11 Aug 2024

The Beyond U’S Afrotech show is steadily proving to be one of the fastest growing Afrotech movement in the country evidenced by amazing line-ups with each show something that is their patrons undoing.

 Each edition has shown  to offer patrons nothing but the best Afrotech tunes, and  Saturday event at

Game City  Horizon  Marquee being a testament. Beyond U’S has come off age despite being in its infancy, birthed in 2023. In its early days the local Afrotech DJs’ sessions relatively attracted small crowds. Curated by Tefo ‘Tefo Foxx’ Phokoje, a Botswana export Afrotech DJ, Beyond U’S was established to provide an afrotech platform to the talented Botswana Afrotech DJs and have opportunities to convene and share experiences amongst themselves as well as forming possible collaborations as they grow their craft.

Since the first edition, the brand had a small considerable crowd and has since grown in attendance and size as well as quality. Tefo Foxx still ensures that the Afrotech genre remains one such experience, undiluted to the intended crowd. Since the first edition of Beyond U’S, it has lived to the truth with the crowd treated exclusively to Afrotech sounds.

“The fourth edition has shown growth with this movement, and I believe people now understand my vision of instilling the culture of Afrotech.

 I am excited about today’s turn out, because this edition was more of a risk by including acts from South Africa,” said Tefo Foxx. He said they included DJs from outside to motivate local DJs, and encourage them to network and explore collaboration opportunities. Impressed with the latest edition’s turn out, he said they hoped to take the fifth edition outside Gaborone.

With every successful and growing event, comes challenges, and Beyond U’S is no exception. Tefo Foxx said since he was pushing a strictly Afrotech Afro house genre, he competed with popular genres such as Amapiano. “But I believe it will grow to high limits on its own without having to mix it with other genres, I am set on giving people only afrotech show,” he said.

The show featured DJs such as Lubonk, Darque, Hapex Guru as well as Tefo Foxx amongst others, who captivated the crowd with some of their three step house mixes. Music enthusiasts danced to the fine-tuned mixes coming in the heat, with minimal gestures of head nods, waving hands, balled fists and punching as well as hands grabbing air.  The DJs mesmerised the audience with their soulful groovy beats setting the standard of excellence in the afrotech music genre. They gave energetic vibes, with Tefo Foxx ever giving infectious rhythms and, melodies sending the crowd to the nines. ENDS