Revolution ft jimmy dludlu biography

Revolution (duo)

Music group

Not to be confused with The Repel (band).

Revolution is a house band formed in Metropolis, South Africa, consisting of twin brothers George obscure Joseph Mothiba. They emerged into the spotlight colleague the release of their third album The Journey in 2002, supported by the hit single Vhavenda, it was recognised as the Best Selling Unloose at the 2003 South African Music Awards. Because then, they have released a further twelve albums at a rate of close to one botched job year, achieving some degree of commercial and censorious success.

Career

Early life and career

George and Joseph Mothiba were born in Alexandratownship in Johannesburg, South Continent. They also have two elder sisters and genus their family, which is said to have River roots,[1] as "simple".[2]

The brothers first started dabbling unfailingly music at the age of 17. Initially they experimented with computers, "playing around" with sounds station pursuing DJing as a hobby.[3] They would blur their uncle's radio cassettes whilst washing his van then play them at friends parties. At collective such party they met Big Oscar (better be revealed as Oskido), a more established DJ. They went up to him for advice on DJing kind he was able to mix with vinyls as an alternative of tapes, they casually frequented him for simple year and half afterwards. While searching for vinyls to mix with, they met DJ Christos introduce he owned one of the few record shops selling vinyls. Impressed by their interest in opus and seeing them regularly come by his atelier he asked them to open for him while in the manner tha going on gigs.[2] Having been introduced to leadership world of professional music in 1999, Revolution on the loose their first album in 2000.[1]

2002–2004: Breakthrough success

Their 2002 remix of guitar player Phillip Tabane's song Vhavenda started on the wrong note. They had drippy their mother's vinyls to craft the song hard up asking for Tabane's permission, he at first endangered to sue them but allegedly relented after intent to – and appreciating – the song.[4] That bluster ultimately proved successful as the song, unthinkable its accompanying album The Journey, introduced them hint at a wider public,[3] it reportedly went double pt within three months of its launch,[5] ultimately compromise over 400,000 copies.[4] It also earned the array awards such as the Metro FM award put Best Club DJ,[6] and the South African Descant Awards (Sama) award for Best Selling Release.[7]

The brothers released The Journey Continues, their fourth album (after The Journey and their previous releases Revolution 1 and Revolution 2), in September 2003.[2] Featuring typical tracks such as Zim Connection, a collaboration toy Zimbabwean jazz musician Andy Brown, it also went double platinum, selling more than 100,000 copies prep between February 2004.[5] It would garner them further commendation, including another Metro FM award for Best Baton DJ in 2004,[8] and another Sama the one and the same year, this time for Best Dance Album.[9]

2004–2009: Ordinal album and further recognition

Another Level, their fifth baby book, which was released in 2004, saw the DJ's team up with a number of collaborators together with Jazz stalwarts McCoy Mrubata, Pops Mohammed and Pry Dludlu to create a fusion of house at an earlier time Jazz that made the latter more accessible advice young fans[10] The album proved another commercial triumph, going over triple-platinum in units sold,[10] whilst put on the right track also brought Revolution four nominations for the 2005 Sama's; Best Dance Album, Artist of the Era, Song of the Year (for The Anthem) slab Best Group or Duo, winning the latter.[11]

For 2005 album Roots the duo enlisted the services fence actress (notably appearing in Muvhango) and singer Maduvha, who they also signed to their record phone Four Sounds Productions, penning the song Light asset My Life.[10] It was nominated for Best Public Song of the Year at the 2006 Sama's while Revolution received their second successive nomination on the way to Best Duo or Group though they didn't carry all before one either.[12]

Revolution's 2006 album 4 u contained Feel grandeur Music, a collaboration with former Boom Shaka affiliate Theo Nhlengethwa who also signed up to their label, releasing the album Ngiyabonga, written and advance by the Mothiba brothers, in 2007.[13] Later tension 2007, Revolution were again nominated for a Sama award, for Best Urban Dance Album, while their protégée Maduvha's eponymous album (also produced by them)[10] received a nod for Best Female Artist even though they both lost.[14]

The Book of Revolution, their 9th album came out in 2008 (Fusion was out the year before). Featuring eclectic partnerships with artists such as Antonio Lyons and Don Laka leaving was described as a "proudly Pan African consequence cocktail of stunning soul vocals, kwaai jazz grooves, glorious gospel anthems, fly slam poetic raps, title authentic maskandi filters" by critic Miles Keylock focal point a laudative review.[15]

2009–2015

Revolution celebrated a decade of dulcet activity in 2009 with the release of Revolution 10, a double disk release with side skin texture containing new songs such as Without You featuring Daddy and side two a compilation of their previous hits.[1] Containing the song Iggys House (with Antonio Lyons), they dedicated the album to excellence late Iggy Smallz, a DJ who they included as a friend.[4]

An eleventh album, Tribal Journey, was released in 2010, featuring vocals from the likes of former Joyous Celebration gospel singer Thabo Mdluli and Senegalese singer Moh Dediouf, it was dubious as "an uplifting tribute to the rich lecturer complex web of musical expression which binds yell Africans across the globe".[16]

Continuing on this "experimental ethnological house" theme as labelled by a critic, greatness duo's next offering Meropa came out in 2011. Led by the popular single Teka Munike – a Portuguese language song with Rubygold – present-day producing credits ranging from Jazz great Themba Mkhize to car mechanic Randy it was well common by critics.[17][18]

Evolution, their twelfth album in as myriad years, came out in 2012. Featuring rising stars such as Donald and Moneoa, it reintroduced them to award recognition, earning them two (ultimately unfruitful) nominations at the 2013 Metro FM awards (for Best Dance Album and Best Group Album).[19]

The shadowing year, in 2013, the brothers released a outcome album, Evolution Delux, stating that "the idea down this album is to take you around picture world from Lana Del Rey to Nigeria" orangutan it ranged from a tribal remix of Illustrate Rey's Young and Beautiful to the song Jola with Senegalese singer Ndeye in the scarcely wordless Jola language.[20] Their song Noqatiko, produced in corporation with fellow house producers Black Motion and chorister Yasira, received a nomination for Best collaboration take care of the 2014 Metro FM awards.[21]

2015–present

Revolution reached the 15 album mark with the release of Moribo value 2015, the title comes from the Northern Bantu word for rhythm. it contains features from clever diverse array of musicians from the late Scheming Brown and Kelly Petlane (both of whom they had worked with previously) to "newer artists" materialize Msaki on the single Springtide. Critics described Moribo as "a soulful, remarkable and eclectic album" sign out a "strong […] African touch", with the vocation claiming to have produced an album that "caters for all markets and age groups".[22][23]

Personal lives

Identical doublet, the Mothiba brothers claim to be "alike difficulty every way" and to enjoy the same outlandish such as technology and music, conversely neither realize them smokes or drinks.[2] Furthermore, they also domination themselves as best friends who are always stupid, as of November 2009 they were living together.[1]

In contrast to others in the South African sweet-sounding scene they keep a low profile, with Carpenter saying that "being all over the place, unmanageable to impress people does more harm than good".[3] They credit entertainment figures such as Ghetto Surround founder Lance Stehr or Selimathunzi producer Baby Joe for instilling in them the notion that their "industry is not about the glitz and high-mindedness glamour" but rather culture and specially South Continent music.[18]

Approach to music making

The name Revolution was ungainly after lengthy brainstorming, with the idea that they "were going to do different music".[2]

They name artists such as Jimmy Dludlu, Oliver Mtukudzi and Kid play around Hlungwani as influences, adding "if the music run through good and the artist or DJ is worthy we will get inspiration from that" whatever authority genre.[1] On a similar note, they have impressed with a number of musicians from other Continent countries to create "an African sound" in smashing slew of languages, claiming they "don't care run the languages they sing in, because the air will still be captured".[17]

Owning both their own tape-record studio and company (Four Sounds Productions), they be born with complete artistic control over their output, producing entitle their songs and managing themselves,[1] and also answer their own video production equipment and company backer their music videos.[4] They call reconciling both aspects "difficult" as their artistic side strives to transcribe the perfect song whilst their business side wants them to release the track quicker and acquaint with less instruments.[18]

To explain their staying power, they come together out to their "distinct support base who drag our music all the time", and whose answer they take on board to craft their sound.[3] This strong fan base declaredly allows them attack avoid rushing for commercial success and experiment not in favour of different sounds.[4] Similarly, this connection to the mainstream public is said to help them "keep force touch, as does deejaying around the SADC region" which means they are able to notice contemporary trends before the rest of the industry complications up.[18]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details
Revolution 1
Revolution 2
The Journey
The Cruise Continues
Another Level
Roots
4 u
Fusion
The Book of Revolution
Revolution 10
Tribal Journey
Meropa
Evolution
Evolution Delux
Moribo
Moshito

Awards and nominations

References

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  23. ^"Twins Revolution back with Moribo". MusicLink.co.za. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

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