DJ Lakuti's 'Shebeen Queens in South Africa' playlist
South African DJ Lakuti curates a playlist called "Shebeen Queens in South Africa" featuring tracks by Lumumba, Egoli, Charisma, and more.
Lakuti is a DJ born in Soweto in South Africa, who since the early 90s has organised underground parties around the world. In 2007 she founded Uzuri Recordings, and later Uzuri artist Management. She’s also a resident at Berlin’s legendary Panorama Bar.
Her playlist "Shebeen Queens of South Africa" is a collection of songs celebrating the unsung women who provided spaces for black musicians to flourish in times when things were not so open for them.
Music Played
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African Jazz Pioneers Featuring Dolly Rathebe
Meadowlands
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Dorothy Masuka
Egoli
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Miriam Makeba
Lumumba
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Letta Mbulu
What's Wrong With Groovin'
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Abigail Kubheka
Charisma
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Thandie Klaasens
I’ve Been Watching You
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Tama Sumo & Lakuti
An Ode to Audre
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