# Tekniq · Producer, DJ, Sound Engineer · OBRA

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Tekniq · Tekniq (Thabang Ntuli) is a South African music producer, DJ, studio engineer and music-production lecturer with a catalogue spanning more than 12 years of Afro House, Afr

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# Tekniq

Producer DJ Sound Engineer

since 2021

Tekniq (Thabang Ntuli) is a South African music producer, DJ, studio engineer and music-production lecturer with a catalogue spanning more than 12 years of Afro House, Afro Tech and 3-Step. After earning a Sound Engineering diploma at Emendy Multimedia Institute in 2012, he released album and EP work via Cabana, Ocha Records and House Africa/Sony licensing, then founded his independent label Abstract Mood Music — home to his album LIBRAH and later singles. He is credited with shaping the “Broken Beat” wave of South African house that dominated radio and clubs around 2013–2016, earned a PTA Hall of Fame Outstanding Producer nomination, and hosted Tshwane FM’s House of House show. Recent 2026 releases include Concerto (May) and the My Life / The Garden pairing (June), plus a feature on Mayonie’s Evolution of Afro House project.

4.6M

Total plays & views

Projects10

Since2021

Verified streams · verified today

4,579,434

+5 K  a day · +149 K  a month, on average

10 projects · 1 artist · since 2021

spotify 100 %

4,579,434

70 days · Total

## Records

[90K

has passed 90,000 streams

My Life

Tekniq

23 days ago](https://obra.art/tekniq/my-life) [90K

has passed 90,000 streams

Pyramids - Abstract Dub

Tekniq

37 days ago](https://obra.art/tekniq/pyramids-abstract-dub) [100K

has passed 100,000 streams

Learn to Praise

Tekniq

45 days ago](https://obra.art/tekniq/learn-to-praise) [400K

has passed 400,000 streams

Muziki Wangu

Tekniq

49 days ago](https://obra.art/tekniq/muziki-wangu)

Most played

## Most    played
[01

Smooth Operator

Tekniq

1.830.170

1,8 M](https://obra.art/tekniq/smooth-operator) [02

LIBRAH

Tekniq

925.103

925 K](https://obra.art/tekniq/librah) [03

Thank You

Tekniq

556.542

557 K](https://obra.art/tekniq/thank-you) [04

Amasiko

Tekniq

455.838

456 K](https://obra.art/tekniq/amasiko) [05

Muziki Wangu

Tekniq

413.405

413 K](https://obra.art/tekniq/muziki-wangu) [06

Learn to Praise

Tekniq

110.537

111 K](https://obra.art/tekniq/learn-to-praise) [07

Pyramids - Abstract Dub

Tekniq

96.731

97 K](https://obra.art/tekniq/pyramids-abstract-dub) [08

My Life

Tekniq

96.340

96 K](https://obra.art/tekniq/my-life) [09

Concerto

Tekniq

75.352

75 K](https://obra.art/tekniq/concerto) [10

The Garden

Tekniq

19.416

19 K](https://obra.art/tekniq/the-garden)

Has worked with

## 1    artists.

Catalog

## 10    releases.

2026

3

[The GardenTekniq · 19 K](https://obra.art/tekniq/the-garden)

[My LifeTekniq · 96 K](https://obra.art/tekniq/my-life)

[ConcertoTekniq · 75 K](https://obra.art/tekniq/concerto)

2025

1

[Learn to PraiseTekniq · 111 K](https://obra.art/tekniq/learn-to-praise)

2024

1

[Pyramids - Abstract DubTekniq · 97 K](https://obra.art/tekniq/pyramids-abstract-dub)

2023

1

[Muziki WanguTekniq · 413 K](https://obra.art/tekniq/muziki-wangu)

2022

1

[Smooth OperatorTekniq · 1,8 M](https://obra.art/tekniq/smooth-operator)

2021

3

[LIBRAHTekniq · 925 K](https://obra.art/tekniq/librah)

[AmasikoTekniq · 456 K](https://obra.art/tekniq/amasiko)

[Thank YouTekniq · 557 K](https://obra.art/tekniq/thank-you)

Milestones  · 1 milestone

4.5M

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Tekniq
Sep 2026

Catalog · Notes  · Curatorial

Bio

Tekniq (Thabang Ntuli) is a South African music producer, DJ, studio engineer and music-production lecturer with a catalogue spanning more than 12 years of Afro House, Afro Tech and 3-Step. After earning a Sound Engineering diploma at Emendy Multimedia Institute in 2012, he released album and EP work via Cabana, Ocha Records and House Africa/Sony licensing, then founded his independent label Abstract Mood Music — home to his album LIBRAH and later singles. He is credited with shaping the “Broken Beat” wave of South African house that dominated radio and clubs around 2013–2016, earned a PTA Hall of Fame Outstanding Producer nomination, and hosted Tshwane FM’s House of House show. Recent 2026 releases include Concerto (May) and the My Life / The Garden pairing (June), plus a feature on Mayonie’s Evolution of Afro House project.

Credits

- Tekniq

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