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Shimza's model is similar to Jeremy Loops'. The musician who used to be a one-band man went from basking in the streets of Cape Town to being a globally-celebrated artist, performing on many major festivals across the globe and throwing his own tours such as the Jeremy Loops US Tour and Trading Change Tour. He used the funds he generated from shows in South Africa to travel abroad and shake hands with stakeholders. More about that here.
GoodLuck has become a notable export of the Cape Town electronic music scene. Their sound, which is a combination of EDM and other genres like jazz and pop, has resonated abroad. Their songs have been playlisted on radio stations in Europe and they are always on the road for performances abroad. They attribute their success to collaborations with artists from the regions they want their footprint to extend to. "We have piggybacked a little bit on other artists," says Juliet. "For example, when you release a song in the Netherlands, you've got a much higher chance of getting that song on radio if you're releasing it as a co-release with another Dutch artist because they've got a quota of local music they have to fill."
Just like Jeremy Loops and Shimza, by the time GoodLuck started exploring overseas, they were notable names in their respective corners of the South African music scene.
For Moonchild, however, it worked the way round. Many music fans who are now stanning for her sexually progressive and provocative lyrics and sensual dance moves weren't necessarily getting jiggy to songs from Rabulapha!, her debut album when it came out in 2015. The artist was performing across the globe years before she would appear on mainstream hits such as Maphorisa's "Midnight Starring" and "Iwalk Yephara" in 2018.
She recalls being on festival lineups, but no one knew she was even from SA. "South Africa wasn't supporting me," she says, "They didn't even know me. I'd be on the same lineup as commercial South African artists and they'd say they were the first South African artist [to ever perform in that festival]. And I'd be like, 'but, it's my third year there.'"
Reflecting on those early stages of her ventures, she says: "I used to do the shows, and I've literally landed in France with only, like, R100, but my mission was bigger than my hunger. But in the second year I went with R500. I was establishing relationships to a point where now when I go back to SXSW, there's a club that I host at because of the consistency and me investing the time. And, now I don't go [overseas] for free." The irony of all this is that some of the country's biggest artists are relatively unknown abroad except for the likes of Black Coffee. It's usually alternative artists such as MUZI, DJ Lag, BLK JKS, Yugen Blakrok, Spoek Mathambo and the ones on the panel, who forge thriving careers in the west. Some of the country's biggest artists, especially hip-hop, may be known, but haven't made considerable dents abroad. Every now and then they will make an appearance at SXSW or Sway in The Morning, but it always ends with those moments. Moonchild, responding to a question from the audience, reveals she has watched the likes of Kwesta and K.O perform abroad.
"I was at their shows in those years, and it's not the same as every other genre." She mentions she feels they lack consistency. "They go do a show and then they leave and never come back again. Hip-hop is different, it's a different genre altogether, and it's not as respected."
South African hip-hop is mostly criticized for lacking "authenticity" as most of the music is copied and paste from their US counterparts'. Jeremy Loops, Shimza, Moonchild Sanelly and Juliet all agree that making music that bears a stylistically South African stamp puts artists at an advantage when it's time to export their music. "We're not saying be what you would ordinarily be in Soweto," says Shimza, "but stay true to who you are. And just adjust a bit, but always remember that you need to be unique so that there is something for us to sell."
Jeremy Loops adds that those markets' vastness and willingness to hear innovative sounds puts artists at an advantage. "It's such a big industry that whatever style of music you make, there's an audience over there that's big enough to support it, and you start to find it," he says. "Whereas here, we all fight for the same audiences in a way. There's the same kind of festivals, and you either sit down a black lane or you sit down a white lane."
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