DJ RKizz — The Kizz Journey

Music, dance and movement have been part of my life for as long as I can remember. Around the age of twelve, I was already performing as a dancer behind a rap group and growing up surrounded by R&B, Hip-Hop and dance culture. Music was never just something to listen to. It was energy, expression, movement and connection.

Later, Kizomba came into my life, first as a dancer. What attracted me was not only the music, but especially what can happen between people on the dance floor: connection, sensuality, playfulness, presence, and those moments when music, movement and emotion almost become one.

In 2023, I started DJing Kizomba myself. I loved playing music, but became even more fascinated by what music can create between people. At the same time, I was in the middle of years of personal and therapeutic development, with a strong focus on attachment, basic trust, self-image and self-worth. That process fundamentally changed the way I looked at myself — and eventually also the way I looked at being a DJ and artist.

Beyond Ego — Back to Connection

When I started DJing, I quickly noticed that within the relatively small Kizomba scene, music and musical quality were not always the only things that mattered. Visibility, status, networks, legitimacy, access to stages and the need for recognition could also become important.

Social relationships could open doors, informal hierarchies could develop, and something that started from music, dance and connection could sometimes also become a world of positioning, ego, alliances and gatekeeping.

At the same time, my own development was moving almost in the opposite direction. I was learning to depend less on external validation, less on being seen and less on proving that I mattered. More on discovering what remains when all of that becomes less important.

That led to an important question for me: Am I making music to be seen, or am I creating from who I truly am? And later: What would I create if I did not need anyone’s approval?

That question changed my relationship with music and became one of the foundations of The Kizz Journey.

The Kizz Journey

The Kizz Journey is not simply another artist name or music label to me. It represents a movement beyond ego and back to the source of music and dance: passion, connection, presence and togetherness.

Back to those moments when nothing needs to be proven. When you are simply there, listening, feeling, moving and responding to another human being. Almost like a conversation without words.

But returning to that source does not mean moving backwards. It means creating forward from that foundation. Exploring, experimenting, developing new sounds and new movements, and discovering what else music and dance can open in terms of connection, emotion and expression.

The Kizz Journey is the place where my own productions come to life and where I continue developing my own sound.

The Kizz Journey Xperience

Alongside my own productions, there is The Kizz Journey Xperience. This is where DJ sets, mixes, mixtapes, blends and musical journeys come together.

For me, it is about more than simply playing one track after another. It is about creating an experience: building energy, creating contrast, giving people space to breathe, and allowing tension, softness, sensuality, joy and release to emerge.

Ultimately, I want to create a space where people can connect, move, feel, reflect and share in a healthy and authentic way.

A dance floor can be more than a place to show yourself. It can also become a place where people are truly present and listen — not only to the music, but also to each other.

Create From the Soul

Everything I create comes from real experiences: from what I feel when I listen, move, dance and connect. From love, loss, desire, freedom, vulnerability, joy and the moments in life that leave something behind.

Sometimes a track starts with a rhythm, sometimes with a bassline, sometimes with a voice, a melody or simply a feeling I cannot yet put into words. And then I allow it to grow into something new.

That is where I experience my greatest freedom. Not in the image of “being a DJ,” but in creating something that did not exist before.

Real experiences. Real emotions. Real reflections.

That is what I try to translate into sound.

I am still ambitious. I want to grow, become a better producer and DJ, collaborate, perform and let my music reach people. But the source that desire comes from has changed.

Success can become an expression of who you are, instead of proof that you matter.

That is the deeper meaning of The Kizz Journey for me. It is rooted in Kizomba, created for connection and free to explore beyond familiar boundaries.

Not who gets seen, but what gets felt.
Beyond ego. Back to connection.
Create from the soul. Move from the soul. Feel from the soul.

Welcome to The Kizz Journey.

Rooted in Kizomba

My music is deeply rooted in Kizomba and created with Kizomba dancers in mind. But I do not experience genres as boxes we need to stay inside.

My influences include Kizomba, Urban Kiz, Konpa, Tarraxo, R&B, Zouk, Afro Kizz, Afro Pop and other African, Caribbean and Latin sounds. Sometimes a track asks for the intimacy of Kizomba, sometimes for the groove of Konpa, sometimes for the emotional depth of R&B, and sometimes for Tarraxo, Afro or Zouk. And sometimes something new appears somewhere between all those worlds.

That is why I sometimes move beyond familiar structures or combine different influences — not because I want to move away from Kizomba, but because I want to discover what can grow from Kizomba.

Different sounds can inspire different movements. Different movements can open different emotions. And sometimes a new musical idea can create an entirely different kind of connection on the dance floor.

For me, genres are a foundation, not a cage. The question is not only: What style is this? But also: What does this music make us feel?

What happens between two people when the music begins? Can they become more present? Can they listen to each other differently? Can they soften, play and feel something real? Can they lose themselves for a moment — or perhaps find something of themselves again?