{"id":2196842,"date":"2025-12-12T20:19:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2196842"},"modified":"2025-12-12T20:19:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:19:23","slug":"must-hear-african-songs-trending-this-week-dec-12-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/must-hear-african-songs-trending-this-week-dec-12-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Must-Hear African Songs Trending This Week \u2013 Dec 12, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-element-guid=\"ecba85ea-e183-4c01-9b99-9238afc4d66f\">\n<p class=\"kicker \" style=\"\">MUSIC<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subtitle \" style=\"\">Stream the top trending African songs this week and listen to new releases from Burna Boy, Kelvin Momo, LIKKYLIKS, and Sarkodie.<\/h2>\n<p><figcaption itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"\">Burna Boy cuts a warm and affectionate figure in the visual of \u201cLove.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption itemprop=\"author\" class=\"\" data-byline-prefix=\"Photo\">from Burna Boy\u2019s music video for \u201cLove\u201d\/YouTube<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-element-guid=\"caf7b541-fba0-4e7a-a08b-a19de56e55bc\">\n<p>Every week, <span data-lab-italic=\"italic\" class=\"italic m-italic\">OkayAfrica<\/span> highlights the top <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.okayafrica.com\/tag\/african-music\">African music<\/a> releases \u2014 including the latest <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/okayafrica.com\/tag\/afrobeats\">Afrobeats<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.okayafrica.com\/tag\/amapiano\">amapiano<\/a> hits \u2014 through our best music column, <span data-lab-italic=\"italic\" class=\"italic m-italic\">African Songs You Need to Hear This Week<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Read ahead for our round-up of the best new African music tracks and music videos that came across our desks this week.<\/p>\n<p><!-- placeholder(#1) --><\/p>\n<h2>Tay Iwar \u2013 \u201cSex on the Beach\u201d\u00a0<\/h2>\n<div data-element-guid=\"59467c90-cd3e-47a3-993c-196d74e000d3\" class=\"column youtube small-12 large-12 small-abs-12 large-abs-12\">\n<div class=\"content \" style=\"\">\n<div>\n<p>\n                    <iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/5pKry_Lo5R8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Tay Iwar<\/span> knows how to tap into the sensual side of relationships. He often employs his subtle songwriting in dramatic ways, creating situations brought to life around sweet, intricate music. \u201cSex on the Beach\u201d offers an escape of sorts, accompanied by dreamy guitar and the singer\u2019s trademark bluesy delivery. It\u2019s almost as if he\u2019s saying slow down, enjoy life. Through a memorable set of images that live out the title, it makes for a satisfying listen. &#8211; Emmanuel Esomnofu<\/p>\n<h2>Kelvin Momo &#8211; \u2018N\u2019wana Wa Mutsonga\u2019 [LP]<\/h2>\n<div data-element-guid=\"037f063d-d165-43a0-a164-db8042278739\" id=\"markup_1419642\" class=\"markupbox column small-12 large-12 small-abs-12 large-abs-12\">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Every time <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Kelvin Momo<\/span> releases an album, a ripple runs through the universe, and the shockwaves instruct us to stop, listen, and pay attention. He\u2019s a master of his craft, a private-school amapiano behemoth, if ever there was one. His projects, often stretching to thirty tracks, are exercises in patience and intentional listening. <span data-lab-italic=\"italic\" class=\"italic m-italic\">N\u2019wana Wa Mutsonga<\/span> is no different. Featuring a cast of scene-stealers \u2014 from <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Nia Pearl<\/span> to <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Nanette<\/span> to <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Thatohatsi<\/span>, <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Baby S.O.N<\/span> to <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Da Muziqal Chef<\/span> to <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Kabza De Small<\/span> \u2014 the album is abundant with range and texture. Kelvin Momo is about to clear another year and usher us into the next with hearts and minds intact, even as our bodies remain exhausted from too much dancing. &#8211; T\u0161eliso Monaheng<\/p>\n<h2>Sarkodie \u2013 \u201cYou &amp; I\u201d\u00a0<\/h2>\n<div data-element-guid=\"7609074e-5d4d-4a62-afb0-cefbedc71791\" class=\"column youtube small-12 large-12 small-abs-12 large-abs-12\">\n<div class=\"content \" style=\"\">\n<div>\n<p>\n                    <iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/MDkMKcssS7U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>One of the sterling strengths of <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Sarkodie<\/span> has been his ability to reinvent himself at every turn. Over the past decade, the Ghanaian rapper has deftly occupied a top spot in Afrobeats, known for his pop-rap crossovers yet never dropping his lyrical style. On \u201cYou &amp; I,\u201d he delivers arguably his most experimental record yet, a soothing affair where he sings (quite well) about his love for a woman. With well-timed bursts of rapping, there\u2019s enough sharpness to prick the roses. &#8211; EE<\/p>\n<h2>Internet Girl &#8211; \u201cGet Out The Way\u201d<\/h2>\n<div data-element-guid=\"8c8d3f24-7211-4ec9-bd83-4f134b9acf39\" class=\"column youtube small-12 large-12 small-abs-12 large-abs-12\">\n<div class=\"content \" style=\"\">\n<div>\n<p>\n                    <iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/7qtEsON4JZA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Internet Girl<\/span>\u2019s music videos are cinematic vignettes dragged in from alternate realities to make us feel something again. Much like their music \u2014 instinctive, perpetually shifting, always mutating into something reanimated and invigorating \u2014 the visuals speak volumes about their internal worlds, both as individuals and as a collective. \u201cGet Out The Way\u201d gives us snapshots of a shapeshifting trio. The synths are lush and feverish; the raps feel like a million bodies convulsing in sync with a meat grinder \u2014 in the best way, because a little gore never hurt no one. The drums hit like they\u2019ve been fed a steady diet of \u201980s glam and stadium rock, with equally beefy guitars delivering the package in full. This is artful music for the lovers and the outcasts, the ones who live on the verge, always hunting for the next new feeling. &#8211; TM<\/p>\n<h2>Burna Boy \u2013 \u201cLove\u201d\u00a0<\/h2>\n<div data-element-guid=\"f99807e2-2eb0-4a49-aca2-6c008aedd43a\" class=\"column youtube small-12 large-12 small-abs-12 large-abs-12\">\n<div class=\"content \" style=\"\">\n<div>\n<p>\n                    <iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/RN2F8BFw3f8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Burna Boy<\/span> has recently been in the news for many reasons, but beyond being in the heart of the storm, he remains a musician. And he reminds us with the newly released video of \u201cLove,\u201d one of the standouts from his latest album, <span data-lab-italic=\"italic\" class=\"italic m-italic\">No Sign Of Weakness<\/span>. In the video, Burna Boy cuts a warm and familiar figure, showing us the world around his concerts and tours while opening himself up as a man of the people. It\u2019s a figure not too far from the premise of the song. &#8211; EE<\/p>\n<h2>Mfanatouchline &#8211; \u201cMatata\u201d<\/h2>\n<div data-element-guid=\"02710b24-e7cc-4060-82c3-600ab3b70449\" class=\"column youtube small-12 large-12 small-abs-12 large-abs-12\">\n<div class=\"content \" style=\"\">\n<div>\n<p>\n                    <iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/775vOAePUcI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Mfanatouchline<\/span> alchemizes reality, leaving trails for others to map out and, hopefully, follow. His songs hold the wisdom of youth \u2014 specifically, that liminal phase from late teens into early adulthood: the hedonistic nights, the hazy stretches spent in a daze, the reckless curiosity. \u201cMatata\u201d tries to compress all of that into just over two minutes. The through-line is simple: he\u2019s indulged his senses a bit too much and arrives home to a locked gate just as dawn is breaking. \u201c<span data-lab-italic=\"italic\" class=\"italic m-italic\">Ke tshwere plaka ya meriyana \/ ekare nka sata, ke felletswe\u201d<\/span> (\u201cI\u2019m high on syrup, I\u2019m totally out, I feel like dying\u201d), he confesses, the angst of idle youth palpable in his delivery. The beat flickers between the animated bounce that colours his sample-heavy work and the futurism that grips and defines his sonic imagination. The aesthetic matters, too. The video opens with a Dysan CD-R being loaded into an early-2000s ghetto blaster. Mfanatouchline wears Rick Owens; the models look like they\u2019ve been yanked from a <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Spice Girls<\/span> video shoot and dropped in the middle of Pretoria, the city he calls home. All of these layers, and more, are what make this feel like a definitive cultural moment. &#8211; TM<\/p>\n<h2>SvndayPack \u2013 \u2018Between Svndays [LP]\u2019\u00a0<\/h2>\n<div data-element-guid=\"b2d89685-31ae-45a6-a144-16f44e8e9889\" class=\"column youtube small-12 large-12 small-abs-12 large-abs-12\">\n<div class=\"content \" style=\"\">\n<div>\n<p>\n                    <iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/AR64Djhajao\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Production duo <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">SvndayPack<\/span> create a beautiful palette of sounds on <span data-lab-italic=\"italic\" class=\"italic m-italic\">Between Svndays<\/span>, their debut project. Although Afrobeats in its core, the duo moves sweetly outside the perimeters of the genre, and their featured artists are similarly inventive in their approach. These six songs are some of the best you\u2019ve heard all year, and there\u2019s a mellow measure to the records that gives them the feel of a master\u2019s work.\u00a0 &#8211; EE<\/p>\n<h2>LIKKYLIKS, AmaGhost Obusted &#8211; \u201cThe Lick\u201d\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe Lick\u201d is <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">LIKKYLIKS<\/span> at her most vivid. It\u2019s Johannesburg nightlife packaged in a Coach bag; a night out in the hood viewed through Gucci shades; a strut down the catwalk in high fashion to the unrelenting thump of gqom. The track recalls the way <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Moonchild Sanelly<\/span> approaches a song: with attitude, intent, and full awareness of her own iconic status. \u201cI\u2019m a darling doing the most, all-rounder, not tryna boast,\u201d LIKKYLIKS declares, the obvious contender for doll of the decade. With <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">AmaGhost Obusted<\/span> on production, this was destined to be a banger, written in stone and sealed with the righteous sweat of nights spent being free on the dance floor. &#8211; TM<\/p>\n<h2>J Hus &amp; Seyi Vibez \u2013 \u201cRicher\u201d\u00a0<\/h2>\n<div data-element-guid=\"502fc212-97db-49be-bb6c-0bfe1bb12bb8\" class=\"column youtube small-12 large-12 small-abs-12 large-abs-12\">\n<div class=\"content \" style=\"\">\n<div>\n<p>\n                    <iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/MzV_8KPlqGI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Somehow, this song feels like it\u2019s been waiting to happen. There\u2019s a shared audacity in the way both <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">J Hus<\/span> and <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Seyi Vibez<\/span> perform, and in their collaboration, that energy feels both familiar and fresh. Through his hook, \u201cRicher\u201d dials in the aspirational angle of Seyi Vibez, but J Hus brings even more narrative complexity, reminiscing on the pains of the journey and the demands of greatness.\u00a0 &#8211; EE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.okayafrica.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MUSIC Stream the top trending African songs this week and listen to new releases from Burna Boy, Kelvin Momo, LIKKYLIKS, and Sarkodie. 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