Sizwe Sibiya
Pretoria’s Afrohouse music band Afrikan Roots is celebrating 10 years since they released their first studio album titled Masibambane in January 2012.
Teaming up with the South African State Theatre, Afrikan Roots will be performing in Pretoria’s State Theatre on Saturday 18 June. The celebration with fans will be hosted by comedian, radio presenter and actor, Ashifa Shaba.
The band, composed of DJ Mosco, DJ Maspila, Masi Masilela and Nyekx, may be celebrating a decade, but they have in fact been around quite a bit longer than that. The group was started by their percussionist Nyekx, whose real name is Kenneth Manyemula, in 2010.
Being the leader, Nyekx who is also the co-founder of another successful famous tribal house music duo called Black Motion, signed Afrikan Roots under his record label RootsKollective in 2015.
This was after the success of singles like “Better Half” featuring Xoli M and “Masibambane”, which came out with their debut album. Now a decade has passed and the celebrated group has five authentic albums under its belt.
In May the band released a music video for “Shikisha”, a single from their 30-track-long last album which featured artists like Movi M, DJ Buckz and Cici, to name a few.
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