MZANZIQ / 001
AFRO
NEW WAVE.
AFROFUTUR BEATS & SOULS
Kwhited is already in the future. The future is a connection.
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01 / MANIFESTO
Afro New Wave
SOUTH AFRICAN RHYTHM × WESTERN ELECTRONIC EMOTION
King Kwhited started this movement at MZANZIQ. It brings South African rhythms into dialogue with the emotional depth of Western electronic music. Each culture keeps its own voice.
01 South Africa
Afro House · Amapiano · 3-Step · Sgija · Kwaito · Gqom · Afrotech
02 Western electronic
French Touch · Deep House · Melodic House
03 New Wave & Alternative
Talk Talk · The Cure · New Order
04 Paris
Rap français · Pigalle · Montmartre
05 Caribbean
Dub · Caribbean cultures
Further influences · Röyksopp, Air, Moby, Ben Böhmer, Monolink, Jan Blomqvist
The groove moves the body. The melody moves the soul.
Different roots. One rhythm. One humanity.
02 / LISTEN
Music
Afro Only
Nairobi Muse
Direction Pigalle
Kwhayted Africa
Le Dôme
Music videos
Humaine
Nairobi Muse
03 / Artists
King Kwhited
Founding artist and producer at independent label MZANZIQ.
“Kwhited doesn’t build sets. He builds states.”
“I don’t embrace a culture. I dialogue with it.”
“Groove doesn’t travel. It’s recognized.”
04 / BEYOND MUSIC
Beyond Music
Cinema and series, digital experiences, creative technology and immersive projects.
05 / CONNECT
Connect
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