The secret is out - South Africa is the underground deep-house hotspot. This is the gospel truth, according to renowned house vocalist Monique Bingham.Bingham now lives in New York, where she has been working on her debut album - though she has been in the industry for over 20 years.She is best known here for her 2012 anthem Take Me to My Love.For her debut album she's teamed up with producers such as Louie Vega and DJ Black Coffee.Her track with Black Coffee is titled Deep in the Bottom of Africa, which tackles tribal influences and racial stereotyping in Africa and America.Speaking to The Times, she said she would be back in this country later this month to perform in "every club and festival"."Touring is everything now, especially because everything is electronic and there are so many ways to cheat as a vocalist. But at a live show you can't do that. It's the time to prove yourself to people," Bingham said.Back in the States she is regarded as an "underground" house artist. She said this was because the house scene there was not as big and the genre was seldom played on radio stations."In South Africa you guys pump the new stuff out first on radio and that's a dream for us as house artists, and that's why everyone wants to go there. It's the new hot spot," she said.Her first album will be available on iTunes today and her first performance in South Africa will be at the Flowers Festival in Grahamstown next month...