BLACK-MOTION

Who is Black Motion?
Black motion is two producers. And on stage there’s a percussionist, Thabo ‘Smol’ Mabogevane, and a deejay Bongani ‘Murder’ Mokosana on the decks. We both produce and form Black Motion.

Where does the name ‘Black Motion’ come from?
The explanation behind ‘Black Motion’ is actually deep. When Murder is on the decks, he causes a motion – he causes people to move. And when I (Thabo) am on the percussion – you just go blank ( a blackout). So that’s the Black Motion Movement.

When did you get into the music scenes?
It started in 2010 when Oskido (DJ) discovered us. He found our track Bonana Mavoka through Afrodesia mp3, liked it and wanted to work with us. That was our breakthrough song.

Your debut album is a double disk, explain that.
On the first disk we feature guests and the second is just us. The second album is only one disk.

Tell us about Nanka Amaphoyisa
Nanka Amaphoyisa is not on our current album. It’s a track that we did with Fresca, it came late. DJ fresca will be featuring it on his upcoming album. And it’s an old song.
Old song but it took a long time to take out a video, why is that?
That’s how we do our thing. We release a track and instead if immediately killing the momentum, we let it ( the track) play on radio, let it get played onto people’s ears and go around. The later on that’s when we release the video. We wanna sustain the track. When the video comes out it’s just fresh, it sounds like its fresh and when it starts playing again at the club you think about the video even though it was released back then. It still has that thing after the video.

So how has the feedback been from all the people?
We’re certainly getting what we didn’t expect what we didn’t expect. Wherever we go, people are always talking about our CD. It’s a shame at some countries where we always perform at like Angola, they don’t have our CDs in stores, so they always ask for people that they know to buy for them when they come to South Africa. People love us.

You’ve performed in Angola?
Yes, more than a million times! We always get bookings that side, more than we do in South Africa.

What have you learnt so far about the industry?
Not to BMF (Blow Money Fast) and buy expensive cars yet.

How did the invitation to play at the Miami Winter Music Conference come about?
Oskido told us that they were wanted us over there, they have heard our music and like it. DJ Fresh said so as well, so many people. We have had a lot of international deejays play our music. We’ll be playing at four gigs this year.