How Oskido Helped Rewrite South African Music Across Generations – OkayAfrica

A middle-aged man wearing a light gray beanie and a matching sweatshirt looks directly at the camera against a plain light background, reminiscent of an editorial portrait for OkayAfrica or icons in South African music like Oskido.

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The musician and DJ traces his path from Razzmatazz nights to kwaito’s birth, house’s rise, and his latest mission to remix the past into the future.

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From street tapes to shaping kwaito and house, Oskido opens his archive to a new generation of South African producers.

Few artists have managed to move across time and space with the ease of Oskido. A vital force in South Africa’s music ecosystem, he has been instrumental…

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