"Presented By Spoek Mathambo," Future Sound Of Mzansi is an upcoming documentary film by Nthato Mokgata (aka Spoek Mathambo) and filmmaker Lebogang Rasethaba, who spent two years looking at South Africa's "cultural landscape" through the lens of its electronic music scene. The project features a roll call of our favorite South African artists, including Ruffest, DJ Mujava, Nozinja, Okmalumkoolkat, Zaki Ibrahim, John Wizards, Jumping Back Slash, Mash.O, JakobSnake, Richard The Third (aka Maramza), Black Coffee, Culoe De Song, Christian Tiger School, BIG FKN GUN, DJ Spoko and so many others. Ahead of screening a promo cut at Sonar in Barcelona this Friday, the team has unveiled a slick new trailer, which you can watch below, along with the following description:
20 years into it's democracy, Future Sounds of Mzansi, is a documentary which aims to explore, express, and interrogating South Africa's cultural landscape. A chief vehicle of this exploration is electronic music, a staple of South African popular culture.It features an exciting range of emerging electronic music artists from various SA cities including Aero Manyelo; Black Coffee; Christian Tiger School; Felix Laband; John Wizards; Krushed & Sorted; Machepies; Markus Wormstorm; Mix & Blend; DJ Mujava; Naked Boys; Nozinja; Okmalumkoolkat; Panyaza; Rude Boys; Sibot; Spoek Mathambo; DJ Spoko; Zaki Ibrahim and many more.
"We traveled around South Africa to explore our rich electronic music scene. For years there's been a strong movement of producers, instrumentalists, vocalists and most importantly, party goers, giving themselves to new ideas of African electronic music.
We have seen a couple of generations unafraid to be proudly South African,proudly party rocking, proudly futuristic, international stake raisers, and hell raisers. The future looks awesome, blindingly beautiful and bursting at the seams with youth energy and talent.
Still a country steeped in poverty, crime, and injustice, we party like our lives depend on it. From the sounds of deep house to glitch hop,
kwaito-house, township tech, sghubu sapitori; durban qhum, daintly melodic electronica to dubstep; super fast khawuleza and shangaan electro. The groove is thick and infectious. And we give ourselves to it.
Our mission was simple, to meet up with some of our heroes, colleagues, competition, and co-conspirators...an ever potent gang of electronic music pioneers sculpting The Future Sound of Mzansi. "
