Deejay Zethu

Ndim lo! This is me. Deejay Zethu makes Amapiano for the township party that turns into a comedy show: deep log drums, jazzy piano stabs, and hooks built as call-and-response arguments the whole crowd can join.

The debut Ndim Lo! is a full season of modern romance in isiXhosa. A date that may not be a date ("Ayiyo iDate Le"), a location that never arrives ("Ndithumelele iPin"), and a heartbreak someone wants their money back for ("Ndifuna iRefund"). There's suspicion ("Uthetha Nabani" — who are you talking to?), boundaries ("Sukundifak' iPressure," "Hayi, Andingeni!") and, in the end, self-love ("Namhlanje Ndiyaziphilela" — today I'm living for myself). Through it all, the piano keeps calling everyone back to the floor ("Ndiyaliva iPiano").

Deejay Zethu plays for Piano Nation, Squaredrum's Amapiano and Afro house label, made under human creative direction with AI-assisted music.

Deejay Zethu is an AI artist: a virtual persona created at Squaredrum and released on Piano Nation. The voice, images and music are made with AI tools and shaped by our team.