Native Young
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ZA CAPE TOWN – African / Folk / Indiepop / Fusion / Electronic
Native Young

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Independent
Ab67616d0000b273d9743b927bc794a27e67b401 Children of the Sun Single 2017
Ab67616d0000b27338617009f110f3c03e1f9c29 Islands Single 2017
Ab67616d0000b273e40e186a23a057c38690b65e Crystal Lion Single 2016
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Ab67616d0000b273f528063b05a077d6e69c2736 Erase (Black Motion Remix) Single 2019
Ab67616d0000b27306d1f07b55d2534acbfafaef Erase Single 2019
Rootspring Records
Ab67616d0000b273af486df97c592f24edd8712f Erase (Acoustic) Single 2019
Ab67616d0000b27380b1948a07f9506792910f21 Kings Album 2016
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SAMRO
Yannick Wilde
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Native Young is an award winning music collective born in the townships of South Africa in 2015.

When asked how he would describe the project - frontman Yannick Wilde says, “It’s a constantly evolving tapestry of culture, emotion and melody”. The musical style of Native Young can be described as Psychedelic Afropop / Folk. On stage the collective blends African percussion, Marimba, Acoustic guitars, Synthesizers and Electronic drums with anthemic vocals and raw uplifting energy.

In 2016 the collective brought their unique fusion sound across the ocean to the streets of Berlin where they busked and performed at prestigious international festivals including Fusion festival in Germany, Les Escales in France and Lake of Stars in Malawi. That same year saw the release of Native Young's first EP 'Kings' - which subsequently won a prestigious SAMA (South African Music Award) for 'Best Alternative Album' in 2017. The live band also opened for Australian superstars Angus & Julia Stone during their 2018 sold out tour of South Africa and Native Young was one of 20 invited acts to Ferrara Buskers Festival 2018 in Italy.

Over the last year the Spotify listenership for Native Young has reached over 40 000 monthly listeners and 1 million streams in 65 countries and continues to grow each day - Switzerland being the second biggest listenership on the list. Native Young kicked off 2019 with the release of 'Erase' - a new single remixed exclusively by house DJ masters Black Motion. The track quickly reached number one on South Africa’s 5FM dance chart and continues to receive high rotation.

As for the future, Yannick is currently hard at work finishing up production on a brand new EP called 'Ashes' - scheduled for release in 2022. Music is that ephemeral expression that seems to connect us all and It’s this sentiment that boldly shines in the raw and colourful tale of Native Young.