MOONSHINE’S LONG-AWAITED MIXTAPE DROPS TODAY, NEW FILM OUT NOW

May 2, 2025

**MOONSHINE’S SMS FOR LOCATION, VOL. 6 MIXTAPE OUT TODAY**

**BUY / STREAM SMS FOR LOCATION, VOL. 6 MIXTAPE HERE**

WATCH / SHARE ‘ZAÏRE SPACE PROGRAM ACT II’ HERE

LISTEN / SHARE “LA BOHÈME” FEAT. PIERRE KWENDERS & BRANKO HERE

"A journey through the African continent, with the consummate tastemakers joined by a plethora of guests across the mixtape's 20 tracks. Angolan batida, Congolese rumba, Tanzanian singeli and South African amapiano meet R&B and hip-hop in a collision of sounds designed to cover a dance floor in sweat." CBC Music

“Moonshine [...] celebrates African and Afro-diasporic club sounds, from amapiano to jersey club and batida.” - DJ Mag

“From its bold vision and international rhythms, the collective has all bases covered and is one the premier standard bearers of African and Afro-Diasporic club culture.” - BET

“A bonafide instrumental banger made for dancefloor action.” - Billboard Canada

Photo Credit : Schaël Marcéus // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

Following a period of intense creative exploration across East Africa, JUNO Award nominated collective Moonshine releases SMS for Location, Vol. 6—an album that transcends musical and cultural boundaries. The mixtape is available everywhere today via Moonshine/ADA Warner.

SMS For Location, Vol. 6 is the collective’s most ambitious release to date. The 20-track mixtape weaves together the raw pulse of Batida, Rumba, Singeli, Amapiano, Hip-Hop, and R&B, fusing ancestral rhythms with forward-thinking electronic production. The result is a vibrant and borderless soundscape rooted in the collective's diasporic vision of global club culture.

Collaborators include DJ Lag, Pierre Kwenders, UNIIQU3, Branko, Vanyfox, Black Rave Culture, and many more. More than a mixtape, SMS For Location, Vol. 6 is a multidimensional project that captures the essence of Moonshine's artistic ethos—community-driven, exploratory, and radically inclusive. The long-awaited mixtape weaves together a sonic map that spans from South to East Africa, with each track capturing Moonshine's unique way of blending global sounds into a cohesive energy that connects dance floors around the world.

LISTEN / SHARE “LA BOHÈME” FEAT. PIERRE KWENDERS & BRANKO HERE

Moonshine are also releasing Zaïre Space Program Act II, directed by Hervé “ Coltan” Kalongo and co-directed by Nizar Saleh Mohamed, Pierre Kwenders and Felix Brochier. The film follows Moonshine core members Pierre Kwenders and Hervé Kalongo as they travel to Kinshasa with their collective and encounter Jean-Patrice Keka, an independent Congolese aerospace engineer leading a self-funded space program. What unfolds is a poetic and genre-bending reflection on pan-African creativity, utopia, and the role of science and art in shaping new futures. Set at the crossroads of documentary, road movie, and speculative fiction, Zaïre Space Program Act II features members of the Moonshine collective including San Farafina, Akantu and MC RedBul, and immerses viewers in Kinshasa’s buzzing alternative scene. From the very beginning, Moonshine has built a reputation in the electronic music scene through a bold visual identity that authentically reflects the collective’s story and sonic signature.

WATCH / SHARE ‘ZAÏRE SPACE PROGRAM ACT II’ HERE

MORE ABOUT MOONSHINE
Moonshine — the genre-blending collective nominated for a 2024 JUNO Award for Global Music Album of the Year — has built a global community rooted in inclusivity and fearless exploration of dance culture through their secret full-moon parties. Their monthly events, revealed only by SMS, feature boundary-pushing artists from around the world. Alongside these gatherings, their SMS for Location album series and their latest mixtape released via Noir Fever, Aluna’s vanity label on Empire, and double-nominated at ADISQ Gala 2024, showcase collaborations between core members such as Pierre Kwenders (2022 Polaris Prize winner) and a wide range of talents including Aluna, Sango, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Branko, Vanyfox, Bambii, Kris the $pirit, NegoO, and Nate Husser.

LISTEN / SHARE “LA HAINE” FEAT. NEGOO & YEND HERE

LISTEN / SHARE “SLOW IT DOWN” FEAT UNIIQU3 HERE

**BUY / STREAM SMS FOR LOCATION, VOL. 6 MIXTAPE HERE**

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SMS FOR LOCATION, VOL. 6 TRACKLIST
01 Exode 14:14 feat. NegoO
02 Vamu La feat. NegoO
03 Monkey Effects feat. DJ Lag
04 Aquece Remix feat. NegoO & 3-Digits
05 Aayyyyy feat. Omagoqa
06 Slow It Down feat. UNIIQU3
07 La Bohème feat. Pierre Kwenders & Branko
08 For You feat. Damar Davis
09 La Haine feat. NegoO & Yend
10 Panic At The Disco feat. Adonis Bosso & Vanyfox
11 Moon feat. DJ Satelite, DJ Galio & Kelly Gomez
12 To Ko Lemba Te feat. Love Lokombe
13 Rachel's Wisdom (Ode to Kizimkazi)  
14 Ngoro Ngoro 15 feat. Don Kiwango
15 Black Rave Culture Mixage feat. Black Rave Culture
16 F*** Em feat. Kilobauud
17 Yo! feat. Bianca Oblivion, Lamsi & James Benjamin
18 Slow It Down (Part. 2) feat. Voodoo System
19 Africell Nostalgia  feat. Vanyfox & NegoO
20 Vida Do Yaros  feat. Vanyfox

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MOONSHINE ANNOUNCES LONG-AWAITED MIXTAPE, SHARE TWO NEW SINGLES, TEASE FEATURE FILM

April 17, 2025

**MOONSHINE’S SMS FOR LOCATION, VOL. 6 MIXTAPE SET FOR RELEASE MAY 2, 2025**

MOONSHINE DROPS “MOON” FT. DJ SATELITE, DJ GÁLIO, KELLY GOMEZ AND “MONKEY EFFECTS” FT. DJ LAG

WATCH / SHARE ‘ZAÏRE SPACE PROGRAM’ FEATURE FILM TEASER

BUY / STREAM “MONKEY EFFECTS” FT. DJ LAG HERE
BUY / STREAM “MOON” FT. DJ SATELITE, DJ GÁLIO, KELLY GOMEZ HERE

“Moonshine [...] celebrates African and Afro-diasporic club sounds, from amapiano to jersey club and batida.” - DJ Mag

“From its bold vision and international rhythms, the collective has all bases covered and is one the premier standard bearers of African and Afro-Diasporic club culture.” - BET

“A bonafide instrumental banger made for dancefloor action.” - Billboard Canada

Photo Credit : Schaël Marcéus // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

Following a period of intense creative exploration across East Africa, Moonshine unveils SMS for Location, Vol. 6—an album that transcends musical and cultural boundaries. The mixtape is set to be released May 2, 2025 via Moonshine/ADA Warner.

Today, the JUNO Award nominated collective is also diving deeper into their ever-evolving soundscape with a second bundle of singles. “Moon” channels the Lisbon scene’s pulse with DJ Satelite, DJ Gálio, and Kelly Gomez, while “Monkey Effects” taps into the raw energy of Durban-based producer DJ Lag.

“Moon” is a lush, hypnotic journey carried by Kelly Gomez’s smooth, angelic vocals, flowing in Portuguese, English, and French. Floating over a spacey Afrobeat groove, her voice becomes a melodic invocation to the moon — a tribute to its fragile beauty and quiet power. The track opens with a delicate piano line that sets the tone, while DJ Satelite and DJ Gálio’s rich percussion and textured production build into something that feels both intimate and expansive — a slow-burning invitation to lose yourself on the dancefloor.

BUY / STREAM “MOON” FT. DJ SATELITE, DJ GÁLIO, KELLY GOMEZ HERE

“Monkey Effects” is pure, unfiltered release — a masterclass in building and breaking tension. DJ Lag weaves together bold rhythms, warped synths, and pulsing compression to create a high-voltage anthem that feels like a futuristic marching band on the loose. It’s a call to explore, to let go, to move without thinking twice. With every beat, “Monkey Effects” sparks that childlike instinct to play and experiment, turning the dancefloor into a space of freedom, curiosity, and raw energy.

BUY / STREAM “MONKEY EFFECTS” FT. DJ LAG HERE

Moonshine are also releasing the first teaser for the upcoming feature film ‘Zaïre Space Program’, a bold cinematic project co-directed by Jorge Camarotti and Nizar Saleh, and produced by Moonshine, Roméo & Fils, and Shuffle Note. Shot between Kinshasa and Montreal, the film blends documentary, coming-of-age narrative, and Afro-futurist manifesto, following Pierre Kwenders, Hervé Kalongo, and their collective as they journey to meet Jean-Patrice Keka, a Congolese aerospace engineer leading his own independent space program. By fusing artistic, musical, and scientific perspectives, ‘Zaïre Space Program’ sketches the outlines of a contemporary African utopia — a vision carried by a new generation of creators, thinkers, and inventors.

WATCH / SHARE ‘ZAÏRE SPACE PROGRAM’ FEATURE FILM TEASER

BUY / STREAM “LA HAINE” FEAT. NEGOO & YEND HERE
LISTEN / SHARE “LA HAINE” FEAT. NEGOO & YEND HERE

BUY / STREAM “SLOW IT DOWN” FEAT UNIIQU3 HERE
LISTEN / SHARE “SLOW IT DOWN” FEAT UNIIQU3 HERE

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MONTREAL BASED JUNO-NOMINATED COLLECTIVE, MOONSHINE, SHARE TWO NEW SINGLES

March 28, 2025

THE MONTREAL-BASED JUNO-NOMINATED COLLECTIVE, MOONSHINE, ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF SINGLES “LA HAINE” AND “SLOW IT DOWN”

BUY / STREAM “LA HAINE” HERE
LISTEN / SHARE “LA HAINE” HERE

BUY / STREAM “SLOW IT DOWN” HERE
LISTEN / SHARE “SLOW IT DOWN” HERE

“Moonshine [...] celebrates African and Afro-diasporic club sounds, from amapiano to jersey club and batida.” - DJ Mag

“From its bold vision and international rhythms, the collective has all bases covered and is one the premier standard bearers of African and Afro-Diasporic club culture.” - BET

“A bonafide instrumental banger made for dancefloor action.” - Billboard Canada

Photo Credit : Schaël Marcéus // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

MOONSHINE, the JUNO Award nominated collective is back with two fresh singles, “La Haine” and “Slow it Down”, in collaboration with NegoO, Yend, and UNIIQU3.

The two singles, very different from each other, offer a first taste of the album’s cross genre, cross continental approach. Afro-futuristic, bass heavy, electro-funk sounds reverberate in very different ways throughout each composition. Upstaging polyrhythms created by the voices of Yend and NegoO, swirling percussive patterns and heavy base, make “La Haine” a futuristic and spacey afrobeat, reminiscent of ZAÏRE SPACE PROGRAM ACT II - the Moonshine short-film exploring the connection between art and science in modern-day Africa set to be released alongside the mixtape.

BUY / STREAM “LA HAINE” HERE
LISTEN / SHARE “LA HAINE” HERE

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Yend, the Strasbourg-based multi-disciplinary artist and winner of the Buzz Booster competition, explores the rich textures of her vocal delivery, weaving vibrant, unique sounds into her compositions. NegoO, the Portuguese producer and DJ, on the other hand, brings his signature touch to "La Haine" infusing it with Batida – the electronic dance music associated with the afrodiasporic DJs of Lisbon. Drawing inspiration from his own upbringing in the suburbs that have given rise to some of the genre's most influential artists, NegoO delivers a fresh and dynamic take on the sound.

BUY / STREAM “SLOW IT DOWN” HERE
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“Slow it Down” is ironically anything but slow. The track features UNIIQU3, the electrifying New Jersey DJ, rapper, and producer known for shaping and globalizing the Jersey Club movement. From her early career as a sought-after vocalist in the club scene to remixing iconic tracks like Crystal Waters’ "100% Pure Love," UNIIQU3’s high-energy, hybrid dance sound has always been about movement. On “Slow it Down”, UNIIQU3 delivers her trademark club-driven intensity, blending pulsating beats with a genre-defying sonic palette to craft an irresistible dancefloor anthem.

Nominated for the 2022 JUNO Award for Global Music Album of the Year, Moonshine celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2024, marking a decade of pushing musical boundaries. Known for their genre-blending sound, they fuse house music, Batida, Rumba, Singeli, Amapiano, Hip-Hop, and R&B—merging ancestral rhythms with futuristic textures. Their work features collaborations with artists such as DJ Lag, Pierre Kwenders, Uniiqu3, Branko, Vanyfox, Black Rave Culture, and more.

It’s an appropriate globe spanning follow-up to Moonshine’s impressive discography, who has traveled, played sold out tours and festivals in Europe, Africa and Americas, spinned beats, explored, but more importantly connected with like-minded visionaries and artists globally.

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