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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BxaJO6ZFH9l/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif;
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word-wrap:break-word;" target="_top">Africa Express on Instagram: “@alphaotim & @moonchildsanelly in Johannesburg
#BTS - the making of EGOLI.
📸 @denholmhewlett”</a></p>
</div></blockquote></div><p><br></p><p><strong>What was it like recording with Africa Express in Johannesburg?</strong><br></p><p><strong>Moonchild Sanelly:</strong> Johannesburg is the melting pot of everything; it is the city where everyone comes to find work to succeed in music. It also has different genres, and we're not just specific to one area because we are people from so many different areas, it made it such a perfect choice because it wasn't limited.</p><p><strong>Mr Jukes:</strong> As always with Africa Express it was an incredibly inspiring experience. To gather such a number of diverse musicians, make them feel comfortable and give them the space and time to create a whole album is so impressive. There was music in every direction at every hour of the day, a mix of styles and personalities which created something totally unique.</p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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</script></p><p><strong>Muzi: </strong>It was really cool... very open space and, creatively, we could do and try so many different things. Trying different sounds happens to be my world so I really enjoyed it.</p><p><strong>What the collaboration process was like in the studio. How did the songs take shape?</strong></p><p><strong>Moonchild:</strong> This project is like nothing I've ever done before, we were like kids in a candy store, where you could literally just go into any hut and make music with anyone and any genre. It was a very expressive space, showing off all your sides and trying new things if you've never tried them before… it was just amazing.</p><p><strong>Mr Jukes:</strong> I stumbled into the room where <strong>Nonku Phiri </strong>was singing and was totally mesmerised. I joined in on a keyboard, we had an instant connection. We later decided to spend a whole day working on a new song together. It all happened so quickly and instinctively and I think we made something really special.</p><p><strong>Muzi:</strong> The creative process was pretty free-flowing. I'd make a beat then go see if anyone was interested in recording vocals.</p><div id="7acfa" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="L57L121563302850"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4" style=" background:#FFF; border:0;
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word-wrap:break-word;" target="_top">Africa Express on Instagram: “@mvziou @pote @alphaotim @infamousboiz_sa @therealghetts + @dominowe77 in Johannesburg #BTS - the making of EGOLI. 📸 @denholmhewlett…”</a></p>
</div></blockquote></div><p><br></p><p><strong>What South African genres or styles are showcased throughout <em>EGOLI</em>?</strong><br></p><p><strong>Muzi:</strong> I love traditional South African music so you bet I had to put in my mbhaqanga, maskandi and bubblegum pop influences in there somehow. Those were the genres I focused on. I also contributed on a gqom song [laughs]. It was fun.</p><p><strong></strong><strong>Moonchild:</strong> <em>EGOLI</em> is energy filled, we've always been known to be a dancing country so genres like Gqom and Amapiano are the ones that are popping right now and these are songs that are originally from South Africa.</p><p><strong>Mr Jukes:</strong> I had never heard Gqom before but during that week it was everywhere. The fierce drum fills would echo constantly throughout the lodge. I fell in love with it and I think the songs by Dominowe and Infamous Boiz were the highlights of the gig we played on the last night.</p><p><strong>What's your favorite track on the album aside from your own?</strong><br></p><p><strong>Moonchild Sanelly: </strong>My favorite one on the album is "Bittersweet Escape," the Nonku Phiri and Mr Jukes one, it's so awesome.</p><p><strong>Muzi: "</strong>City in Lights." I love it so much!! Those chords are out of this world.</p><p><strong>Mr Jukes: "</strong>City in Lights" by <strong>Georgia</strong> because it has an energy which sums up our time in Johannesburg.</p><p><em>EGOLI is available everywhere now.</em></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/2c7B7bFNWRMSubpagKaB7K" width="300"></iframe></div><p><br></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe allow="autoplay *; encrypted-media *;" frameborder="0" height="450" sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" src="https://embed.music.apple.com/us/album/egoli/1459674704?app=music&at=1001lph9" style="width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;"></iframe></div><p><br></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1074945394/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 786px;">&lt;a href="&lt;a href="http://africaexpress.bandcamp.com/album/egoli" target="_blank"&gt;http://africaexpress.bandcamp.com/album/egoli&lt;/a&gt;"&gt;EGOLI by Africa Express&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></div>
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