Inside the Rise of Zakes Bantwini: South Africa’s Dance Music Trailblazer

Zakes Bantwini, a existent sensation from South Africa, skyrocketed to planetary acclaim aft his single ‘Osama’ took societal media by storm, going viral connected South African Twitter.

Since then, Bantwini has been unstoppable, securing gigs crossed Spain, Portugal, Dubai, Bali, and beyond.  This has solidified his presumption arsenic 1 of the hottest names successful the physics euphony scene.

His career-defining album ‘Ghetto King’ not lone earned him captious acclaim but besides garnered 2 prestigious South African Music Awards (SAMAs). The album’s blend of Afro-house, physics grooves, and soulful rhythms has made it a staple successful clubs worldwide.

But Zakes Bantwini is much than conscionable a hitmaker. As the visionary behind ‘Studio,’ a manner venue housed successful Cape Town’s luxury hotspot, The Rockefeller, helium continues to propulsion the envelope successful music, culture, and lifestyle. He fuses African rhythms with planetary creation trends.

Take a heavy dive into Zakes’ world, and don’t miss the accidental to acquisition him unrecorded at Cova Santa Ibiza on September 26th, wherever he’ll beryllium performing at The Zoo Project’s 17th Anniversary—an lawsuit not to beryllium missed!

Now, Bantwini curates a peculiar playlist for The Night Bazaar, featuring the apical 10 tracks from his label Mayonie Productions, showcasing his travel done the years. This is simply a enactment of beats that person defined his vocation and bespeak the dependable that continues to captivate audiences globally.

Zakes Bantwini & Kasango – Osama

“Osama importantly altered the philharmonic scenery post- COVID by introducing a caller dependable that blended elements of location and afro-pop, mounting the signifier for alternate genres beyond amapiano to summation vigor prominence successful South Africa. The way showcased the resilience of creation music, proving that it remained vibrant and relevant.”

Karyendasoul & Zakes Bantwini – Imali

“Imali being a opus written successful Zulu has transcended taste boundaries, captivating listeners from divers backgrounds who joyfully sing along, careless of their autochthonal language. This infectious way showcases South Africans’ readiness to unite connected the creation floor, celebrating a shared emotion for the euphony that resonates crossed each communities.”

Kususa, Argento Dust & Zakes Bantwini- Asanda

“The connection Asanda has its origins successful assorted cultures and languages truthful it resonates with listeners and fosters a consciousness of unity, it has go an anthem for solemnisation highlighting the transformative powerfulness of music”

Maline Aura – Mabebuza

“Mabebuza came from Maline’s debut EP nether the statement and debut EP arsenic an creator and the way truly accelerated tracked her into the manufacture and became a deed connected the creation floors sitting contiguous connected implicit 500K streams connected Spotify alone.”

Drega & SkyeWanda – Yebba’s Heartbreak

“Yebbas Heartbreak was a existent infinitesimal for Drega and the creation euphony country successful SA arsenic aft helium did this remix oregon screen truthful galore established producers came retired with their ain versions. He breathed caller beingness successful a opus for galore didn’t cognize and earned him his archetypal cardinal streams.”

Karyendasoul & Zakes Bantwini – Umoya

“With this opus we were conscionable successful a antithetic epoch arsenic a collective, coming from doing records specified arsenic Osama and Imali. It was truly an hold of that vigor and the instrumental conscionable deed maine the mode Osama and Imali did.”

BlaqRhythm, Zakes Bantwini & Drega – Amadolo

“This 1 is peculiar purely due to the fact that it is inspired by my lifelong muse Fela Kuti”

Kususa & Anatii feat. MaWhoo, Noxolo Ngema & Deetoy – Ematshwaleni

“This 1 is our latest merchandise and archetypal azygous of Kususa’s debut medium and it’s conscionable going to beryllium a occupation connected the charts and creation floor.”

Nana Atta – Libalele

“Libalele was astatine the forefront of the 3 Step genre dependable and is successful collaboration with the creator of the dependable Thakzin.”