John Wizards
John Wizards is the project of 25-year-old Cape Town, South Africa resident John Withers. His debut album mixes styles that are, as goes the great promise of cultural consumption in the internet age, pan-global. It ranges from the peppy end of Ghanaian highlife to the crisp optimism of Withers' native mbaqanga, from 80s disco to swing-heavy instrumental hip-hop.
John Wizards is the project of 25-year-old Cape Town, South Africa resident John Withers. His debut album mixes styles that are, as goes the great promise of cultural consumption in the internet age, pan-global. It ranges from the peppy end of Ghanaian highlife to the crisp optimism of Withers' native mbaqanga, from 80s disco to swing-heavy instrumental hip-hop.
John Wizards arrive from South Africa with one of the more unique and refreshing recent debuts, an ebullient, wholly unclassifiable mix of styles, genres and instruments.
John Wizards arrive from South Africa with one of the more unique and refreshing recent debuts, an ebullient, wholly unclassifiable mix of styles, genres and instruments.
When it comes to John Wizards, serendipity has a lot to answer for: a chance encounter on the streets of Cape Town led to one of the most mellifluous and self-assured debuts of 2013.
When it comes to John Wizards, serendipity has a lot to answer for: a chance encounter on the streets of Cape Town led to one of the most mellifluous and self-assured debuts of 2013.
Album review: Clash covers the self-titled record from South Africa's John Wizards, released on Planet Mu
Album review: Clash covers the self-titled record from South Africa's John Wizards, released on Planet Mu
It has been many a long year since a debut record has come bursting out of the ether and tackled me from behind in a huge, glorious bear hug with the...
It has been many a long year since a debut record has come bursting out of the ether and tackled me from behind in a huge, glorious bear hug with the...
<p>This messy high-five of an album gives African sounds a Brooklynite chillwave tinge, writes <strong>Michael Hann</strong></p>
<p>This messy high-five of an album gives African sounds a Brooklynite chillwave tinge, writes <strong>Michael Hann</strong></p>