Maxwell Simons & RICHI RICH‘s “INKOSI” opens the Bantu EP with taut focus. Built from layers of percussion recorded between Brazil, Italy and South Africa, it locks into a stripped, physical rhythm. Simons drives the structure with clipped samples and low-end pressure. RICHI RICH cuts across in Zulu and English, his voice locking into the beat with improvised chants that shape the track’s momentum.

Maxwell Simons, born Massimiliano Angelini, works between Milan and São Paulo. A trained sound engineer and former TV editor, he approaches club music with detail and force, shaped by baile funk, hip hop and bass. RICHI RICH, also known as PopSta Richi, is based in South Africa. His vocal work channels ritual energy with live immediacy, matching the beat phrase for phrase.

The Bantu EP, out via Beat Machine Records, takes its name from the Bantu-speaking cultures that stretch across much of Africa. The tracks work with live-recorded percussion, looped chants, and drum programming that hits hard but stays grounded in tactile rhythm. “INKOSI” sets the tone, not with melody or build-up, but with repetition, weight, and a vocal approach that holds tradition inside a modern production frame. programmed kick, chant and bass synth.

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