He was soon snapped up by Black Coffee’s imprint Soulistic Music.
Hailing form the northern part of South Africas east coast Culoe de Song has gained international recognition as a master of deep soulful house. In 2016, after releasing the third album 'Exodus' with Black Coffee's Soulistic, he created his own label De Song Music and released his own label's debut album 'Washa', an 18-tracks LP that "is a story of overcoming fear and bringing faith into life".Ĭuloe did a Facebook Live to talk about Washa, and the things attached to it. For the first event were teaming up our May cover star, Heidi, with one of South Africas most in-demand artists, Culoe De Song. From then, he continued to release on more labels with more international appeal such as Japan's Mule Music, which reinforces his presence at international events. in 2011, he released his second album 'Elevation', where he collaborated with French deep house DJ and producer Rocco. In 2009 Culoe De Song released the EP "The Bright Forest" on Ame's record label Innervisions, which introduced him to a wider European audience and Innervisions' sphere of influence in the electronic scene.Ĭuloe then started on his international showings while at the same time releasing his debut album, 'A Giant Leap', an album that went gold, and got him nominated in multiple categories at the 2010 South African Music Awards, the Namibian Museke Awards, and the 2010 Metro FM awards. This somewhat started his relationship with Europe as he was invited back to Barcelona to play at Sonar Festival. Culoe De Song was later signed to Black Coffee’s label Soulistic Music and was selected as one of the worldwide participants to attend the 2008 Redbull Music Academy held in Barcelona, Spain. Following his forays in DJing, Culoe De Song began exploring production where he collaborated with Black Coffee on the track “100 Zulu Warriors”, who included the track on his second album “Have Another One”. He began his music career in early 2007 DJing in South Africa alongside local acts like Black Coffee and international visitors like Louie Vega and Rocco. His first IsiZulu name "Culolethu" which means "our song" and we can speculate that might be why he stuck to what he does.
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So when we have a new generation of EDM producers from Africa having grown up to the dance music made by the West joining the global movement of Deep House, someone like Culoe de Song becomes very relevant to this narrative.Ĭuloe de Song was born as Culoelethu Zulu in 1990 in Eshowe, Kwazulu Natal, and he is a full Zulu. This statement somehow makes the music come full cycle, because the beginnings of House drew music from an eclectic mood board - the early era DJs played afro music and african rhythms alongside R&B, funk and soul music, and electronica imported from Europe, defining what the House sound is today.
Apparently, South Africa has the highest consumption of House Music in the world, per capita.
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