Monique Bingham & Black Coffee's South African House Anthem ‘Deep In The Bottom (of Africa)’

Veteran NYC vocalist Monique Bingham connects with the king of South African house Black Coffee for "Deep In The Bottom (of Africa)"

Monique Bingham & Black Coffee's South African House Anthem ‘Deep In The Bottom (of Africa)’

Monique Bingham & Black Coffee. Photo via Facebook.


Veteran NYC vocalist-songwriter Monique Binghamconnects with the king of South African house Black Coffee for "Deep In The Bottom (of Africa)," a highly-addictive inclusion on Bingham's Best of the Last: 1995-2015anthology.

"Deep In The Bottom" is a relentless dance tune that sees the NYC house singer riffing about finding one’s spiritual and geographical home in Africa. Black Coffee contributes one of his signature percussion-led productions—built on shakers and a staccato bass line—for the track. The South African-shot music video for “Deep In The Bottom” follows Bingham, Black Coffee, and a group of stylish dancers as they haggle with a CD vendor and perform across streets & rooftops.

Monique Bingham's 26-track compilation, which also features songs with Louie Vega, Abstract Truth and Ralf GUM, is available now. Watch the "Deep In The Bottom (of Africa)" clip below.

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