Born with a natural ear for music, love for beats and a passion for mixing, Kasmario Thulani Ike Fankis, best known as Kasango, thrives in all thing’s music. Hailing from Welkom, a small town in the Free State, South Africa, Kasango knew that music was what he needed to do.

At the age of 16 he discovered House Music, instantly fell in love and so the journey began. Inspired by many South African House DJs who had found wider recognition on the world stage, his appetite for consuming music became obsession. 

2019 was a pivotal year, Kasango’s debut song ‘One Night’ featuring Jamie Fallon Smith was featured on Black Coffee’s Appreciation Mix, winning him much praise and recognition from his peers within the scene. He went on to produce hit songs like ‘Osama’ ft grammy award winning artist Zakes Bantwini earning him the much-coveted BBC Radio One Essential New Tune by Pete Tong. The support continued over the last few years since that release, with Pete Tong awarding him another ENT in November 2024 for his brilliant remix of London band TMPLE.

2025 single ‘Fire Fire’, a collab with Shimza & AR/CO became one of this summer’s hits, amassing over 30 million streams in it’s first 4 months.