London-based jazz mag, SHOOK, have recently published their ninth issue with a focus on South Africa's cultural underground. Obtainable in print or a digital format, a few figures familiar to the Academy appear. Here's a round-up of those inside the issue, plus a bonus extract from an interview with Black Coffee and Culoe De Song.

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This coming Saturday, for the first time ever, the Red Bull Music Academy will host a stage at the Netherlands’ infamous Mysteryland festival. Nicely contrasting the big timers megalomania on more than a dozen floors on the former Floriade Area in Hoofddorp, the stage offers a carefully curated selection of Academy alumni (Mark Fader, Patrice Bäumel), hotly tipped newcomers (Space Dimension Controller, Azari & III), local rulers (Dimitri, Melon, Nuno dos Santos, Edo Salgado) and straight-up legends (Derrick May, Kerri Chandler).

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As the release of San Soda's debut LP Immers & Daarentegen approaches, we fired a few questions over Belgium way, to catch the mood of the album, and get an idea of what's been bubbling in San's studio since those sweaty nights in Macarena during RBMA Barcelona. San's LP leads a string of releases from the We Play House HQ... read more after the drop.

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Belgian house natural San Soda comes through with his debut LP on We Play House next month. The LP Immers & Daarentegen feels like much more than just a collection of tracks, reflecting his love of deep house, hip hop, techno and acid with this bunch of pure sonic heart-lifters.

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