Obi-Wan SA

Obi-Wan SA Obi-Wan SA is a Bloemfontein-based DJ

29/04/2026

Crates & Cuts 817 settles into the groove without announcement. This edition moves with quiet confidence, guided by the steady pulse of South African deep house and a selection that values patience over spectacle. The rhythm is immediate, the transitions are deliberate, and the journey unfolds without needing to prove itself.

From subtle emotional tones to grounded late-night movement, the mix carries a sense of continuity — not searching for peaks, but allowing the groove to do what it was always meant to do. Each record finds its place, each moment breathes, and the night moves forward without interruption.

Crates & Cuts 817 is not about telling a story.
It is about staying in the groove long enough for one to appear.

https://hearthis.at/obiwansa/crates-cuts-817-by-obi-wan-sa-28-april-2026/

28/03/2026

Crates & Cuts 816

Crates & Cuts 816 moves with the quiet confidence of music that knows exactly where it comes from. This edition leans into the soulful side of deep house, where gospel roots, warm basslines, and patient grooves carry the story forward without ever needing to rush. From classic house lineage and reimagined soul records to the unmistakable pulse of South African deep house, the journey unfolds with care and intention.

There are moments of reflection, moments of uplift, and long stretches where the groove simply settles in and does what deep house has always done best — bring people together without saying too much. This is music for late evenings, long conversations, and dancefloors that understand the power of restraint.

Crates & Cuts 816 is not about the moment.
It’s about the feeling that stays after the music ends.
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Crates & Cuts is a curated DJ mix series created for promotional, educational, and cultural archival purposes only. All music featured remains the property of the respective artists, composers, publishers, and record labels. No copyright infringement is intended and no financial gain is derived from these recordings.

Crates & Cuts exists to honour deep house culture and long-form DJ curation. Listeners are encouraged to support the artists by purchasing their music and attending live performances. Any rights holder concerns will be addressed promptly upon request.

https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/crates-cuts-816-by-obi-wan-sa-27-march-2026/id1736308455?i=1000757877360

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22/02/2026

Crates & Cuts 814 moves with quiet confidence, guided by love, memory, and emotional honesty. These selections lean into the deeper language of house music — where vocals reassure rather than perform, and grooves carry feeling without urgency. From soulful openings and lineage-rooted reinterpretations to shadowed reflections and steady forward motion, this edition honours both vulnerability and strength.

The music breathes, settles, and finds its own pace, bridging generations and places without announcement. South African deep house spirit remains at the centre, supported by timeless soul and careful restraint. Nothing here is rushed. Nothing here is forced.

Crates & Cuts 814 is not about resolution.
It is about continuation — and the quiet power of staying present within the groove.

https://hearthis.at/obiwansa/crates-cuts-814-by-obi-wan-sa-22-february-2026/

https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/crates-cuts-814-by-obi-wan-sa-22-february-2026/id1736308455?i=1000750879772

07/02/2026

Crates & Cuts 813 (The Classics)

Crates & Cuts 813 is a reminder that classics don’t age — they settle. These are records that never needed a revival because they never left. From hypnotic openers and raw Chicago faith to South African deep house staples and late-night soul, this edition moves with quiet confidence and no interest in rushing the moment.

The grooves are patient, the vocals know when to speak and when to step back, and every transition feels earned. This is music for rooms where people stay, listen, and let the night stretch out naturally. No edits for attention. No peaks for approval. Just house music that learned how to last.

Crates & Cuts: The Classics isn’t about looking back —
it’s about recognising what never stopped working.

https://hearthis.at/obiwansa/crates-cuts-813-the-classics-by-obi-wan-sa-07-february-2026/

https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/crates-cuts-813-the-classics-by-obi-wan-sa-07-february-2026/id1736308455?i=1000748603369

25/01/2026

Crates & Cuts 811

Inspired by Atjazz & Jullian Gomes

Crates & Cuts 811 is a warm, groove-led deep house session shaped by jazz intelligence, Afro-soul restraint, and long-form musical patience. Inspired by the sonic worlds of Atjazz and Jullian Gomes, this edition leans into Rhodes-driven harmony, vocal subtlety, and rhythms designed to breathe rather than peak.

The journey unfolds slowly — from intimate, soulful openings into deeper Afro-jazz and global house textures, before settling into a late-night space where emotion is felt rather than announced. Nothing here is rushed or overstated. Each track is chosen for how it holds the room over time, rewarding repeat listens and quiet moments as much as movement.

Crates & Cuts 811 is not a tribute set — it’s a conversation. A dialogue between jazz, soul, Afro-deep house, and modern deep house discipline, curated with intention and respect for the lineage.

https://hearthis.at/obiwansa/crates-cuts-811-by-obi-wan-sa-25-january-2026/

18/01/2026

Deep House Essentials 2026 — Vol. 01

This is deep house built for rooms, not moments. The kind of groove that welcomes people in at 9pm and keeps its meaning long after 3am. Warm basslines, patient drums, and vocals treated like instruments — present, but never in the way.

There are no big drops here and no borrowed excitement. Just steady pressure, machine-tight rhythms, and soulful restraint shaped by South African deep house sensibility. These are tracks designed to loop, to settle, and to reveal themselves slowly as the night stretches out.

Deep House Essentials isn’t about showing range — it’s about showing control. Music that holds the floor without asking for attention, and lets the room decide how deep it wants to go.

https://hearthis.at/obiwansa/deep-house-essentials-vol.-1-by-obi-wan-sa-18-january-2026/

26/12/2025

Crates & Cuts: Soul Under the Tree

Christmas Eve doesn’t need fireworks. It needs warmth, funk, and a little faith in rhythm.

This Crates & Cuts session is built for low lights, full kitchens, open hearts, and conversations that stretch past midnight. It’s house music dressed in velvet — soulful, spiritual, and generous with its joy.

From Eric Kupper’s gentle invocation to Atjazz & Shea Soul’s tender farewell, this mix celebrates togetherness without noise. It’s for stirring pots, clinking glasses, hugging aunties too long, and dancing barefoot when nobody’s watching.

There’s gospel in the basslines.
Funk in the footwork. And gratitude tucked between the kicks.

No rush. No hype. Just music that understands why people gather — to remember, to forgive, to laugh, and to feel at home. This is Crates & Cuts for Christmas Eve.
Soul under the tree.
Groove in the bones.

https://hearthis.at/obiwansa/crates-cuts-volume-809-by-obi-wan-sa-24-december-2025/

https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/crates-cuts-volume-809-by-obi-wan-sa-24-december-2025/id1736308455?i=1000742635427

19/12/2025

Crates & Cuts 808 is not a throwback — it’s a reminder.

A reminder that house music was never meant to rush. That groove comes from patience, from dusty records, from DJs who listened more than they spoke. This edition moves through deep house, soulful cuts, jackin’ rhythms, and township funk with the confidence of a selector who knows where the music comes from — and where it still needs to go.

From Freil’s percussive invocation to DJ Mujava’s unmistakable closer, this mix is a celebration of lineage. Chicago to Europe, New York to South Africa, emotion to machinery, church to basement.

Perfect for long nights, year-end reflections, warm kitchens after service, or dancefloors where the lights stay low and the music does the talking.

This is Crates & Cuts:
No trends.
No shortcuts.
Just classics — played with respect, rhythm, and a quiet smile.

The strange and beautiful thing about house music is that it ages like memory: some details fade, but the feeling grows stronger. This mix understands that, and lets it breathe.

https://hearthis.at/obiwansa/crates-cuts-the-classics-volume-808-by-obi-wan-sa-19-december-2025/

https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/crates-cuts-the-classics-volume-808-by-obi-wan-sa-19/id1736308455?i=1000742026979

09/12/2025

Crates & Cuts Volume 807 arrives wrapped in sunlight and nostalgia — the sound of December’s warm breeze touching your face.
This mix is built on soul, groove, and grown-folk depth… the kind of music that feels like a reunion with yourself.

Oscar Mbo opens the journey with pure joy, ZuluMafia and Artwork Sounds bring the heart, and Alton Miller reminds us of the stories we carry into the festive season.
C-Moody and LebtoniQ ground the soul, while Nastic Groove brings prayer into rhythm, letting December’s spirit settle softly into the room.

As the journey continues, Poizen and DJ Stokie bring that gentle festive sway — not loud, not rushed, just the perfect warm touch of summer in the city.
TimAdeep brings clarity, Eric Ericksson brings timelessness, and by the time DJ Kent spins your world around, you’ll feel December flowing through your chest.

This is music for golden evenings, long conversations, backyard laughter, December drives, and quiet reflections about the year.
A mix made for hearts opening again

for families reconnecting, and for lovers finding their groove.

https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/crates-cuts-volume-807-by-obi-wan-sa-08-december-2025/id1736308455?i=1000740279278

https://hearthis.at/obiwansa/crates-cuts-volume-807-by-obi-wan-sa-08-december-2025/

18/11/2025

✨ DEEP HOUSE ESSENTIALS — NOVEMBER EDITION ✨🌑

Mixed & Curated by Obi-Wan SA
The season of longer nights, open windows, and warm hearts is here.

This month’s selection is a journey into gratitude, joy, and the rhythm of becoming. The music leans into the old soul of Deep House, then rises into new-school emotion. It’s storytelling through percussion and whispered promises on the dancefloor.

From Nastee Nev & Donald Sheffey reminding us to Let Go, to SoulFreakah & NutownSoul giving us a gentle Thank You, we walk barefoot into a season of healing and celebration.

There’s church in the groove when Donna Allen sings He Is The Joy, and there is prayer in motion when Mandeep SA urges us: If You Believe.

The classic flame returns when MFR Souls, Maphorisa, Sha Sha & Kabza are reimagined through a bootleg that still tastes like 2019 summer skies.

And then we glide deeper:
ZuluMafia. Trust SA. Dustinho. The Jargons. LaTique. Chronical Deep. D.General. Quentin Harris. Margaret Grace.
Voices and keys opening doors we forgot we closed.

This is not just a mix — it’s a seasonal shift.
A reminder that November is the soft doorway into December, and December is the reason Deep House was invented.

This one is for:
🖤 People who two-step in the kitchen
🖤 Lovers who text “I’m outside” at 1:47 AM
🖤 Friends who never let a year end without one more dance
🖤 Anyone who believes music is a spiritual language

Let the chants, chords, and kicks guide you into a festive season of
Love, Peace & Joy.

https://hearthis.at/obiwansa/deep-house-essentials-november-mix-by-obi-wan-sa-18-november-2025/

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