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Born and raised in the south of Johannesburg, ZULO is a South African artist carving out a sound that feels both nostalgic and distinctly new. Blending hip-hop, pop and an unmistakable flavour of kwaito, his music pulls from different corners of South African culture while carrying the warmth, melody and character of records from another time. That range has become part of ZULO’s signature: the kwaito bounce of “Adawise”, the hip-hop and trap energy of “JOL”, and the afro-pop warmth of “Smaak To Love (Lamza)” all live within his sonic sphere. At the centre is his heritage, woven through his language, humour and references. More interested in expanding the definition than fitting neatly inside one genre, ZULO is building his own interpretation of South African music, with ambitions of taking that distinctly local palette global and establishing himself as a proudly coloured rap-pop sensation.