DukeSoul

Vusi Sikhupelo, otherwise known as DukeSoul, is a South African DJ and house producer. He was born in Kimberly, South Africa, on 1 November 1987. Sadly, on 10 April 2016, his family announced that he had died. There is no official confirmation as to the cause of death, but it is reported that he had collapsed and spent two weeks in hospital before losing his life. His family and fans were all distraught upon hearing of the tragic news. 

His music career began in 2001 when he was performing as a percussionist as part of a field band. He taught himself how to produce music as well as how to play the piano. In 2008, he left South Africa to go study Jazz at Toneheim Music School in Norway. It was there we he finally began his professional music career. DukeSoul provided us with two studio albums, namely My Harmonic Journey (2013) and Homemade (2015). In 2022 and 2024, his two albums Remembering and Memories were released posthumously as a celebration of his life and music career.