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now," Mathambo explained in an interview. "We tend to get stuck on the radio stuff but in the country's crevices, nooks and crannies there are some really exciting progressive movements happening, from the poorest people to the upper classes." The documentary features genres like
Shangaan electro and
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and isiZulu term for 'South', thus being the country's colloquial name in youth slang. For the film's production, the
Mathambo and Rasethaba travelled the country for two years to explored local genres and styles of electronic music. "The film is about the futuristic sounds throughout Mzansi right
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multi-instrumentalist
Bhekisenzo Cele from Durban, psychedelic rock guitarist André Geldenhuys from Cape Town and drummer Michael Buchanan. The five combine wide-ranging influences from traditional Zulu maskandi music, shangaan electro, hiphop, punk, house and more. They released their debut EP
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also contains live arrangements. For this, Mathambo collaborated with many artists and reviews described
Mathambos music as ''a juxtaposing meltdown of styles that transcend even his own self-prescribed label of 'Township Tech'.'' Later that year, Mathambo went on a UK tour with
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Teaming up with DJ Aero
Manyelo and vocalists Carla Fonseca (aka. Manteiga), as well as, Nandi Ndlovu in 2015, Mathambo formed a new collective called Batuk. According to Carla Fonseca, the band's name Batuk means 'drum' in Portuguese. To records its debut EP
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In 2006, Mathambo and
Wormstorm started their electro rap-duo project Sweat.X and quickly rose to national prominence by releasing various mixes on their MySpace site. A year later, they signed to UK label Citinite, released their debut EP
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and later studying graphic design. In Cape Town he became immersed in the local rap and electronic music scene where he gave his first gigs. Here, he also began to collaborate with
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in July 2013. The mixtape is a musical hommage to
Mathambo's year of birth. A themed video game accompanied the release. Mathambo also contributed two tracks to the 2013
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Mathambo's "lifelong pursuit of a pan-Mzansi aesthetic while also widening the garden of SA's delights to incorporate global vibes."
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Mathambo's debut feature-length documentary film, directed together with filmmaker
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Batuk continued as a duo consisting of Mathambo and Fonseca, who, in 2018, released their second EP
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presents samples of South Africa's vibrant landscape of electronical music. 'Mzansi' being the
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2256:"Batuk, The Pan-African Creative Collective You Need To Know, Make Their Spectacular Debut"
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1629:"10 Albums You Can Hear Now: Fuck Buttons, David Lynch, Pet Shop Boys, and More"
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and many more. It premiered at the Durban International Film Festival.
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2068:"Spoek Mathambo's 'Mzansi Beat Code' Is A South African House Cypher"
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2284:"Batuk's Debut Album, 'Musica Da Terra': A Track-By-Track Breakdown"
1984:"Spoek Mathambo presents Fantasma – a ray of South African sunshine"
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The same year, Mathambo also released his first compilation album
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The name Spoek Mathambo is derived from the South African sit-com
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1159:"Freeload: Spoek Mathambo's H.I.V.I.P. Devil House Mafias 2 Mix"
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1736:"Liquideep, Mafikizolo, Spoek Mathambo up for MOBO nominations"
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1899:"CasaCosmica With Spoek Mathambo, Josiah Wise, Chllngr + More"
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1709:"First Look: Spoek & Shamon Cassette's Wave Crusher"
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2012:"Spoek Mathambo and DJ Spoko's band is totally amazing"
856:"Spoek Mathambo and the future sounds of township tech"
789:. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
611:. After the pan-African approach of their first album,
2311:"Batuk: Using house music to promote pan-Africanism"
2093:"Track By Track: Spoek Mathambo on Mzansi Beat Code"
2176:"15 South African Musical Acts to Come Out of 2015"
2417:Video of Spoek Mathambo's TEDx Soweto presentation
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1475:"Totally Wired: An Interview With Spoek Mathambo"
1340:"Pieter Hugo wins Young Director Award at Cannes"
732:Instrumental Tales From the Lost Cities of Azania
369:Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
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2202:"Spoek Mathambo Has Formed a Collective — Batuk"
1927:"Audio: CasaCosmica – Dark Arts ft. Josiah Wise"
245:), producer Simon Ringrose (known as SiBot) and
1501:"Spoek Mathambo: Afro-futurism's heir apparent"
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1133:"H.I.V.I.P: United States of Ayobaness Mix"
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1394:"Spoek Mathambo – Painting NYC Red"
1310:Mangena, Isaac (23 December 2007).
1286:"Don't be afraid of Spoek Mathambo"
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2227:"The band mixing a world of sound"
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1655:"Spoek Mathambo – Escape From '85"
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1419:"SA musos up for UK award"
1367:"SPOEK MATHAMBO "CONTROL""
738:Tales From the Lost Cities
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1845:"Future Sounds of Mzansi"
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692:(2014, EP with Fantasma)
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1444:Devriendt, Tom (2012).
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639:(2007, EP with Sweat.X)
575:described the sound of
235:University of Cape Town
1871:"Movies: Bass motives"
1113:. Jarring Effects. n.d
757:Future Sound of Mzansi
493:Future Sound of Mzansi
463:Future Sound of Mzansi
451:Future Sound of Mzansi
396:Future Sound of Mzansi
222:an affluent suburb in
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722:(2018, EP with Batuk)
710:(2016, LP with Batuk)
704:(2016, EP with Batuk)
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1371:Young Director Award
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1686:thesouthafrican.com
1506:Mail & Guardian
1450:Africa is a Country
1425:. 12 September 2011
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587:2015-present: Batuk
307:Bubble & Freeze
286:and toured Europe.
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1688:. 15 November 2013
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1111:jarringeffects.net
946:Inside Dance Music
746:(2020, with Batuk)
728:(2018, with Batuk)
623:Mathambo lives in
361:She's Lost Control
301:, both with label
2458:South African DJs
2393:Pan African Music
2317:. 14 October 2016
1824:. 14 January 2015
1550:. 10 October 2012
1398:Miss Ntertainment
1290:The South African
1249:. 21 October 2010
345:Umkhonto we Sizwe
254:Emzini Wezinsizwa
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