Prince Kaybee Takes Karmacoda’s ‘Time’ Into Afro House Territory

South African Afro House powerhouse Prince Kaybee kicks off the year with a bang, unveiled his remix of Karmacoda’s ‘Time’ this past weekend, via Sola Musa Music. The platinum-selling producer, DJ, and TV personality first burst onto the national scene after winning the 2015 1’s and 2’s competition, following years of electrifying club crowds. Since then, he has collected a string of South African Music Awards, including Male Artist of the Year, Best Dance Album, and Album of the Year, as well as Metro FM’s Best Dance Album and multiple DStv Song of the Year honors.

On the international stage, Prince Kaybee has earned accolades such as the Soundcity MVP Best Collaboration for ‘Gugulethu’ and recognition from AFRIMMA. His anthems ‘Club Controller’, ‘Banomoya’, and ‘Uwrongo’, which TIME Magazine named one of its 10 Best Songs of 2020, along with standout collaborations with Lady Zamar, Busiswa, TNS, Shimza, Black Motion, and Ami Faku, have cemented his reputation as a genre-defining force.

Karmacoda, the long-running San Francisco duo of Jessica Ford (vocals), Brett Crockett (vocals/production), and Eric Matsuno (bass/multi-instrumentalist), have spent two decades blending electronica, trip-hop, R&B, and dream pop with a jazz-lounge undercurrent. They’ve earned coverage from CLASH Magazine, Wonderland and more. The original ‘Time’, from their 2022 full-length Lessons In Time, centers on regret and introspection, pairing restrained autotuned vocals with clean piano voicings, shaker percussion, and a memorable melodic hook.

Prince Kaybee reimagines the track from the ground up, weaving a steady, powerful Afro House rhythm that pulses beneath the surface and lets the original’s essence shine. Sparkling piano arpeggios lead listeners through a landscape of emotion, where introspective verses bloom into radiant highs, all tinged with a gentle sense of longing. The remix resonates with the soulful, melodic spirit found in the works of Sun-El Musician, Zakes Bantwini, and Black Coffee.

Prince Kaybee told us: “When I make music I see color, so the vocals on the original remind me of blue and I usually associate blue with a mild cold or a subtle fresh breeze. So before I did the remix I needed to find its color that’s how it started.”

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