User:XtetiQsoul

XtetiQsoul real name, Siyabonga Hugo Ziqubu was born on 13 September 1993 at (Umlazi) Durban, South Africa. XtetiQsoul has been in the music scene for over 8 years now. With his passion and love for house music he started teaching himself producing techniques and Disc jockeying skills. Now he performs in various local hotspots and festivals across the country. He was inspired by his music collection of international and local artists such as Mr Raoul K, Osunlade, Black Coffee, Ame, Hendrick Shwartz, DJ Fresh, and other legends just to name a few.

XtetiQsoul has made a name for himself in and around the word’s music scene as a one man orchestra & remix beast and has earned respect from the very people he looked up to as stated above. He first gained recognition in 2013 for his bootleg ‘Moment’ by Musaria featuring Saturna. The song made waves in the South African and international music dance scenes and radio stations like Beats London FM, BBC1 Radio, HBR Radio as well as on local radio stations. With high hopes he then entered a worldwide Remix Competition by Redbull & Soulistic Music where his remix was chosen to be part of the five best remixes to be released.

In October 2015 he released his debut album titled ”Fantasy” under (Four Sounds Productions) where he worked with artists such as Kabomo, Jackie Queens and other known artists. The album was distributed by Universal Music Group, and has received positive reviews from International DJ’s and local media houses including the positive review on major South African news reads like Daily Sun, Isolezwe etc (dated 12 November 2015). He has released with record labels around the world, including Get Pyshical Music, Universal Music South Africa, Soulistic Music, Iklwa Brothers, Aluku Rebels & Gondwana Records to name a few.