SHIMZA
Afro tech · Tembisa, south africa
DJ, producer and founder of the One Man Show and KUNYE — from Tembisa to Tomorrowland, Ibiza and Cercle.
Upcoming events
All events and past nights
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16/360 — Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 16/360, Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi Fri TBA
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Nedbank Golf Challenge — closing party Sun Park, Sun City, Sun City Sun TBA
Live
Live sets & concerts
Full sets from Cercle, Boiler Room, Robben Island, Ibiza, Burning Man and the KUNYE nights — press play.
- TomorrowlandCrystal Garden, Belgium · 2026
- TomorrowlandMain stage debut, Belgium · 2025
- Pacha IbizaShimza & Co. residency · 2026
- Hï IbizaBlack Coffee season opening · 2025
- Chinois IbizaShimza & Co. residency · 2025
- CercleCitadelle de Sisteron, France
- Boiler RoomJohannesburg · 2015 & 2024
- Burning ManRobot Heart · 2024
- RoundhouseCamden, London · 2026
- Robben IslandMandela Day livestream · 2020
- One Man ShowHis own festival, every year since 2009
- KunyeJohannesburg · Cape Town · Durban · London · Paris
Recent shows
All events-
24 Oct 2026
Shimza — Amsterdam
Smederij, NDSM-werf, Amsterdam
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24 Jul 2026
Tomorrowland 2026 — Crystal Garden
Tomorrowland, Crystal Garden, Boom, Belgium
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30 Apr 2026
Shimza & Co. — Pacha Ibiza
Pacha Ibiza, Ibiza
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25 Apr 2026
One Man Show 2026
Tembisa Multipurpose Centre, Tembisa
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16 Dec 2025
Best of Both Worlds — B2B with Black Coffee
Best of Both Worlds, Pretoria
Listen everywhere
DJ Shimza is on every major streaming platform.
About Shimza
DJ Shimza — Kholofelo Ashley Raphala — is a DJ, producer and promoter from Tembisa, Gauteng, and one of the artists who carried South Africa's Afro Tech sound to the biggest stages in the world. He started DJing in 2003, won the Red Square DJ Competition in 2006 and the Gauteng Carnival DJ Competition in 2011, and in 2013 signed to Black Coffee's Soulistic Music, which released his debut album Shimuzic in 2015.
- Hometown — Gauteng, South Africa
- Tembisa
- First One Man Show
- 2009
- Label & events, founded 2020
- KUNYE
- SA Dance Music Awards 2019
- Best Male DJ
On stage
All photos and videos
Photos: Stills by Tom (Pacha Ibiza), event press, and stills from the official Cercle, Boiler Room, Kunye and SHIMZA videos.
Book Shimza
Festivals, club shows, open-air events, brand activations and private events — worldwide. Send the details and the management team will get back to you.