Sibu Manzini - Kea Leboha Feat. Zola Marcelle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGZ8J4GR3yQ
Eswatini producer Sibu Manzini just released an EP, which is titled Grace after his mother.
Here with Zimbabwean British vocalist Zola Marcelle.
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!Sooks - Kintsugi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYeb4E3eufM
Textures of electronic music & delayed trumpet...
Laliboi – Buya Embo
https://amf.didiermary.fr/laliboi-buya-embo/
Laliboi collaborates with South African afrofuturist music legend Spoek Mathambo in this single “Buya Embo.”
This Xhosa hip-hop banger is not to be missed, with its catchy horn refrain and Laliboi’s distinct harmonies and tongue twister rapping style. Their collaboration is a blend of bouncy Hip-Hop flavours, with […]
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Amagoduka – Zim Ngqawana
https://amf.didiermary.fr/zim-ngqawana-amagoduka-migrant-workers/
The song Amagoduka, by Zim Ngqawana, tells the tale of migrant workers who’ve historically had to leave their homes in the hinterlands for big cities in search of a better day.
Zim Ngqawana (1959-2011)
South African flautist and saxophonist, composer and teacher, Zimasile Ngqawana affectionately known as ‘Zim’ (and later as ‘Zimology’) […]
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Msaki - Ulwandle Lutshile (2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Teyx4BneIs
Stimela – I hate telling a lie
https://amf.didiermary.fr/stimela-hate-telling-lie/
Stimela is a South African Afro-fusion band, founded by Ray Phiri (Raymond Chikapa Phiri) in 1982.
In 1985 Paul Simon asked Ray Phiri (RIP) and drummer Isaac Mtshali (RIP) to join his Graceland project, which was successful but also helped the South Africans to make names for themselves abroad. Ray was to collaborate with Paul […]
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Bokang Ramatlapeng - Chant Song: Bakoena Ba Nkopane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlR9S-rZeak
MOONGA K. – Hold On!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqdAq2kE4o4
The Zambian-born South African artist abandons Pop for a time and moves to Country music... (and yes, the continent has a rich history within this genre)
Tefo Mahola – First Offering
https://amf.didiermary.fr/tefo-mahola-first-offering/
Tefo Mahola (aka “Talking Drum”) is a drummer and composer from Gugulethu, Cape Town. His first album “First Offering” was released in 2020. He’s Mzantsi Jazz Awards “Best Album of 2021” winner. Thembi (Thembelihle) Dunjana appears on piano.
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Nakhane – New Brighton Feat. Anohni
https://amf.didiermary.fr/nakhane-new-brighton-feat-anohni/
New Brighton, from Nakhane‘s album “You Will Not Die” Deluxe Edition is a mix of Seal, Bowie, Keziah Jones…
Nakhane Touré was only 19 years old when he came out as gay. Living in a small town on the Eastern Cape of South Africa in a community of […]
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DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy, and Seun1401 - "Ke System" feat. Mellow & Sleazy and Kabelo Sings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDErDqz2ad0
Mellow & Sleazy, Tman Xpress, CowBoii - "Ibhanoyi" (feat. LastBornDiroba, The Buu)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrvHSCd_kbQ
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DJ Kasi Duchaz - “Indiza” (feat. Mmata Magic, Sika and Coachie Vee)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZydEgr8W8A
Anita Ronge is DJ Kasi Duchaz, a KwaZulu-Natal-born DJ.
Skyla Tylaa - "Bombshell (Cheza) (feat. Diamond Platnumz, Tyler ICU, Khalil Harrison & DJ Exit)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HegB5r3fXLA
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Ndlovu Youth Choir - Bohemian Rhapsody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbljPQbxtTQ
isiZulu cover of Queen's ProgRock suite.
Louis Moholo-Moholo
https://amf.didiermary.fr/louis-moholo-moholo/
Louis Tebogo Moholo, known in later life as Louis Moholo-Moholo, legendary South African drummer, passed away recently.
If you’re into FreeJazz / AvantGardeJazz, you should check his discography.
Born March 10, 1940 in Cape Town, South Africa, he died June 13, 2025 in South Africa. He was in exile from 1964, as the Blue Notes, the […]
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Babes Wodumo - Ekhoneni Feat. Lelowhatsgood, Unkle Ken, Madanon, Rifle Deep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnkaNaAnPcY
Kota Embassy & Zoë Modiga – Guqa Feat. Ivy Beatz & Dj Mremz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa81gw9dwts
See also: https://amf.didiermary.fr/zoe-modiga-lengoma-tubatsi-mpho-moloi/
Chymamusique - Don’t Wait Till I’m Gone
Feat. Poizen, Earful Soul, Lilac Jeans, Diamondancer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjJPNhKlM84
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DJ Maphorisa, XDuppy, Sean1401 - "Ngibolekeni" Feat. Leemckrazy, Scotts Maphuma, Blxckie, Pcee, Kabelo Sings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcM2VHAWSDQ
Many featured artists bring their A-game to this track by DJ Maphorisa, and nothing is left to chance...
DJ Lag – "YEBO" Feat. Thobeka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRwUf1u2wNY
Sikiza Matshikiza – Pat Matshikiza
https://amf.didiermary.fr/sikiza-matshikiza-pat-matshikiza/
Pianist, singer and composer Pat Matshikiza (10 November 1938 – 29 December 2014) will go down in the annals of South African music as one of the jazz pioneers who played a pivotal role in the birth and evolution of jazz in the country. Born in Queenstown in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province in 1938, […]
JE Movement – Ma Dea Luv
https://amf.didiermary.fr/je-movement-ma-dea-luv/
Before Kwaito, in 1988, JE Movement released Ma Dea Luv, the first album of the duo formed by James Nyingwa et Elliot Faku. It’s dance music, a mix of Soul, R&B, Funk and Hip-hop. The eponym track is considered a wordplay on Mandela, who was imprisoned at the time.
Toward the end of the 1980s […]
#80smusic #Apartheid #Kwaito #SouthAfrica #HipHop #Funk #RnB
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Dollar Brand – African Space Program
https://amf.didiermary.fr/dollar-brand-african-space-program-1974/
“African Space Program”, recorded in 1973, contains 3 compositions by Abdullah Ibrahim / Dollar Brand, where he arranges for a big band.
"This is unique, pancultural music. Brand, as his followers know, is a native-bom South African who is well-versed both in modern conservatory music and in the music of his native Africa. He’s skilled [...]"
#AbdullahIbrahim #FullAlbum #Jazz #LiveMusic #SouthAfrica #AfroJazz
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