Tshepiso Abednigo Tsotetsi, better known as Shakez Von Nigo, was born and raised in Small Farm, Evaton, south of Johannesburg in South Africa’s Vaal region. DJ, producer, and label founder, his trajectory has been shaped through a deeply independent vision, building his own network of sonic circulation between South Africa and multiple international electronic music circuits. Rather than chasing immediate visibility, his work has evolved through consistency: a sustained practice where groove, identity, and community gradually converge into a unified artistic direction.
His recording debut arrived in 2017 through Deepwit Records’ compilation ‘Autumn Air Vol. 6’, opening a path that later expanded through labels such as Rosali Records, Arawakan Records, Mokjay Records, and his own imprint. In 2018, he co-founded Von Nigo Records alongside his uncle DJ Bantu, establishing a platform dedicated to the international production and distribution of South African house and its electronic mutations. Operating from southern Johannesburg, the label has strengthened transnational collaborations while maintaining a sound rooted in deep grooves, warm textures, and an emotional sensibility closely tied to contemporary African house traditions.
Now, Shakez Von Nigo arrives on BBop Music, the UK-based imprint that has maintained a particularly strong and consistent flow of fresh releases in recent months. Within that context comes “I Carry You Within Me”, a two-track release where softness never translates into fragility, but rather into emotional precision and spatial control. From its opening moments, the EP develops a feeling of physical and emotional closeness through delicate percussion, deep pulsations, and melodic warmth unfolding slowly across the dancefloor.
The title track embodies a remarkably balanced duality. On one side lies a reflective, almost contemplative form of house music; on the other, a bodily impulse guiding movement toward slow, sensual, and gradually immersive dancing. Both dimensions coexist seamlessly, flowing into each other through subtle transitions that keep the rhythm constantly alive. Velvet-like frequencies, warm low-end movements, and melodic glimmers suspended in dim light create an atmosphere where body and perception begin synchronizing almost unconsciously.
The vocals operate like guiding presences within that sonic enchantment. They never overpower the track; instead, they drift through the structure while the groove deepens patiently underneath. As the arrangement unfolds, the sound acquires an almost hypnotic quality: delicate repetition, restrained sensuality, and a sense of permanence that seems to stretch time itself across the dancefloor. One of the release’s strongest qualities emerges precisely there — its ability to transform intimacy and movement into the same continuous, warm, and profoundly human current.
Artist: Shakez Von Nigo
Title: I Carry You Within Me
Label: BBop Music
Genre: House
Catalogue: BBM334
Release Date: May 29, 2026
Support & Buy: Beatport
Tracklist
1. I Carry You Within Me
2. Never Forgotten
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