Based in Durban, Culoe De Song is making deep house of attention-grabbing quality.

Featured in DJ sets by Dixon, it’s not chance that has led Innervisions, to plan a 12″ of his later in the year, placing the South African’s name in a catalogue alongside Henrik Schwarz, ÂME and Château Flight. ‘The Bright Forest’ gets me as stoked as the first song of his I heard: ‘The African Subway’, dropped by Tony Nwachukwu at Plastic People. Both songs build and romp with exceptionally well-tuned sonics.

Time spent at the Red Bull Music Academy seems to have added even more excellence to his already remarkably developed skills. Definitely an artist to keep a distant eye on. RA have some words with him, plus the immenseness of his material can be heard on his MySpace and in an exemplary DJ mix for RBMA.

myspace.com/culoedsong

Culoe De Song – Catalunya Calling (on RBMA)

Catalunya Calling tracklist:

Cei Bei – I need you lord (Chicago Groove Mix)
Siji – Irijano
Blackcoffee ft Bucie – Turn Me On (Blackcoffee Remix)
David Harness – The Rythmn
Goyumo – Ojo
Chris Perez – Singularity
Raw Artistic Soul ft Ursula Rucker – The Light (Dub)
Rhythmic Elements – Spirit of a warrior
Culoe De Song – Super Afro
Blackcoffee – 100 Zulu Warriors (Culoe De Song Remix)

For more info visit soulisticmusic.com. MP3s of Culoe’s can be purchased via AFROdesia.

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