Signing up to flaunt some patriotism. I've been listening to this so much.
I stay in Cape Town so I can fill in a bit of background, but not too much as this whole thing is still quite mysterious.
Basically, the three people that make up John Wizards were part of a relatively inoffensive but unremarkable local band from 2008-9 called "Dear John, Love Emma" which sounded like the name does.
This mixtape came out of nowhere, just posted on soundcloud and then sent to a few influential local blogs and DJs before anyone knew who "John Wizards" were/was. I believe they played their first ever gig last weekend.
Unfortunately, this isn't part of a bigger thing but it is indicative of a move away from the rehashing of international trends from a few years ago that has plagued a lot of SA music. Obvious examples of this that are getting some international hype are Petite Noir, Spoek Mathambo and BLK JKS (to list just a few obvious examples), but as I said this came out of nowhere and there's nothing else quite like it at the moment.
Lots of exciting stuff happening in SA music right now.