Toya launches explosive album

Serving up 11 tracks of innovative and impactful techno, bassline and African percussions bedded under the trademark Zulu raps of Toya, pictured,

Afrorave Volume 1 sets a benchmark for this South African artist.

Pulsing with heady basslines and powerful quick-fire vocals, the album blends electro productions with hip-hop flavours, creating a rippling and uncompromising sound from the fiery percussions within Funani, the deeper woozy basslines of Tini and smart synth work displayed on Shakata.

An exhibition of authenticity, Afrorave Vol. 1 acts as a reaffirming reminder that she is one of the most expressive young artists coming through.

Drawing upon her South African heritage as well as the cultural nuance of her London surroundings, Delazy has carved out her own unique sonic lane and aesthetic, thriving in a cacophony of colour, beats and translocated culture.

Already heralded as “one to watch” – 2019 saw her release, Funani, voted as the Best Video of The Year by music programming website Boiler Room, and her 2020 Afrorave single,

Qhawe, was recently nominated for Best Produced Music Video at this year’s annual South African Music Awards.

Now with her new body of work on the horizon, Delazy’s relentless creativity has not only garnered attention from MixMag this year, which named her as one of the 17 women shaping African electronic music, she looks set to continue her trajectory as one of the brightest new talents of 2021. –