DJ Spoko

He gained fame for co-producing DJ Mujava's, "Township Funk" as well as his pioneering work in bacardi house.

Following his move to Atteridgeville, he embarked on his musical career and initiated his studies in sound engineering under the tutelage of Nozinja, the innovator of Shangaan electro.

It was featured on BBC Radio 1 show Worldwide in July 2008, and it became a favorite on DJ Pete Tong’s Essential Selection.

[1][7][8]A little over 10 years ago now, an obscure song from Pretoria, South Africa flipped dancefloors across the Northern Hemisphere on their ears.

The hook is like no other: a giddy, two-note riff that abruptly goes zig-zagging across the spectrum, with greased-up synths glowing fluorescent over snapping snares.

[8] In 2014, DJ Spoko, Spoek Mathambo, guitarist Andre Geldenhuys, drummer Michael Buchanan and Bhekisenzo Cele formed a collective known as Fantasma.

[12] In 2015, Spoko performed at Nozinja's headline show during the Red Bull Music Academy festival's, Electronic Africa in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

[13][14] DJ Spoko made his debut in hip-hop by releasing the EP Falling Se'sfikile under the alias SycoKillah.

The practice of sharing or blasting music via taxis, which DJ Spoko engaged in, has been a longstanding tradition in South Africa and particularly the city of Durban for decades.