THE MONTREAL-BASED JUNO-NOMINATED COLLECTIVE, MOONSHINE, ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF SINGLES “LA HAINE” AND “SLOW IT DOWN”
BUY / STREAM “LA HAINE” HERE
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“Moonshine [...] celebrates African and Afro-diasporic club sounds, from amapiano to jersey club and batida.” - DJ Mag
“From its bold vision and international rhythms, the collective has all bases covered and is one the premier standard bearers of African and Afro-Diasporic club culture.” - BET
“A bonafide instrumental banger made for dancefloor action.” - Billboard Canada
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MOONSHINE, the JUNO Award nominated collective is back with two fresh singles, “La Haine” and “Slow it Down”, in collaboration with NegoO, Yend, and UNIIQU3.
The two singles, very different from each other, offer a first taste of the album’s cross genre, cross continental approach. Afro-futuristic, bass heavy, electro-funk sounds reverberate in very different ways throughout each composition. Upstaging polyrhythms created by the voices of Yend and NegoO, swirling percussive patterns and heavy base, make “La Haine” a futuristic and spacey afrobeat, reminiscent of ZAÏRE SPACE PROGRAM ACT II - the Moonshine short-film exploring the connection between art and science in modern-day Africa set to be released alongside the mixtape.
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Yend, the Strasbourg-based multi-disciplinary artist and winner of the Buzz Booster competition, explores the rich textures of her vocal delivery, weaving vibrant, unique sounds into her compositions. NegoO, the Portuguese producer and DJ, on the other hand, brings his signature touch to "La Haine" infusing it with Batida – the electronic dance music associated with the afrodiasporic DJs of Lisbon. Drawing inspiration from his own upbringing in the suburbs that have given rise to some of the genre's most influential artists, NegoO delivers a fresh and dynamic take on the sound.
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“Slow it Down” is ironically anything but slow. The track features UNIIQU3, the electrifying New Jersey DJ, rapper, and producer known for shaping and globalizing the Jersey Club movement. From her early career as a sought-after vocalist in the club scene to remixing iconic tracks like Crystal Waters’ "100% Pure Love," UNIIQU3’s high-energy, hybrid dance sound has always been about movement. On “Slow it Down”, UNIIQU3 delivers her trademark club-driven intensity, blending pulsating beats with a genre-defying sonic palette to craft an irresistible dancefloor anthem.
Nominated for the 2022 JUNO Award for Global Music Album of the Year, Moonshine celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2024, marking a decade of pushing musical boundaries. Known for their genre-blending sound, they fuse house music, Batida, Rumba, Singeli, Amapiano, Hip-Hop, and R&B—merging ancestral rhythms with futuristic textures. Their work features collaborations with artists such as DJ Lag, Pierre Kwenders, Uniiqu3, Branko, Vanyfox, Black Rave Culture, and more.
It’s an appropriate globe spanning follow-up to Moonshine’s impressive discography, who has traveled, played sold out tours and festivals in Europe, Africa and Americas, spinned beats, explored, but more importantly connected with like-minded visionaries and artists globally.
