{"id":76132,"date":"2025-06-24T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/?p=76132"},"modified":"2025-06-24T11:44:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T06:14:50","slug":"onedown-and-kuzo-deliver-new-afro-house-single-golden-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2025\/06\/24\/onedown-and-kuzo-deliver-new-afro-house-single-golden-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"OneDown and KUZO Deliver New Afro-House Single, &#8216;Golden Sun&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The trio from Nairobi, Kenya, conjure an absolute hip-shaking and head-bobbing dance track, arriving on Mozambique-based label My Other Side of the Moon<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DJ\/producer and <a href=\"https:\/\/grayarea.co\/magazine\/event-organizer-spotlight-aduma-kenya\">co-founder<\/a> of Kenya\u2019s buzzing Aduma parties, <strong>OneDown<\/strong>, staples yet another collaborative project by joining forces with Afro-centric and world music-influenced pair <strong>KUZO<\/strong> (Trevor and Paul) to cook up their first music release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collaboration amplifies creativity, and the trio effortlessly hauls Kenya\u2019s vibrant and dynamic Afro-house productions to the forefront with &#8216;Golden Sun.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each artist ferries in a medley of their essences, kicking off with a driving beat laced with hooting horns that result in an Afro-house, deep house, and tech house feel. Blissful brass sections followed by ominous piano chords are carefully arranged to build a powerful crescendo. Polished with passion and radiating with rhythm, &#8216;Golden Sun&#8217; is peppered with a whiff of amapiano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Golden Sun\" width=\"702\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EY6daCFkhAE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Golden Sun&#8217; follows on from OneDown&#8217;s very well-received &#8216;Flute Song,&#8217; featuring Shona SA and Thee Suka, and marks another stamp on record label My Other Side of the Moon after the release of &#8216;Othaya&#8217; in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KUZO, on the other hand, envelops their productions in Afro-house, Afro-tech, and ethnic music. They made their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGC2qPxC9No\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">debut<\/a> at Aduma to a rousing response in February of this year and have heaps more music on the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/hypeddit.com\/goldensun\">&#8216;Golden Sun&#8217; by OneDown and KUZO<\/a> is now streaming on all major audio platforms<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For more new music releases, keep up with&nbsp;TFword&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tf.word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thefckingword\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thefckingword\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You May Also Like:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2025\/06\/20\/martin-jensen-breaks-down-his-highly-anticipated-hypebeast-ep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Martin Jensen Breaks Down His Highly Anticipated \u2018HYPEBEAST\u2019 EP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2025\/06\/19\/boris-way-unleashes-glitzy-tech-house-banger-uber-on-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boris Way Unleashes Glitzy Tech-House Banger, \u2018Uber on Call\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2025\/06\/18\/hedegaard-matt-hawk-cancun-and-i-d-o-join-forces-for-new-single\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HEDEGAARD, Matt Hawk, Cancun? 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