Cape Town based DJ K- $’s favourite phrase is “let’s paati,” she says it a lot. She is, of course, referring to having a good time. For her that can mean playing dominoes around the pool at her childhood home in the city’s southern suburbs or dominating the decks at parties and festivals all across Cape Town. But it also has a less obvious meaning: flipping the more familiar “let’s party,” she’s shouting out her identity as a coloured South African with a powerful connection to her heritage, spiritually, geographically aesthetically and most importantly, musically. Now we know what it means, lets hear what it sounds like.
Music to shift your mood from staying in to staying up all night… Kick It In (Wicked Mix), The Kick Junkie
Music for fiery arguments and emotional goodbyes…Lovesong, The Internet
Music to kiss and make up to… You Make Me Feel Brand New, The Stylistics
Music to heal a broken heart… Outro, Dope Saint Jude
Music to get high to…Silence, THEY
Music to change your night from mediocre to magnificent… Going Back To My Roots, Odyssey
Music to take a long drive to…Send It On, D’Angelo
Music to walk down the aisle to…I’ll Be There For You/All I Need To Get By, Method Man ft. Mary J Blige
Music you’d like played at your funeral… Godspeed, Frank Ocean
Music to have sex to… Silkk Da Shocka, Isaiah Rashad ft. Syd
Music to celebrate your birthday to… Dlala Mapantsula, TKZee
Music guaranteed to give you serious swagger… Ice Drop, DJ Lag
Music to make even the wallflowers dance… Never Give You Up, Sharon Redd
Music to play at the afterparty when it’s 6am and the sun is beginning to rise… U Go I Go, ABRA
Music that could put even an insomniac to sleep… I Was Married, Tegan and Sara
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Photography Kyle Weeks