Growing up in Atteridgeville, Gift Mashaba (aka DJ Dadaman) was another of the bacardi scene's most important progenitors; he started his journey way back in 2003, initially sneaking time on his family's PC to experiment and develop the formula that would soon have him known locally as "MabaShghubu" (the hitmaker).

A couple of years later, he emptied his savings to buy his own workstation and swiftly built up a cottage industry, producing vital instrumentals and collaborating with the bacardi scene's early pioneers (including Kapa Kapa, Dam Cass and Patro Boy), selling burned CDRs to a rapidly growing fanbase in Pretoria. One of Dadaman's most enduring partnerships was with vocalist, DJ and songwriter Moses Masaba (aka Moscow Dollar), whose syrupy voice blesses some of his most memorable beats. The duo were founder members of the bacardi outfit N'Wana Mhani Crew, alongside Bongs, N'wadada and Da Box, and their music still nourishes the roots of South Africa's contemporary club scene. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.