Apple Music today announced multi-hyphenate house DJ and producer, Vanco (real name Kudzai Mawoyo) as the next Isgubhu cover star.
“I feel honoured to be part of Apple Music’s Isgubhu playlist movement and to play a part in the distribution of our electronic sound, which is really making a difference in the global dance music space. It’s something to be very proud of and we can all celebrate together as African dance music creators and lovers.”
To celebrate their feature Vanco has also created an exclusive Isgubhu playlist that champions the warm, feel-good nature of African dance music and the positivity it invokes.
“I am excited to be sharing a part of me musically because this is one of ways I can fully express myself and communicate with music lovers. Feel-good music is bliss. This playlist comprises of a few club cuts I have been playing throughout the year on my world tour, and some of the music I like to listen to on a day off,”
he tells Apple Music.
Hailing from Douglasdale in the North of Johannesburg, Vanco’s music has steadily traversed dance floors around the world, while he has shared the stage with Black Coffee, Bob Sinclar, Black Motion, Da Capo, and Shimza to name but a few.
The release of his highly-anticipated five-track EP Motherland (2022), available to stream on Apple Music in Spatial Audio, is a collection of eclectic, everyday storytelling that’s rooted in classic house beats and rhythmic African sounds.
Spearheaded by its latest anthemic single, “Breaking Away” featuring Bobbi Fallon, Motherland is infused with Vanco’s signature catchy melodies and chords that aim to uplight and inspire and features Oscar Mbo, Nduduzo Makhathini, Hart the band, Kususa, Njabuloseh, Viwo Kulati and Bonokuhle.
