South African artists took by storm the eighth edition of Ultra South Africa at the Nasrec Expo Centre near Soweto at the weekend.
The storm room, one of four stages, to serenade the crowd with good sounds and aroused a nostalgic feeling with some good throwbacks.
Sunday World was there engaging with artists during the the much-anticipated music festival.
Kooldrink described himself as a gent who wakes up every morning to make music.
“EK maak geraas [I make a noise],” he told Sunday World.
“In music, you have to pay your dues, you need to pay rent. Start on smaller stages and work your way up to the bigger stages.
“I am inspired by myself first. Secondly, I am inspired by Swirlix, who pushed the 13-year-old me to get on a journey to make music. Here we stand 13-years later. My Kooldrink EP will drop in July and in August my Africa tour will be announced.”
Lelowhatsgood considers himself as a creative from Johannesburg.
He shared: “A lot of my music influence comes from Durban and derives from gqom [a music genre that originated in Durban] where I completed high school.
“[A message to] young aspiring deejays, you cannot become a deejay just because it is cool, you need to commit to your craft and take it as serious as any other job.
“Just be yourself, no one else can clone what you do.”
The deejay spilled the beans on his plans for the year.
He shared: “To those who applied pressure for my EP, it is already done and will be out just before June.”
Aidin Caye said he has been attending Ultra South Africa since 2014, and has always aspired to play his set at the festival.
“This is the first Ultra South Africa event that I am playing at, it is something that has been on my bucket list,” he said.
“I am almost 30 years old and I am so happy with the exposure that this opportunity has given me. I have also been given a very nice set time where people will tune in.
“I am grateful to showcase the music I love. It is a challenge to compete with a main stage artist, but there is a great handful who are excited to hear my set.”
Stoffela, who also attended the music festival, said: “Music is my passion, I have been deejaying since 2022 and I always knew that I would find myself in a creative space. Music is my medium to communicate and be happy. I do not feel intimated by male deejays.
“I am currently working on a project where I am creating a space where women can become visible in this space.”
Later in the evening, South Africa’s loved rapper Constantinos Tsobanoglou took to the stage and collapse during his performance. He was carried off the stage.
Later, it was confirmed that he had passed away, a sad end to a day filled with good music jamming vibes and a great crowd.
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