#ProducersCorner – Karyendasoul
- 20somethingmedia
- Jan 28, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 14, 2024
Mastermind of his own sound, he curates a well orchestrated sound that keeps flipping on every new track & remixes.
Born in ’97 & making waves; Bonga Ntozini, better known as Karyendasoul, is a multi talented young DJ & Producer from Nqamakwe a small town in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa.
Karyendasoul first fell in love with Dance Music during his early high school days and later on introduced himself to a basic production software from which he taught himself the art of production.
Driven by his love & passion for music, the 20 year old young creative has developed a unique sound that can be best described as “Electronic Afro House”, this is a combination of Afro House sounds with a dash of Electronic & Techno music elements, With constant raw kicks and Debby bass infused with central African vocal chants & Heavy African percussions. 2015 saw him making his first debut release on Surreal Sounds Music’s “We live 4OUR Music EP”, Then later released a EP titled “Ambition & Dreams” on Lilac Jeans Records.
2016 he then appeared on another digital release with Red Bull Studios Cape Town titled “We Live 4OUR Music” with a track titled “8th Brother”. Karyendasoul also made moves by being featured on a prestige Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) compilation “Dopewax Approved: Kenny Dope & Friends” with his Afro House song “Ordinary Gatherings” The compilation also included music by House Music heavyweights such as Kenny Dope, Josh Milan, House Syndicate, Todd Terry and Man Without A Clue.
Through his passion, hard work & dedication, Bonga kept his consistency through the young years. Around 2017 to 2018 his whole career made a huge turnaround as he secured a Superbalist feature, released the infamous “Waka EP” with Gondwana Music (KENYA), Possibilities EP (Hidden Vibes Label, Russia), El Mukuka’s “Weight Of The Sun” single Remix (SONY Music Africa) and a collaboration effort with the internationally acclaimed DJ/Producer “Black Coffee” & Zhao (from Los Angeles – a rising super star in the making).
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