User talk:Deepaholiq

Bio

Better known as Deepaholiq, Thabo Satekge is an exciting young music producer hailing from Pretoria in Soshanguve Township.

An only child raised by his grandmother,he draws inspiration from some of Africa’s most monumental exports: Salif Keita, Ouma Sangari, Ali Farka Toure, Sona Baroneth, Fela Kuti, Boddhi Satva, Black Coffee, Culoe de Song, Dj Maphorisa etc.

You might be reminded of them all at once when you hear his work. Deepaholiq can be best described as continental and international, incorporating African native instruments like cowbell, Afrikan instruments required for African rituals and West African guitar riffs, into the modern culture of house music, amapiano and afrobeats with a mixture of classical orchestral instruments.

Since he's a producer from the Streets of Sosha where Amapiano is dominant, he found it very convenient to fuse it with he’s own preferred African Inspired Sound also known as Mafriano, he fused Afrobeats and Amapiano before it could be a trend and released two E.P’s titled Mafriano Volume 1 in October 2021 featuring the likes of Kaestyle, Sikiboi and Platinum selling producers Shaunmusic & Ftears(Bhebha hitmakers) and Volume 2 in March 2022 featuring the likes of 1stLady K and AfroTwin, Deepaholiq describes Mafriano as a sub-genre of Afrobeats and Amapiano a sound which is not easy to describe, like the production of Blood On The Dance Floor by Odumodublvck featuring Bloody Civilian and American Rapper Wale, a song that spent 5 weeks on at number 1 on Nigerian Charts, co-producing it with 2 time Galaxy Music Awards winner Jimohsounds.

Deepaholiq once reached number 2 on MTV Music channel with a Tribal house song titled African Prayer by Lajere and Reagile Rey featuring Deepaholiq which captured the hearts of many because it was regarded as a very spiritual song and landed him an opportunity to witness a famous House Music Duo Malumz on decks playing the song on YFM few weeks after it was dropped in July 2019, during the recording of that song it was when a beat by Deepaholiq was climbed by vocals which is something that he regards as historic and that was when he decided not to stop.

Deepaholiq has been moving in the shadows in the music production space, but worked in studio with the likes of Heavy K, Dr Moruti, Ennyman the guitar, TmanXpress, Blackbwoy, Hadassah, Dj Steve from Steve Group Hadassah and African Jazz Legend Mr Volly Nchabeleng and a Afrohouse music band called Afrikan Roots.

Deepaholiq has worked hard enough to make Mafriano an international sub genre where it has landed him production placements for the likes of Teddy Krane, Magixx from Marvins Records Nigeria and award winning artist Odumodu also from Nigeria.