Afropop Worldwide

John Wizards’ debut album, out on Planet Mu Records, is less a collection of songs than a series of musical moments and movements through styles, like a DJ set of experimental electronic dance music. John Withers (hence the band name) recorded the album in his bedroom in Jo'burg over a two year period, composing and playing everything except the contributions of Rwandan singer Emmanuel Nzaramba. Yet, judging from the videos below, John Wizards is currently a live band. They hail from South Africa, but with a Pan-African and international aesthetic informed by the open ears and continental travels of the two frontmen.