Sexy spooky Spoek Mathambo is the sound of the future

Yay for South Africa! It's always good to see quality acts starting to make a little stir internationally and, even though it is a rather rare phenomenon, it seems to be becoming at least a little more common. What with the World Cup hoopla and acts like Die Antwoord spreading their zefness, it seems the rest of the world might be acquiring a taste for the eclectic SA flavour. The latest act to get some foreign love is the talented musician Spoek Mathambo.

By Ruth Cooper

31 Aug 2010

Sexy spooky Spoek Mathambo is the sound of the future

Spoek has been one half of slick groups Playdoe and Sweat X, but seems to have come into his own with his dark, politically charged, but also incredibly booty-shaking solo album "Mshini Wam". And the dudes at New York-based magazine Fader seem to love him and have even put him on the cover of their Fall Fashion Issue, as well as giving him a fair amount of coverage on the Fader site.

Fader has cited him as one of the "future-thinking musicians" and "Mshini Wam" as one of their favourite albums of the year. Watch the video below "War on Words" directed by Josiah Bourguet and you will see why. With his smooth velvety voice softly whispering and purring dark-and-sexy lyrics over futuristic, afro-electro beats, he creates an original heady mash-up of kwaito electro, which is spacey, yet earthy dance music that is impossible not to feel in your feet, heart and ass.

Spoek Mathambo's album "Mshini Wam" was released yesterday 30 August 2010 on BBE. Parapapa pa pa pa pa pa pum!