“I’m finally home.” Those three words are among the first that the South African DJ and producer Palesa Desiree Shilabje utters when DJ Mag catches...
Johannesburg
Soaring ascents, the kind that can take an artist from obscurity to stardom in what seems to be the blink of an eye, don’t occur often, in dance music or elsewhere – those who are lucky enough to have that experience often disappear just as quickly. But there’s little chance of a quick fade for South Africa’s Palesa Desiree Shilabje, the DJ and producer known to the world as DESIREE, who in just a few short years has proved to be one of the international festival circuit’s most exciting new stars. Here, Bruce Tantum hears her story, and about how her evolution through music has been as organic as they come
The Johannesburg deep house artist invites Narf Zayd & Mario Casares and Offshore and Coen to rework the tune
The latest episode of Beatport's Monitor series has dropped...
Episode 3 of Beatport’s Monitor series featuring Themba has been released.
The short film joins the South African artist as he journeys through the districts...