Johannesburg-bred producer and artist Thakzin has finally released his highly anticipated debut album, God’s Window Part.1. For Thakzin, this isn’t just a debut. It’s a spiritual offering, a cultural map, and a bold first chapter in a sound philosophy he calls 3Step.
A Sound Rooted in Spirit and Soil
Raised in Ivory Park, Thakzin grew up immersed in community rhythms—from everyday township sounds to the deep, spiritual pulse of sangoma rituals. That childhood exposure to drums not only shaped his musical identity, it taught him that sound has power. In God’s Window Part.1, drums aren’t just percussive; they’re portals. The album moves with the intention to heal, ground, and uplift.
“Drums in a sangoma’s healing session were never just drums. They were transport,” he shared.“This is how I approach music.”
3Step: Not Just a Genre, a Language
What Thakzin calls 3Step is a sonic convergence fusing Afro House, Amapiano, and Afro-Electronic elements into something uniquely his. Born during the stillness of the pandemic, 3Step made its early mark with 2022’s The Magnificent Dance. On this album, it evolves into a philosophy of fluid expression where intuition leads, and cultural memory anchors.
A No-Skip Journey Through Time
The 18-track album is crafted to nourish and move the listener across three temporal worlds:
- Past: Honouring African drum traditions, communal voice, and ancestral codes.
- Present: Reflecting the current energies of identity, space, and community.
- Future: Reimagining African sound through freedom, collaboration, and global fluency.
Collaboration as Cultural Praxis
This isn’t a solo mission. God’s Window Part.1 is a community-anchored project, built across time zones, tour stops, and hometown studios. Thakzin invites a wide range of collaborators from Thandazo, Mörda, Xelimpilo, and Suffocate SA, to Xolani Guitars and Lyrik Shoxen, not as features, but as co-authors in sound. This collaborative ethos echoes one of the album’s core principles: unity through shared voice.
“This album belongs to the people. To the community. To the ancestors.”
The Meaning Behind God’s Window
The album title draws from the panoramic landscape in Mpumalanga known as “God’s Window”, a view so vast, it feels spiritual. For Thakzin, that image represents the duality he wants to embody: looking out expansively, while staying rooted. It’s why he hosted the album’s listening session at Mai Mai, a cultural hub in Johannesburg where food, tradition, and people intersect in beautiful chaos. Just like his music.
What This Means for African Sonic Futures
Thakzin isn’t just adding to the Afro House or Amapiano catalogue, he’s redefining how African sound can be framed: as ceremony, as archive, as future. With God’s Window Part.1, he creates a space where ancestral memory and digital production aren’t in conflict, but in conversation. At a time when African creatives are reclaiming authorship of their stories, Thakzin is offering more than beats… he’s offering blueprints.
29 September 2025 – Fresh off its release, Thakzin’s album God’s Window Pt.1 has hit an international stage, garnering support from Spotify and being featured in Times Square, New York!
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