Themba

Bio

Themba is Themba Mbongeni Nkosi, born in Mpumalanga in 1983 and raised on his father's Marvin Gaye and Hugh Masekela records. He began DJing in his late teens, joined youth station YFM in 2004 and national broadcaster 5FM in 2006, and spent more than a decade as one of South Africa's best-known house DJs under the name Euphonik. In 2017 he retired the alias to perform as Themba, running house warmth through techno architecture.

The 2018 single 'Who Is Themba?' answered its own question: championed early by Black Coffee, it charted on Beatport for 18 months and carried him to Ultra Music Festival and back-to-back Ibiza DJ Awards nominations. His debut album Modern Africa Volume 1 (Ekhaya), released on Armada Music in 2021, set vocalists from across the continent against strings recorded at Abbey Road. For the 2026 Ibiza season he is billed across several Hï Ibiza residencies.

Verified facts

• Born Themba Mbongeni Nkosi (1983, Mpumalanga); performed for over a decade as house DJ and radio host Euphonik before beginning to perform under his first name, Themba, in 2017, combining techno and house.Wikipedia
• His self-released 2018 breakthrough single 'Who Is Themba?' was championed early by Black Coffee and charted on Beatport for 18 months.DJ Mag
• Released his debut album Modern Africa Volume 1 (Ekhaya) on Armada Music in late 2021, featuring vocalists from across the continent and strings recorded at Abbey Road Studios.DJ Mag
• Played Ultra Music Festival in 2018 and received Ibiza DJ Awards nominations for Best Newcomer (2018) and Best Breakthrough (2019).Wikipedia
• Raised on his father's record collection of Marvin Gaye and Hugh Masekela; began DJing in his late teens, joining YFM in 2004 and 5FM in 2006.Wikipedia
• Billed across multiple Hï Ibiza residencies for the 2026 season, including Francis Mercier's Solèy and HUGEL's Make The Girls Dance.Hï Ibiza

Notable work

• Who Is Themba?
• Modern Africa Volume 1 (Ekhaya)
• For the Love of House series (as Euphonik)
• Cool and Deadly (as Euphonik)

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