Netflix dance drama JIVA! brings amapiano and gqom to the big screen

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  • The five-part series is the story of a street dancer in Umlazi, Durban.
  • Netflix dance drama JIVA! brings amapiano and gqom to the big screen image
  • Released on June 24th through Netflix, JIVA! is soundtracked by the underground dance sounds of amapiano, gqom and afrohouse. The story follows Ntombi, played by Noxolo Dlamini, for whom a dance competition could be the way out of a dead-end in life. JIVA! was produced by Cape Town-based Blue Ice Africa, and directed by Busisiwe Ntintili, Scottnes L. Smith, Mandla Dube and Mmambatho Montsho. Its soundtrack features a mixture of new music and classics from the likes of DJ LAG, Citizen Boy, Kamo Mphela and Sho Madjozi, Dladla Mshunqisi and Prince Kaybee. Watch the trailer and listen to the soundtrack below.
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