Uwami

In many ways, DJ Black Low's debut album, Uwami, shows the signs of an artist's first offering in any musical genre. Showcasing fluency in a broad range of styles and stuffing a number of ideas to the record's brim is the 20 year-old producer's attempt to both introduce himself to a wide listenership and stamp a recognizable sound in their minds. In other ways, somewhat out of the young South African producer's control, Uwami goes against the grain.The 11-track album released on the Awesome Tapes From Africa imprint comes at a time when South African electronic music is being fundamentally disrupted. Amapiano, the electronic music movement which first gained popularity with a small, core group of followers, now dominates the mainstream. Well-known and pervasive, amapiano borrows from a diverse palette of musical styles which are popular in South Africa's largely Black townships- jazz, kwaito, dibacardi, deep and afro house among them. Instead of pandering to the seemingly insatiable local appetite and growing global penchant for amapiano though, on Uwami DJ Black Low seeks out the limits of the sound du jour and tries to stretch them. On his solo productions, he uses the samples and compositional norms that make amapiano hits the bedrock on which to experiment and improvise. With collaborators, DJ Black Low improvises within the boundaries of listener-friendly grooves.The sound he creates has foundations of what could easily have progressed into captivating amapiano son

Tracks

1~1~Dj Black Low & Hapas Music Feat. Dj Ks & Patna "Jaiva Low"
1~2~Dj Black Low & Tap Soul Feat. Licy Jay & Eto "Emcimbinii"
1~3~Dj Black Low Feat. Dj Saxo Boy "9 Days"
1~4~Dj Black Low & Kapzela Feat. Licy Jay & Mlg "Emonate Oe Bethela D Vosho"
1~5~Dj Black Low "Downfall Revisit"
1~6~Dj Black Low "Stiwawa Quitter"
1~7~Dj Black Low & Mr Perfect Feat Dj Labengwa "Alone In A Dark"
1~8~Dj Black Low Feat. Dj Labengwa Licy Jay & Menate Entertainment "Sbone (Vocal Mix)"
1~9~Dj Black Low Feat. Dj Labengwa "Down The Road (Original Mix)"
1~10~Dj Black Low "Vula Vala"
1~11~Dj Black Low "60 Days No Sleep"

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Dj Black Low
Release Date: 07 May 2021
Genre: Dance & Electronic
Label: Awesome Tapes From Africa
Distributor: Rocket Group