2026 video still: MÖRDA Afro House / 3 Step DJ Set Live From DESCENDANTS New York — DESCENDANTS Records / YouTube
Afro-house and 3-step producer and DJ
Mörda is Bongani Mohosana, a Pretoria-born drummer and producer who spent more than a decade as Murdah Bongz, one half of Black Motion, the percussion-driven house duo he co-founded in 2009. Musically grounded in church choir, he helped carry Black Motion to national prominence after their 2011 album Talking to the Drums before stepping out alone. His solo work keeps the drum at the centre, folding Afro-house into the slower, roomier pulse of 3-step.
Since 2022 he has released three albums on his own Asante Music label — Asante, named for his daughter, Asante II and 2025's Asante III — plus the CR4ZY EP in 2024, with 'Mohigan Sun' certified double platinum along the way. In 2024 he shared a NAACP Image Award for the soundtrack compilation of The Color Purple, and in 2025 he collected a Metro FM Music Award for Best Styled Artist.
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Mörda’s Asante IV continues a sequence that has turned his daughter’s name into a recurring Afro-house universe, giving his solo identity a stable emotional and creative frame.
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Mörda is billed on the Park Stage at the third edition of London's Piano People In The Park, an all-day open-air amapiano festival running 14:00–22:30 at Southwark Park. Kelvin Momo & The Jazz Cruise headline; tickets went on general sale on 30 April 2026.
Kelvin Momo performs with his Jazz Cruise band on the Park Stage at the third edition of London's biggest amapiano festival, a two-arena event at Southwark Park running roughly 14:00 to 22:30.
Kabza De Small headlines the 2026 edition of Galaxy 947 Joburg Day, gates from 09:00. The first 2 000 tickets sold include preferential parking. The Chill Zone is an 18+ area.
Sun-El Musician is on the announced line-up for 947 Joburg Day at Crocodile Creek Polo Club in Lanseria. Gates 09:00; the first 2 000 tickets include preferential parking.
Mörda appears on the billed lineup for the Johannesburg edition of Grxxvy Escape, a 14:00-to-midnight day party at The River Cabin in Fourways. Tickets are on sale via Quicket (Super Early Bird R320 and Early Bird R390 sold out; General P1 R450, General P2 R550, Late Bird R650). Note: the official Quicket page still lists Phase 2 and 3 artists as to be announced, so Mörda's set is billed on listings rather than the promoter's own lineup graphic.
Kabza De Small leads the line-up for the third edition of the food, fashion and music festival, themed 'Evophoria', running 26–27 September. He is billed for the Sunday as one half of the Scorpion Kings with DJ Maphorisa, on a day skewed toward house and amapiano. Gates 12:00 to 23:00, 18+.
