PRESS RELEASE#3: DJ MOORISH B HEADLINING 1818 HIP HOP JAM SESSIONS THIS SUNDAY

MOORISH B HEADLINING 1818 HIP HOP JAM SESSIONS THIS SUNDAY

Moorish B will be one of the two headline DJs to play at this year’s annual 1818 Hip Hop Jam Sessions going down at township themed restaurant and live performance venue Ko’spotong this Sunday, 27 November 2016, located in Ghandi Square, Braamfontein, one of downtown Johannesburg’s hip, artsy precincts.

The other headline DJ is the multi-award winning DJ Switch, a local legend in his own rights who has also been a popular TV-presenter, break-dancer and scratch DJ in the local entertainment scene for more than a decade. DJ Switch and Moorish B will also be the official judges, judging rap performers who will be competing against each other during the event’s competition.

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ONLINE MAGAZINE APPEARENCES

Cape Town based online publication IDM (Inside Dance Music) South Africa’s biggest, definitive electronic music authority, currently celebrating 40 000 Facebook likes, introduced Moorish B to its tens of thousands of email subscribers and Facebook fans last week. The brainchild of Dave Mac, ex-editor/owner of the now defunct BPM Magazine and a well-respected DJ himself, IDM is a media channel for DJs, producers, sound engineers, promoters, electronic music lovers & electronic music makers. CLICK here to read the article.

“Honestly, I never heard of IDM until they featured me this week, but after researching their history, how long they’ve been around, how Dave Mac has personally interviewed the biggest DJs in SA and the world, some of which I look up to, and seeing how many thousands of people are talking about IDM online, I was immediately humbled. I mean how many women have appeared on IDM over the years? So I just want to give a special thank you to the IDM team for recognising me.” ~ DJ Moorish B

Zkhipani Magazine, a popular Black youth publication discussing pop culture and important social issues, boasting an impressive print circulation and online presence, featured Moorish B as one of its Top 3 Unsigned Artists of The Week under their websites Hot Talent category on November 3, 2016. Zkhipani is a Zulu slang word for what’s up? If the hype is anything to go by, Moorish B is what’s up! CLICK here to read the article.

“Zhiphani has always been my FOMO handbook, keeping me updated on all entertainment and current affairs news. I used to be envious of people they featured but for me to get featured is just awesome. Ngiyabonga nga kulu” ~ DJ Moorish B

Other online magazines that have featured Moorish B since her last press release include:

·         The SA Mark: Website specialising in documenting South African hip hop culture 

·         Street Voyce: Local website focusing on underground hip hop culture

LATEST MOORISH B MIX

The rush of publicity and curiosity from magazines came after Moorish B released her 14 minute long club mix Trap ‘n’ Trill on her MixCloud account about a month ago. Moorish B’s latest mix The Innerstanding is a more therapeutic mix compared to the club orientated Trap ‘n’ Trill.

“The Innerstanding is a journey through my mindset, Trap ‘n’ Trill is what people want to hear. The Innerstanding is thought provoking and real, it defines me, my type of conscious hip hop,” explains the Moor.

·         Download & listen to The Innerstanding: https://soundcloud.com/moorishb/moorish-b-the-innerstanding

BOOK MOORISH B NOW!

If the media hype is anything to go by, then Moorish B is definitely becoming a force to be reckoned with in the DJing scene. But don’t just take my word for it, we invite you to view and listen to Moorish B live at Ko’Spotong this Sunday so you can witness yourself why people are starting to catch on to her enigmatic style.

Club owners and event promoters whose target market is millennials (youth market: 18 to 35 year olds), looking for a hip hop DJ who knows exactly which songs youngsters are ‘turnin’ up’ to this festive season should consider Moorish B as an excellent option, especially since we have a very reasonable booking fee. Please open the attached Moorish B Rate Card to view our competitive rate. We look forward to your calls and emails this festive season J

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·         Listen to the freshest Moorish B mixes on her SoundCloud Cloud account: Moorish B

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PRESS RELEASE#2: INTRODUCING DJ MOORISH B

26-year-old Bongeka Maphukatha from Johannesburg, South Africa is possessed by the ghosts of the moors.  These ancient spirits transform her from a friendly call centre agent by day, into a fierce vinyl wielding hip hop DJ named Moorish B at night, whose reputation as a turn-up DJ created a buzz on social networks recently after suddenly appearing in the DJ scene early this year.

This happened within a space of six months after her graduation from the strictly female DJing school Fuse Academy in downtown Jozi in December 2015, Moorish B secured multiple one hour sets during 2016’s winter season at upmarket cocktail bars like Capellos FourWays branch, Liquidchef Chef in Rosebank and the annual hip hop culture festival Back to the City 2016 attended by 20 000+ people in Joburg to name a few.

Unfortunately, Bongeka’s demanding 9 to 5 job in the customer care industry, which requires her to work 7 days a week, or more than 8 hours a day sometimes, combined with the back to back bookings that were rushing in, forced her to time out from DJing and turn down gigs for a couple of months.

"I apologise to event organisers whose gigs I turned down, and to any fans who are disappointed at Moorish B’s absence from DJ line-ups around Jozi.  But my demanding job and the music venues requesting my booking contract happened all at the same time and it eventually became too overwhelming. But I’ve found balance now and all I want to do is to jam dancefloors again.” Bongeka Maphukata/ Moorish B

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She’s back with a fury, her latest mix; Trap and Trill which dropped a fortnight ago is testament to this, created using basic DJing equipment; a four-channel virtual DJ on a 2 channel Numark pro2 controller, Trap & Trill is still getting positive reviews on the Moorish B Facebook page. 

Moorish B is itching to continue the buzz she created in the first half of 2016, any event organisers and nightclub owners whose target market is millennials (youth market: 18 to 35-year-olds), looking for a hip hop DJ who knows how to spin relevant tunes that pack dancefloors, but at a reasonable booking fee, look no further than Moorish B. Please open the attachment to view her rate card.

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·         Moorish B bookings/sponsorships/media interviews please contact Mooketsi

·         Listen to the freshest Moorish B mixes on her Mix Cloud account: Moorish B

·         For Rate card/artist bio/contact Mooketsi

POEM ABOUT THE MOORS

Oh remember the moors, forget ye not the moors!

  Those revered dark skinned conquerors from North Africa,

Noblemen who charged across the Mediterranean millennia ago in spectacular fleets,

Overlords of Africa’s last colonies in Europe,

Docking on the beaches of the Iberian Peninsula,

Fanning out across Western Europe,

On missions to civilise the indigenous Europeans,

Resulting in Europe’s golden era, the Renaissance Period,

An era that glistened until wars drove them back to Africa

Forgotten are their contributions to Western civilisation

Slowly eroding like their breath taking mosques & universities,

That took Europe out of the Dark Ages,

Temples they were forced to abandon,

When they were chased back across the Mediterranean,

Oh remember the moors, forget ye not the moors!

Those dark skinned warriors, who brought light to Europe.