Zambia's El Mukuka drops self-sung single Colder

‘Colder’ was released via South Africa's Gallo Record Company and is available for download and streaming on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, iTunes, Deezer, Amazon Music and Google Play.

"'Colder' is one of those songs that in a way wrote itself,” Mukuka said. “It's so personal and straightforward that all I really had to do was allow the words and music to flow out of me uninterruptedly. Something really unique about this song is that I both wrote and sang it, which is something I rarely do.

“Initially, during the writing process, my vocal takes were only meant to serve as guiding vocals for whoever was eventually going to sing the song. Over time, however, my vocals stuck because I later realised just how much the song needed vocals that were rustic, emotive and full of expression."

El Mukuka, who is of Greek descent, is ranked among Zambia’s top DJs and producers. He is best known for fusing African music with European deep and melodic house. He has performed at some of the biggest festivals in sub-Saharan Africa alongside such acts as Black Coffee, Mi Casa, Goldfish and DJ Maphorisa.

His 2016 release ‘Bottle of Loneliness’ earned him a place on the international house scene with various online and terrestrial radio chart rankings in Spain, Argentina, Estonia, Russia and Zambia. The song caught the attention of European smash hit DJ duo Filatov & Karas who remixed it in 2017, driving the song’s success even further.

South African fans who want to experience El Mukuka’s magic on the decks can join him at Corona Sunsets Festival in Durban on 28 September.