DJ Fortee

DJ Fortee, real name Katlego Gouwe, is a self-taught DJ and music Producer born in Pretoria, South Africa.

He kick-started his career as a DJ in 2005, learning from his DJ peers in his neighborhood, grasping and
practicing as much skill and technique as possible to absorb while playing at small events and parties.
Consequently through unwavering passion and dedication, he gradually created music mixes and
sampled them free of charge to local taxi ranks and events alike, thus earning him the much necessary
exposure he required. As a result as fate would have it, He found himself sharing stages with House
Music Legends such as “Black Coffee, DJ Christos and Vinny Da Vinci”, just to name a few.

Fast-forward to 2010, DJ Fortee began envisioning the party goers grooving to his self-produced music.
He set out to equip himself with lessons in the art of music production and the industry in general. His
first big break as a producer appeared when he was approached by one of Universal Music top artist (DJ
Choice) at the time, to co-produce 5 songs on his album.

He later joined forces with a house vocalist/songwriter “Komplexity” in 2012 to form a duo named
“KomFort Blendz”, scoring their debut Album as a duo titled “Keep walking” which was released under
“House Afrika Records”.

The inspiration from family, friends and fans kept his creativity evolving and passionately keeping up
with the times and maintaining music relevance, pushing him to release his 1st independent Solo Double
CD album titled “The Murmur” in 2014, the album has a very contemporary sound that fuses a
combination of Ancestral and Soulful house.

In 2016. House Afrika announced the release of DJ Fortee’s 2nd solo album titled “The Groove”. The
album equals his efforts in terms of its sunshine-y warmth, musicality and the power of the songs.
Anyone who’s listened to his chart topping hit single “Naughty Dance” can attest to the uncontrollable
need to move to its intoxicating groove.

Now DJ Fortee has become a renowned and undeniable force to reckon with as a DJ and music
Producer, having worked with leading dance artists such as “Niniola, Lady Zamar, Lady Du, Black Motion,
Lulo Café, DJ Tira, Kaylow and Soulsta, just to name a few - employing his astutely musical take.

Following a slew of successful releases, in 2019 DJ Fortee collaborated with Nigerian superstar “Niniola”
(hit maker of the ever so popular “Maradona”) on a top charting single “Monini” which lead to the
release of his 3rd solo studio album titled “Unboxed”.

With ten years’ worth of releases under the belt, DJ Fortee has to wowed his fans with his fourth solo
studio album titled “Decade”. Demonstrating his timeless production style that captures the authentic
afro-house goers, DJ Fortee returns to his traditional music-making techniques adding his signature
richness to the Album with...