South Africa’s award-winning band Mi Casa is back with a brand new album titled Familia. Familia is Spanish for family, but it can also mean squad/crew in a very ‘street’ kind of way and this incredible family made up of producer/ DJ/ Keyboardist Dr Duda, singer/songwriter J Something and trumpeter Mo-T, are back in the scene and again eager to remind their loyal fans why they won their hearts in the first place, six years ago. With an incredible, distinct and memorable sound, fun (groovy) and hearty (meaningful) lyrics, quirky (smooth) dance moves, the band has sold out shows worldwide. Familia drops on the 4th August and the lead single Nana was dropped on the 30th of June. With no features, just the trio, this album reminds you why Mi Casa is the best band in the business.
But here is something absolutely nobody knew… Five months ago the soulful dance band (trio) almost broke up, the band broke things down and shared with #ENTHUSE how they almost parted ways.
“If I were to be 100% honest with everyone, I was always worried because we never argued as a band. It was always just good vibes and if there were any issues we would sweep them under the carpet just to keep that good energy up,” J’Something said.
“But about 4 months ago we were contemplating pulling the plug on the band (the whole dam thing!). We had some arguments and really just had some issues within the team. This was such an important part in our career and as a family. Arguments within families are so common. Mother arguing with her kids. Husband arguing with his wife. Brother arguing with his sister. This is another reason why we chose the title of Familia. This is also generally the point where most bands do break up. But we were willing to communicate, to speak openly about how we felt with one another and that’s the crucial lesson for us. To stay communicating. Another important lesson is that you need to fight for the things that truly matter to you. This band is everything to us. We really believe that because we managed to get through that moment we are able to make the music that we have always dreamt of making and that’s the music that you will be hearing really soon.
We cannot please everyone. Not only is it too much pressure, but it’s impossible. We want to be proud of the music we make and we want to make music for you guys, the people that support and love what we do.
We sincerely hope you enjoy this project as much as we enjoyed making it for you. 6 years ago we were complete strangers, today we are brothers – familia. 6 years ago nobody knew who we were, today we have thousands of fans all around the globe, our familia. This album is all about our journey as brothers, as a band, as a group, as a team, as a movement, as a familia”
We are glad that our favourite band is back producing their ol’ good tunes. Now, all we can do is wait patiently for the drop!
