Three scenes, one dancefloor. South African DJ Shimza has teamed up with Ayra Starr and Brazilian DJ Alok, working here under his SOMETHING ELSE alias, on ‘All The People’, a vocal-led crossover that is out now on Helix Records.

The track blends South African Afro House, Nigerian Afrobeats and Brazilian club culture, with production from Norwegian duo Stargate and co-production from Shift K3Y.

Who’s on it

• Shimza: the Tembisa-born DJ has sold out an Amsterdam Dance Event takeover and London’s Roundhouse, held a Pacha Ibiza residency and played Coachella with Afrojack. His KUNYE platform draws around 25,000 people a year.
• Ayra Starr: her 2022 breakthrough ‘Rush’ launched a run that DancehallMag puts at more than 7 billion global streams, two Grammy nominations and a MOBO for Best International Act.
• Alok: No. 4 in DJ Mag’s 2026 Top 100 DJs, with over 5 billion streams. His SOMETHING ELSE project explores the Brazilian psytrance scene he grew up around.
• Stargate: the team behind Rihanna’s ‘Diamonds’, Beyoncé’s ‘Irreplaceable’ and Katy Perry’s ‘Firework’.

It’s another big moment in a strong year for Ayra. Her ‘Rush’ was recently certified Platinum by the RIAA, and DancehallMag says a 20-city headlining tour starts in January.

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Source: DancehallMag