Toffee Brown

With his darkly sparkling vocals, evocative storytelling, and contagious rhythms, Toffee Brown is one of South Africans most talked about innovators. The singer and producer’s brand of Afro-fusion effortlessly pulls from his deeply personal history with West Africa’s percussion-heavy highlife genre, as well as his enthusiasm for the popular sounds of his generation—from classic rap to the Afro-beats and House Music popular known as Mapiano empire flourishing in his home base of Johannesburg. Throughout his inventive EP and Album with few singles, African Proverb and Love In A Milky Galaxy, his lithe voice unravels tales that range from introspective to romantic to gratifyingly explicit, expertly laid over lush and soulful instrumentals. Layered with vivid scenarios and heartfelt confessions, Toffee Brown rich music not only depicts a young man daring to reveal his grittiest vices and innermost feelings, but also doubles as a fascinating window into Afro-fusion’s bright and expansive future.