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!Sooks is a multi-award winning electronic music artist, hailing
from the kingdom of eSwatini (Swaziland), whose musical escapades persist in listing him as one of the leaders of the new wave of Southern African electronic music stars.
Real name Sukoluhle Dlamini, he began his journey at an early age when he became fascinated by African music and synth sound creation. He fully made his mark in the
electronic music scene in 2016 when he released his first EP titled “7 Years of Colour” under Antidote Music, followed by a release under international label Deepstitched Records
titled “A Different Place”.
The success of his music has led him to be invited to perform in various major events in his home country eSwatini, Mozambique and South Africa, with the most notable events being MTN Bush Fire Festival, Soul Candi
Spring Fiesta and Mixmag’s The Lab Johannesdburg.
Amongst his biggest achievements to date is winning 2 awards at the 2019 Dance Music Awards South Africa for the “Best Underground Record of the Year” for his song “Oasis” with Avi Subban and Best Compilation Album for House Afrika Records’ Mzansi House Vol.9 which included his debut album “Symmetry”.
from the kingdom of eSwatini (Swaziland), whose musical escapades persist in listing him as one of the leaders of the new wave of Southern African electronic music stars.
Real name Sukoluhle Dlamini, he began his journey at an early age when he became fascinated by African music and synth sound creation. He fully made his mark in the
electronic music scene in 2016 when he released his first EP titled “7 Years of Colour” under Antidote Music, followed by a release under international label Deepstitched Records
titled “A Different Place”.
The success of his music has led him to be invited to perform in various major events in his home country eSwatini, Mozambique and South Africa, with the most notable events being MTN Bush Fire Festival, Soul Candi
Spring Fiesta and Mixmag’s The Lab Johannesdburg.
Amongst his biggest achievements to date is winning 2 awards at the 2019 Dance Music Awards South Africa for the “Best Underground Record of the Year” for his song “Oasis” with Avi Subban and Best Compilation Album for House Afrika Records’ Mzansi House Vol.9 which included his debut album “Symmetry”.
Monthly listeners
29,749
Followers
12,293
Top Cities
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Johannesburg4,969 listeners
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Pretoria2,898 listeners
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Durban1,988 listeners
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Cape Town1,738 listeners
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Gauteng837 listeners
Most popular tracks
Track | Plays | Duration | Release date | |
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253,160 | 8:42 | 2023-11-10 | |
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197,534 | 5:02 | 2024-05-24 | |
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148,271 | 8:42 | 2023-03-03 | |
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120,164 | 8:41 | 2025-03-21 | |
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90,233 | 7:14 | 2024-11-22 | |
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88,433 | 8:21 | 2023-07-28 | |
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71,179 | 6:18 | 2022-03-04 | |
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69,288 | 6:54 | 2021-11-05 | |
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62,807 | 6:53 | 2024-03-01 | |
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61,763 | 7:48 | 2016-06-11 |