One Groove – in partnership with the Riky Rick Foundation, AUTOR, Nirox Foundation, Koda Kultur and The Danish Foreign and Cultural Ministries respectively – is proud to announce the 14 artists from both South Africa and Denmark who have been selected to participate in the 2025 AmaGroove Residency in South Africa from 26 April – 3 May.
The seven-day exclusive residency experience will offer artists an intensive, generative space for co-creation, growth and artistic exchange. The programme will also include immersive writing sessions where producers, vocalists and songwriters can come together to co-create new music, as well as panel discussions, mentoring and industry exposure.
Below are the 14 selected artists:
1. Ivee Soul (SA)
2. Nikolaj Pellegrini (DK)
3. Miči (SA)
4. TMI Tammi (DK)
5. Day 35 (SA)
6. Elijah Kashmir (DK)
7. Baby S.O.N (SA)
8. Theresa Rex (DK)
9. Umzulu Phaqa (SA)
10. Zania (DK)
11. Craig Lucas (SA)
12. Elijah Okello (DK)
13. Phonikz (SA)
14. Karen Mukupa (DK)
The AmaGroove Residency is more than just a cross-continental music program – it’s a creative movement. Designed for emerging musicians, songwriters and producers, it offers a unique space to collaborate, innovate and grow artistically while immersed in cultural exchange.
The 2024 edition sparked the creation of 20 original songs, proving that when diverse voices unite across gender identities, genres and geographies, the result is a truly borderless music.
