Apple Music features Mellow and Sleazy as latest Isgubhu cover stars

The announcement follows the release of the duo’s second EP Midnight In Sunnyside, which is available for streaming on Apple Music in spatial audio. The nine-track project is an amalgamation of the bacardi and amapiano melodies that established the duo in South Africa last year.

Spearheaded by the single ‘Chipi Ke Chipi’, Midnight In Sunnyside features an all-star line-up including Nkosazana Daughter, Young Stunna, M.J., Sizwe Alakine and the late Mpura, among others.

“We are honoured to be chosen for the cover of Apple Music’s Isgubhu playlist for May,” the duo told Apple Music. “We love making music that gets people moving and makes them almost become carefree. We hope everyone in Africa and the world enjoy it.”

In honour of the announcement, the duo has created an exclusive Isgubhu playlist that reflects South Africa’s thriving electronic scene. “This playlist features some of our favourite South African dance songs that keep everyone on their feet. We share these special songs with the rest of Africa, pushing piano,” they said.

Taking over Isgubhu By… for this month is Johannesburg-born eclectic soul beatmaker and producer MOJVKI. With influences ranging from gospel and kwaito to Latin jazz and 1990s R&B, MOJVKI creates soundscapes that incorporate baile funk, batida and amapiano atop a rhythmic hip hop base. He has also been featured on Apple Music 1’s Soulection Radio.

“My selection demonstrates a variety of sonics that emulate what African dance and electronic music means to me,” MOJVKI said. “The African dance and electronic sound embodies a unique form of sonics with limitless boundaries of rhythm. It’s fascinating because there’s no set formula in creating music in this realm; that’s why it will always continue to form new avenues in sound and evolve many more subgenres.”