Culoe De Song

Culoe De Song
Birth nameCulolethu Zulu
Born (1990-08-20) 20 August 1990 (age 34)
OriginEshowe, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
GenresHouse, electronic, Afro house, Afro tech
Occupation(s)Record producer, DJ
Years active2007–present
Labels
  • Soulistic Music (former)
  • Innervisions
  • Mule Musiq
  • SSOH
  • DeSongMusic
WebsiteCuloeDeSong.net

Culolethu Zulu (born 20 August 1990 in Eshowe, Kwazulu Natal), known commonly by his stage name Culoe De Song, is a South African record producer, DJ and sangoma.[1] His first name, "Culolethu", is an IsiZulu name meaning "our song", and he is known as "Culo" or "Culoe" meaning "song"; the name is pronounced with a clicking "C", not to be erroneously pronounced like the Spanish word "culo", which rhymes with "cool". He released his first album, A Giant Leap, in 2009. In 2011, he released his album Elevation with the help of Kindnes Khupe, a Zimbabwean-born tribal mix DJ.[2] Later, he released Exodus (2013).[2] Culoe De Song recently won The Best Male Artist for the 2014 Metro FM Awards for his album Exodus,[3] an album that was featured on Rolling Stone's (South Africa) Top 500 Albums of 2013. He also participated in the 2008 Red Bull Music Academy in Barcelona, Spain.[4]

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  2. ^ a b "Discogs". Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  3. ^ Dlamini, Sowetan LIVE, Photos: Philani. "At the 13th Metro FM Awards - PHOTOS". Sowetan LIVE. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "RA: Culoe De Song". Residentadvisor.net. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2014.