Nitefreak’s Afroholic Records is building Afro house’s next wave

When Nitefreak launched Afroholic Records, the mission statement arrived baked into the first record. The label’s debut, “Masterclass,” paired the Zimbabwean producer with house vocal legend Roland Clark. It was a knowing handshake between Afro house’s new guard and one of the genre’s foundational voices.

For Nitefreak – born Bhekinkosi Mabhena in Bulawayo, and by now a fixture across Hï Ibiza, Ushuaïa Dubai, and MOGA lineups – Afroholic Records is the logical next step in a career spent putting African electronic music onto bigger stages. Co-founded with Terrie T, a Zimbabwean, UK-based…