Rabs Vhafuwi new EP is a mix of house and afro-tech

LIMPOPO – Making a break in the entertainment industry wasn’t easy for Rabelani Madula from Dzimauli Mukondeni outside Thohoyandou, who is known in the industry as Rabs Vhafuwi.

The wait is over for fans of Rabs Vhafuwi after he released an Electro Play (EP) called Honest featuring vocal contributions by Kaylow, P. Postman and Alle Keys.

The Count your Blessing hit-maker is a self-taught producer and DJ and his deep, soulful house signature did not happen overnight.

Rabs Vhafuwi holds a B-Tech degree in production management from the Vaal University of Technology and a national diploma in foundations management from the Gordon Institute of Business Science.

During the exclusive interview with CV, he said the EP, Honest is house music with a bit of Afro-tech.

“I have always wanted to work with P. Postman, Alley Keys and Kaylow. Next week we will shoot a music video. It’s been a decade since I produced the Count your Blessing album, and this is another milestone. I hope the EP will be as classic as Count your Blessing. I am just giving people what they want because the industry is now vested in different genres than what I normally produce. To package this EP took me a bit of time because I was traveling overseas, so between coming back and working in the studio it took me about three weeks to package it,” said Madula.

He said he is not recording music for the vibes, he is the healer.

“Whatever I record comes from within, I don’t want to go with the waves. I make music coming from the heart and I have loyal fans, and I make sure that I keep my fans happy. I am going to do a lot of tours with ten remixes coming from ten different DJs which include five known and five unknown DJs,” he said.

He recalls that his biggest influences include traditional Venda songs and jazz. “I used to play the tshikona, a Venda flute, and you can sometimes hear it in my music. Count Your Blessings was indeed a blessing. Not only did it bring much-needed attention and interest.”