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THE TRIBE
The Tribe Exclusive featuring Spuzza
The man behind one of Namibia’s biggest house tracks in recent history, Dj Spuzza, joined us once again on this edition of #TheTribeExclusive to talk music, collaborations and growing the Slaughterhouze label. He also gave us the scoop on what working with South African rapper AKA was like, and what the future looks like for the Slaughterhouze gang.
How did you get AKA to run around in Wambo Lokasie for the video of ‘Soek Soek’?
RTE actually did that. Our contract with them was signed based on the AKA feature. When we first met them we were like ‘wedon’t really need you guys because we can do so much for ourselves individually and independently’ and I’ve always wanted to build my own thing. So when we got to them, they were like they wanted to take us on an international level, so the contract was signed based on the AKA feature.
What was it like being in AKA’s presence, what did you learn from him?
It was like being in the presence of a god. I learnt a lot and I was really moved by the fact that he loved my music and he wanted to jump on the song. It was an eye-opening experience and it showed us the power of music. It also made us realise that we had the power to influence someone as big as AKA to want to get onto a song of ours…
What’s happening at Slaughterhouze, who is still under the label?
Right now it’s me and Txngos Slaughterhouze. Chakie Slaughterhouze is in the process of becoming part of the label as well.
Are you working on something at the moment?
At this point I don’t wanna talk about our plans but the nation knows that anytime we move… We move!
How do you hope to use your music to inspire young men like yourself to have more compassion for women and through that, spread messages of responsibility and hope?
The thing is, I have a daughter and I think that showing my fans and followers how I am with her, the way I nurture and protect her – this should already say a lot. It shows that women in general are supposed to be protected by us, the men.
COVID-19 has really been killing our vibe, how are you keeping the fire going through it all?
The good thing about the lockdowns is that it actually brings out the creativity. Most of the music that we have out now was made during the first lockdown.
To keep up with the rest of the Slaughterhouze gang, follow them on Instagram: @slaughterhouze_na, @txngos_slaughterhouze, @chakie_na.
Watch The Tribe on One Africa TV (GOtv 90, DStv 284, DStv Now) every Friday at 18h30 with repeat shows on Saturdays at 17h30, and Mondays at 21h00.
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