This tune has been massive in South Africa for the last few months apparently. The “make the circle bigger” refrain has made it a sort of a novelty dance record. It’s still a million times better than the fucking ‘Cha Cha Slide’. For a pop record, it’s a pretty leftfield dance production to European ears on par with the more underground dance stuff happening around the world.
Anyway, we went much much deeper underground on our trip to Johannesburg, South Africa in the last seven days – I’ll be sharing my experiences of the music there all this week from Kwaito (South African hip-hop) to African rock fusion to the little known Shangaan electro scene where I had one of the most unique experiences of my life.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
It may be better than the Cha Cha Slide, but is it better than She Drinks Tequila?
Lekker! Love the multi-lingualism of South African music, switching between English, Afrikaans, Xhosa and Zulu in one sentence. And Marc Lottering (guy with the big hair) is a laugh.
Looking forward to hearing how you liked/didn’t-like SA 🙂
did i tell you that i loved hanging out with you guys in jozi… well i did and it was swell! hope ur back home safe and sound.
stay in touch ne!
bianca
Thanks a million for all your general awesomeness for the trip Bianca – you’re a star!
Something is obviously wrong here because there is nothing better than the fucking Cha Cha Slide.
Hey, where can I listen to JR’s music online? My boyfriend showed me his album and I love his song ‘winner’ but I can’t find much of his music online :S