After a lot of careful thought over the last few days, Til Two Parties MD Sef Kombo has decided to end the working relationship between the brand, Sway Bar and Novus Leisure.

This comes after a meeting on Friday where it was felt that even after two successful years at the venue during the midweek, going forward this season the relationship would not work. We was told that the Area Managers were “worried” about the night and to what reason we are really unsure about, given we have had 13 good events what would there be to worry about?

Also our July date (4th Year Anniversary) was in the balance because the date had been given away to another promoter and getting another date was also in the balance pending on how the 26th June event would go. We would understand that line of conversation if Til Two was new to the venue like it was in 2011 it was but after two years we do not expect to hear such things.

There are a few other things we felt uncomfortable with going forward which we will not bring to light publicly but going forward we believe that there would be no point of opening a season with a company who didn’t even after two successful years, truly believe in what we were trying to achieve.

We realise the timing is poor and you as well as us were really looking forward to a another great opening night and to a run of great parties again in 2013. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused to your plans tonight.

We would like to thank Tania and Zoltan at Sway who in April ’11 listened to us and gave us a chance at Sway initially and have worked and supported us in the two years. It’s disappointing that others didn’t share the same confidence in us as they did even now.

We would also like to thank everyone who attended our nights at Sway and the amazing amount of you who consistently made an effort on a Wednesday night to come out. We are truly thankful.

We hope in the future to find a nice new home for our nights and once again raise our hands in unison to the DJs and music we all respect and enjoy.

Til Two – The Home of Midweek House

Afro Deep House specialist Sef Kombo is the latest talent to be signed to the 1Xtra Radio network’s groundbreaking Xtra Talent roster.

Sef has been at the forefront of the new afro house scene supporting artists including Black Coffee & Black Motion plus hosting his own hugely successful event, Til Two, for the last four years. Til Two now stands out as the capital’s freshest spot for discerning music lovers regularly reaching a capacity and locking people out of their events – a big statement on a Wednesday night.

The London based DJ caught the ear of station scouts with his cutting edge selection on a series of guest appearances on Rinse FM & Kiss FM plus his weekly show on Bang Radio. Sef will appear on 1Xtra guest hosting part of DJ Edu’s Destination Africa show showcasing the hottest deep, soulful and underground sounds from the continent including Afrobeats, Azonto, Hip Hop and RnB every Sunday night between 1-2am.

Sef Kombo says “I’m not only excited to be a part of 1xtra for the month of March but so excited to bring the very best talent from South Africa and surrounding countries house flavour to the network, it’s a platform I think it deserves…. The UK needs to hear it!”

Sef’s signing to Xtra Talent further cements his place in the scene reflects a growing demand for the afro house genre.

Sef Kombo’s first show commences on Sunday 3rd March
Listen to his first show here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p015vnpy

Sef’s Deep Afro Top 5
1. Culoe de Song – Stig Boardersman
2. Christo – The Trust Is Gone (Deep Order Mix)
3. Kwanzenjani (Da Cap’s Surreal Touch) – Problem Child
4. A Million Miles To Heaven – Oral Deep
5. Piece of My Mind (Benny T Botswana Afro Mix) – Patrick Crookid Willis & Gumzito ft. Sabrina Chyld

http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra