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By David Moynihan

Posted on 14/08/08 at 12:46:33 pm

DJ Mujava

South African DJ Mujava - real name Elvis Maswanganyi - sounds like a marching band powering through a Space Invaders game and 'Township Funk' is his masterpiece, embedded below.

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Mujava's break landed when taxi drivers, who act as independent grassroots music distributors in South Africa's urban townships, started punting CDs of the music they'd heard him play on community radio across Pretoria. Spreading his sound though their cab stereos, they eventually started selling his music directly to their customers.

Now Mujava is signed to This Is Music Ltd in the UK (home to Simian Mobile Disco, A-Trak, Frankmusik, Little Boots and grindcore-electro pioneers Fake Blood, amongst others) and Warp records internationally.

Watch the video to 'Township Funk':

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hmd1987 [Visitor] //August 17 2008 at 09:26
you British blokes always find the good stuff...i'm sick of crappy-american music being popular in the states. ugh. nice to find another good blog.
nathi dlodlo [Visitor] //October 10 2009 at 03:50
mujava is the man, when is he releasing another rocking album? i hope he is doing good. can't wait for another- house rockers and bass an drums

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