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Cairo Cpt
== Jason Nceba Gxotiwe (born October 10, 1999), known professionally as Cairo Cpt (or rather Mcairwana). He is a South African record producer, DJ and director. As the record producer with a blend of Sgubhu, Gqom, Afro House, Hip-Hop and Amapiano., he has worked with and has received production credits from several notable artists, including Ubiza Wethu, Thembi Mona, Zintle Kwaaiman, Anelisa N, King Sdudla and the rest of his company artists. He is presently signed to his record label Si Online Records upon quitting BW Productions. ==

Early Life
With aspirations of becoming a visual artist growing up in Cape Town at Khayelitsha, Cairo Cpt was introduced to learning new skills such as Gumboot dancing and being a leading vocals on choirs. His friend, a rapper within the Cape Town Hip Hop scene at the time, then introduced him to FL Studio, on which he taught himself to produce. Following this, he began to explore DJing. He went on to play his first gig at Cape Town's club Dj INN during a high school event while he was in 11th grade. He finished his Matric at Cedar High Secondary School located in Mitchells Plain in a Coloured area.

Career
Releasing his first EP on Whatsapp and Facebook, Cairo Cpt began his career using methods unorthodox to Western distribution methods common in Gqom's formative years. Fans signed up on the DJ's website with the promise that an exclusive EP would be delivered to them via the mobile messaging app free of charge, with the help of his friends. Cairo Cpt's specific style is known to be focused on what local producers dubbed "Sgubhu" as Xhosa word for "hardcore drums" which describes the rough timbre and hard bass-lines specifically made for listening to in club settings.

Music connoisseurs who were pivotal in influencing the genre's international acclaim included the likes of South African DJ DJ Tira, Blaq Boy Music Dj Maphorisa, Mampintsha inclusive of music taste-maker and public relations liaison, Dladla Mshunqisi and Beast.

In late 2020 at the age of 21, Cairo Cpt made his breakthrough nearly a month later after he released a single hit track titled "Injendala" around February. Since then, he performed outside Cape Town and did many tours.

In 2021, he released a 14 tracks Album entitled Cheers To Good Music under Si Online record label. This album paid homage to Cairo Cpt's hometown club of the same name, which acted as a monumental meeting place for Gqom producers such as Nwaiiza and Jay R ukhona, to try out new techniques on larger audiences. Same year 2021, Cairo Cpt began to curate and host his own event, called Cairo's Birthday Celebration where new acts are encouraged to experiment with sounds contributing to the evolution of the genre, the first of which was held in partnership with liquor brands such as Hunters.

Collaborations
.Lakhal'iGqom

Cairo Cpt is featuring King Sdudla and the track is from the album Cheers To Good Music. Played on National Radio stations such as Umhlobo Wene and TruFM.

.Ndixoleleni Bazali

Cairo Cpt features Thembi Mona on this. This is a single track

.Buyisa Uthando

Cairo Cpt worked with Ace no Tebza on the instrumental and added Anelisa N vocals too.

and many more.......

Selected Discovery
EP, Single and Album

2019: Cairo Cpt - Ezakuthi Single

 * 2020: Cairo Cpt - Injendala Single
 * 2020: Cairo Cpt - Inkedama Single
 * 2020: Cairo Cpt - Ivili Liyajikela & 2.0
 * 2020: Cairo Cpt - uDondolo Single
 * 2020: Cairo Cpt - The Legacy Of Si Online EP
 * 2021: Cairo Cpt - Injebaqa Single
 * 2021: Cairo Cpt - Old Kid On The Block EP
 * 2021: Cairo Cpt - Cheers To Good Music Album