ft. Kabza De Small, Howard & Sha Sha • Lebala Kanna

i'm amazed i still haven't listen to the sha sha ep, i ought to fix that asap

A new Mlindo song - it's been a while:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZcfLCn9acU

Mlindo The Vocalist ft. Masiano & Vusi Nova • Yekela

that's an odd one.

in what say?

way

Feels self-consciously folksy and radio friendly. also, not very good?

Sha Sha live:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVOhfXnC7BI

just for the vibes

any and all vibes much appreciated at this time

Two current favourites:

DJ Ex ft. Imasterz & Freeza Beats • Yini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqmFamjk2Kg

Donald ft. Mvzzle • Black Love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1PNRdHs2Y0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn5ilPuC2KE

King Monada ft. Madumane, Kabza De Small & Sha Sha • Lerato Fela

some good news:

San’bonani! Hope your’ll safe & ready for my new single Ngihamba Nawe feat. Sino Msolo coming this Friday! 🌻☺️ #NgihambaNawe #StaySafe pic.twitter.com/HjmdxO0Bb6

— Simmy (@simmymusicsa) March 25, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaaiX3FEpRw

Simmy ft. Sino Msolo • Ngihamba Nawe

need to catch up on this and the general afro thread but the new simmy track is lovely. about 90 seconds in when it really fills up is wonderful

beautiful

that's really lovely

I don't remember which thread had Prince Kaybee's "Uwrongo" on it, but that is also sounding balm-like this morning

so much of this music has that effect!

have you tried the DJ Neptizzle Amapiano Mix that longneck posted on the “Emcimbini” thread?

not yet, but I will right now :)

Liking this, and I missed the "Uwrongo" recommendation initially so thanks for that Rob!