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Robin Thirdfloor

Robin Thirdfloor sparkled as a young alternative hip-hop artist in March 2014, when he self-released online the E.P Sounds Empty Pockets Make, which got more than 2 000 downloads in less than a month. Hit single Confessions got playlisted on multiple radio stations including the Gagasi FM Top 5 and uKhozi FM Top 5 Hip-hop charts. Second single Fly Away got playlisted in college radio station in Chicago (USA). Both tracks, Confessions and Fly Away, were featured on SABC 1 drama series Mutual Friends. Robin received five nominations in the Original Material Awards 2014, in the categories of Song of the Year, Best Newcomer, MC of the Year, Best Sleeve Design, and EP of the Year. In 2015 Tshepang Ramoba – drummer of BLK JKS and Motel Mari, producer and remixer – signed Robin to his indie label POST POST, where he is releasing his new creations. Following his major Johannesburg debut at The Lyric Theatre on the IMEXSA SA Indies Music Week showcase in December 2015, Robin presented Rolling Stone, which debuted on trend-setter portal Okay Africa in February 2016. A few days later, the POST POST stable embarked on a tour that took Robin Thirdfloor to Johannesburg, Mozambique and Swaziland. After closing the main stage of the 2016 edition of South Africa´s biggest hip-hop gathering – Back To The City Festival in Johannesburg –, Robin Thirdfloor brought his sound to new levels in March 2017 with Somdanger, a neo-kwaito club banger paying tribute to the Durban nightlife with a video shot in his hometown Umlazi. This led him to be one of the few South African artists to be selected for the official showcase of SWSX 2017 (Austin-Texas, USA). Robin Thirdfloor is now part of the Deezer Next campaign, having pre-released exclusively Mina Nawe on the leading streaming platform. Mina Nawe is the first single of Robin´s EP ‘Bhotela’, recorded in Johannesburg´s POST POST Studios with Swiss producer Dejot aka Dubokaj (Mouthwatering Records). Robin Thirdfloor is becoming the go-to artist for many other international collaborators in their visits to Durban – he recorded recently some tracks with Zambian-Swiss rapper Rootwords. Robin´s radio playlists include most major South African radio stations – Gagasi FM, Ukhozi FM, Yfm, UJ FM, Radio DUT, Inanda FM, Vow FM and Good Hope FM, as well as Underground College radio (USA). TV placements include SABC 1 (Mutual Friends), SABC 3 (Trending SA), Mzansi Magic (Seasons 1 & 2 of It´s Complicated) and ETV (Shiz Live). Additional music collaborations include Dj Tira, Mzokoloko, Youngsta, Ginger Trill, HCL, Moonchild, or Black Moss (Korea). On the 31st of August 2017 Robin released his new EP titled ‘Bhotela’ as a Deezer exclusive and debuted at number 23 on the top 25 streamed albums in South Africa.