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DJ Merlon feat Black Coffee & Khaya Mthethwa 'Reflections' (DM Recordings)
South Africa has been carving out its house sound for some time now, and we love it. Sibusiso Mhlongo (aka DJ Merlon) released his excellent album ‘Original Copy’ back in 2015, with the record standing out thanks to its dramatic musicality and organic percussion, as well as stunning vocals from Khaya Mthethwa. To celebrate the 50th release on the DM Recordings, Merlon has decided to revisit one of the tracks from that album – ‘Reflections’, a collaboration with Mthethwa and South African house star Black Coffee – with this strong remix package. Radeckt’s rework lays the stunning vocal over a pulsating grove, before Cuebar teams up with DM Recordings boss D-Malice to give us a beautiful percussive workout. Enoo Napa gives us a twilight remix and a dub version, too, rounding off a great package.
8/10
