Deep House, Soulful House Ol'Tymers Sessions
Ol'Tymers Session Guest Mix 55 By Kanunu [South Africa]

Only a few Djs in the South African house music industry reach the level of accomplishment and status that Kanunu has achieved. He is known throughout South Africa as the best record salesman and DJ from the legendary and largest house music distributor in Africa called House Afrika Records (South Africa).

Kanunu grew up in the Pretoria area during the days of the infamous Club Gemini and Cherries in Pretoria where resident DJ Vinny Da Vinci was breaking the tunes. This young man is from an Atteridgeville (Pretoria/South Africa) typical music loving family, which gave him a rich music background in the origins of the Pretoria Sound that is influenced by Jazz music. He made His club debut at Ellesse in Sunnyside, Pretoria but his first gig was at a friend’s birthday bash in 1995 just after he Matriculated. Kanunu eventually found himself intrigued with the sales element in House music and soon began to work at House Afrika Records joining the in-house team made of Tim White, Vinny Da Vinci, Christos and the late Iggy Smallz.

In 2004, House Afrika Records featured his debut single, "African Shebeen" on a compilation named Mzanzi house. Despite his success, Kanunu has always remained true to the spirit of the underground. When listening to tracks he choose on his compilation CDs he has put together such as the "Wicked Sounds Mid-Tempo 1", “House Afrika 1”,’We Love Buzzin’ Fly’ and the current ‘Hot Grooves Experience 2’, one has to marvel at Kanunu's ability to not compromise his unique sound for commercial gain. Kanunu has developed a massive following through his participation in subsequent other House Afrika Djs solo projects.

He has quickly become South Africa’s most beloved DJ, mostly for his talents, but also because of his outlook with natural delivery and also about having been a resident in the legendary clubs Ellesse and Carnalita , Pretoria and having a House Afrika Records tag on his face. He trust to keep pushing the boundaries in house music for a long time to come.

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Facebook: Kanunu Matjila
Twitter: @DeeJayKanunu