Mi Casa makes British breakthrough
After taking the African music industry by storm since the release of their debut album, popular acid jazz trio Mi Casa have now also captured the attention of the British.
FILE PIC: Mi Casa. Image courtesy: Facebook
Mi Casa’s most recent single, ‘Jika’, has enjoyed an incredible amount of success since its release earlier this year, claiming the number one spot on many popular radio stations across South Africa.
It reached number one on music channels MTV Base and Trace TV, and has impressively climbed to top spot on digital BBC radio station 1Xtra.
On Monday, the band Tweeted: “2 weeks in a row and #JIKA remains number one on @1Xtra in the UK 🙂 #blessed”
Mi Casa released their second album, ‘Su Casa’, in August, and have since been touring throughout Africa.
Made up of vocalist and guitarist J’something, trumpeter Mo-T, and producer Dr. Duda, Mi Casa won three SAMA awards in 2012, scarcely a year after the group was formed early in 2011.
– TeamTalk
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