Isgubhu

Isgubhu

Isgubhu, a Zulu word meaning “beat”, celebrates an evergreen and ever-growing set of dance and electronic genres and subgenres sweeping the continent, from amapiano, gqom, Afro-house, kwaito, Shangaan electro and more. This week, the playlist features the curation of SPINALL, the Afrobeats powerhouse fresh off the release of his own ultra-collaborative ÈKÓ GROOVE album. With his curation of Isgubhu, SPINALL highlights other “meetings of the minds” like “2 Step” from Shimza, Kabza De Small and Dj Vitoto, “Kude” from Heavy-K and Ntando Yamahlubi, and “uValo” from Jazzworx, Thukuthela and Babalwa M. He also includes ÈKÓ GROOVE’s “EARLY”, a song, he says was made for more intimate moments than the ones you might find on a dance floor. “‘EARLY’ is quite sexual,” SPINALL says. “We’re talking about some grown folks’ business, about what we like to do early in the morning. The beat was produced by Blaise, who brought light into the world with this one. We made ‘EARLY’ about six months ago, but we went back, worked on it, moved things around, and the song is sounding crazy. This is one of the records I can’t wait for people to listen to.” Listen to SPINALL’s selections on Isgubhu now, and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.