Music

  South African R&B singer and songwriter Elaine is kicking off her next era of music with her moody new single “Right Now.” The beautifully shot music video, directed by Nape Phasha, shows Elaine living her best life and putting herself and her music first after being frustrated with her lover. The song was featured […]

  Johannesburg, Monday, 17 April 2021 – Prolific Nigerian artist, Adekunle Gold, releases his newest single, “It Is What It Is”, the first track off his highly anticipated fourth studio album which will be released via Platoon this spring. Written with a calm mentality in mind, the single speaks to life simply being what it […]

Johannesburg, Monday, 17 May 2021 – After the success of their previous single ‘Bathandwa’ and their album “Musical Kings” the SAMA award winning duo return with a star-studded line-up on their new single ‘Abahambayo’ featuring Mzulu Kakhulu, Khobzn Kiavalla and Dj T-Man SA. ‘Abahambayo’ features an “igwijo” inspired break that gives the song an authentic […]

(Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, 17 May 2021) Decorated producer and Afrobeats genius, KDDO (formerly Kiddominant) launched his debut EP, titled “Too Late Too Lit”. The EP released via Pentlife Music and Sony Music Entertainment West Africa is now available on all digital platforms. https://kddo.lnk.to/TLTL According to KDDO, it was at the height of the pandemic, during […]

  Have you heard?? Summer came early! Peperempe’s just dropped a Banger produced by Kel-P called PEMPE #Pempe. Nigerian queen  SEYI SHAY features fellow queen YEMI ALADE in this energy filled ‘Hot Girl Anthem.   The video dropped on Sunday the 9th of May. Check it out https://youtu.be/-K1QLa9MCBE Seyi is also a friend of Transafricaradio! Listen to […]

  A year has passed since an Angolan dance troupe called Fenómenos do Semba released a video of themselves dancing in a courtyard in Luanda to the South African hit song Jerusalema by Master KG. With over 16 million YouTube clicks, the #JerusalemaDanceChallenge swept the planet as social media users posted their own versions of the dance. Its success has inspired me to offer […]

Coldplay’s new single, Higher Power, is out today (Friday, 7 May) via Parlophone / Atlantic. The Max Martin-produced song is available to stream / download everywhere here. To celebrate Higher Power’s release, the band linked up for an extraterrestrial video chat with French ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, who is currently serving as mission commander on […]

  Johannesburg, 07 May 2021 – Shekhinah navigates love on her highly anticipated sophomore album, Trouble in Paradise available today on all platforms. A well written tale of the rise and fall you experience when loving someone, being heartbroken and then learning that you should have always loved yourself first. Shekhinah’s 12 track body of […]

  Johannesburg, 07 May 2021 – Today award winning rapper, K.O, drops his latest single ‘K:HOVA’ reminding us who the real gawd of South African rap truly is. The long-anticipated single is available on all digital platforms.  A smart play on Jay-Z’s self-proclaimed nickname, J-Hova (a play on the word Jehovah)  ‘K:HOVA’ is a reminder […]

  The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) invites all music creators operating in South Africa to participate in the recently launched nationwide Revenue Streams for African Musicians (RSFAM) project. A multifaceted initiative aimed at guiding African music professionals to earn more income from their works, the project has three key participation phases: 1. Participating in a survey – […]