Nandele is one of the most innovative beat makers, producers and DJs coming from Mozambique. He is at the forefront of the alternative music scene with his mix of bass heavy boombap instrumentals, dubstep, trap, psychedelic hip-hop beats and the Makonde rhythms of Northern Mozambique.   The son of the first black director of the Mozambican National Radio after the country's independence, this is where he gets his musical background listening in his early age to a vast musical catalogue ranging from: Michael Jackson, Fela Kuti, Kanda Bongo Man, Santana and Marvin Gaye, which he incorporates into his beat making. A prolific producer and writer, Nandele has written music for contemporary dance performances, films and has a number of band projects including: Cantinho das Cores, The Mute Band (who won best new band at the Mozambican Music Awards in 2016) and Azagaia & Os Cortadores da Lenha. He has collaborated with artists such as Felix Laband (RSA), Dion Monti (CHF), Symbiz (DEU) and Boogz Brown (REU).

He has graced stages at some of the biggest festivals in Southern Africa: Afropunk Johannesburg, MTN Bushfire Festival in Swaziland, Azgo Festival in Mozambique. His first E.P. Argolas Deliciosas was released through Mozambican independent label Kongoloti Records, and he recently sold a cassette release on the label Insert Tapes in Sweden.

He produced music for the movie Resgate and it became the first Mozambican and African Portuguese-speaking country to have a movie on the streaming service Netflix. Nandele believes that through his music he can to do the unimaginable... communicating and taking us on his journey to try to communicate with other planets…

Nandele