Kid Fonque on Silence

Kid Fonque has become a vital part of South African electronic music
and club culture over the last 20 years. Uniquely accomplished in
both influence and scope, he is an over-achiever in every one of his
roles - DJ, Producer, Label Owner, Promoter, Radio Show Curator/Presenter &
more recently a host of his own TV show ‘Kid Fonque Presents True Music
Sessions’.
Firmly established as a tastemaker in his native South Africa, Kid Fonque’s
influence can be felt and heard in the music of the many artists he has helped
nurture within his role as label manager of Africa’s seminal dance label Soul
Candi Records and more recently his own labels - Stay True Sounds and STY
TRU BTS.
Kid Fonque’s talent is the type that refuses to acknowledge boundaries of any
kind – be they genres or borders. The respect he is paid by the industry is a
result of his no-compromise attitude to playing and making good music.
Rather than following trends, Kid Fonque has always done things his own way.
Importantly, every record he reaches for bares all the hallmarks of the Kid
Fonque sound; a golden thread that somehow ties all of his sets together.
Like a painter dabbing his brush into different hues, Fonque’s palette
embraces everything from Bass and Broken Beats to Bossa Nova, Hip
Hop and every shade of House - and with this open-minded approach, he’s
been deconstructing dance floors at home and abroad for well over a decade.
The last couple of years have seen him play dates in Hong Kong, Dubai, the UK
and Switzerland to name but a few.
Kid also hosts his own radio show called ‘Selective Styles’ on one of South
Africa’s biggest national radio station 5FM. The weekly show has given him
the platform to showcase hidden talent from all over South Africa’s electronic
music landscape and allows him the freedom to play House, Soul & Hip Hop
from the local community whilst delving into international releases with equal
vigour.
Whether he’s behind the decks, running his beloved record labels, preparing
for his weekly radio show, interviewing the new school on his TV show or in
studio making otherworldly music; Kid Fonque’s sonic adventures continue to
fill dance floors and thrill earholes - pay attention!