{"id":2327010,"date":"2026-03-13T19:59:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T19:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2327010"},"modified":"2026-03-13T19:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T19:59:31","slug":"the-african-music-you-need-to-hear-this-week-mar-13-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-african-music-you-need-to-hear-this-week-mar-13-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The African Music You Need to Hear This Week \u2013 Mar 13, 2026"},"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 best African music this week and listen to new releases from Tinariwen, Maleh, Patoranking, and Bunu Banton, and more.<\/h2>\n<p><figcaption itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"\">Maleh releases her new album, Dithapelo, today.<\/figcaption><figcaption itemprop=\"author\" class=\"\" data-byline-prefix=\"Photo\">by @hlengiwelala<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-element-guid=\"12e35094-1afe-469a-8793-630bcfefc59d\">\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 Music 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>Patoranking \u2013 &#8220;African Soldier&#8221; feat. Buju Banton<\/h2>\n<div data-element-guid=\"689a680d-0af2-4374-8acf-3cbdb2b63db1\" 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\/32oj4CeydbY\" 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\">Patoranking<\/span> comes in hot on &#8220;African Soldier,&#8221; a sizzling reggae duet with the one <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Buju Banton<\/span>. The Jamaican icon kicks things off soundsystem style, priming us for the lyrical onslaught about to be unleashed by the two. &#8220;<span data-lab-italic=\"italic\" class=\"italic m-italic\">I&#8217;m an African, an African soldier \/ seh boy better know, ah we run bout ya,<\/span>&#8221; cautions Patoranking, assured and firm in his status as one of the African continent\u2019s foremost reggae artists. It\u2019s a major link-up, another signal that gathers and reflects the enduring connections Black people at home and across the diaspora \u2014 and particularly along the trans-Atlantic slave trade routes, in this instance \u2014 continue to share.<\/p>\n<h2>Tinariwen \u2013 Hoggar [LP]<\/h2>\n<div data-element-guid=\"52d813de-5b82-4f79-9b18-48f4a670eab4\" 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\/Snu2cGohYC4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Today, <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Tinariwen<\/span> releases their tenth LP, <span data-lab-italic=\"italic\" class=\"italic m-italic\">Hoggar<\/span>, a feat that adds to the Tuareg desert blues band\u2019s long list of accomplishments. The album arrives during a time of conflict at home and abroad and, for a moment, absorbs all the anxieties that uncertainty brings. Across eleven tracks, they entrance and bring joy; they dance and deride dreariness; they colour the edges and push toward the precipice. Astral, hypnotic, spectacular.<\/p>\n<h2>Maleh \u2013 Dithapelo [LP]<\/h2>\n<p><span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Maleh<\/span> is back. After feeding us a fire run of singles throughout last year, the artist \u2014 an anomaly whose reach spans the breadth of Black music, from jazz to gospel, house, soul, and R&amp;B \u2014 releases her much-anticipated album, <span data-lab-italic=\"italic\" class=\"italic m-italic\">Dithapelo<\/span>. An ode to various aspects of her spirituality, the 16-track project feels like a reassuring hug. The growth in her artistry is on full display, and what a joy it is to live in her worlds.<\/p>\n<h2>North\u2019Mob \u2013 &#8220;maatla, thata&#8221; feat. LaCabra<\/h2>\n<div data-element-guid=\"d3d81916-2505-4992-9535-33d6aef88b76\" 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\/VxNVaEHaoSQ\" 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\">North\u2019Mob<\/span> is a rap collective coming out of Pretoria, consisting of emcees <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Trophy<\/span>, <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Orieblxckmaestro<\/span>, and <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">MajorIcey<\/span>. Their sound, a fusion they call trapcardi, mines elements of trap and barcardi house to imagine something truly exciting. They bring along <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">LaCabra<\/span> of <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">The Qwellers<\/span> for the ride, resulting in a flood of raps too expansive to box into a single genre.<\/p>\n<h2>Konstance &amp; Seal \u2013 &#8220;Mama (Supa D &amp; Maestro Remix)&#8221;<\/h2>\n<div data-element-guid=\"19838891-11f8-4470-ba8f-9415c793437f\" 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\/xuSkx0MXV_c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>From his early days on UK pirate radio to the present moment, where he\u2019s deep in the throes of music production, <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Supa D<\/span> has consistently found interesting ways to push things forward. &#8220;Mama,&#8221; an original by <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Konstance<\/span> and the legendary <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">Seal<\/span>, channels a different energy in his hands: thumping, irresistible, uncannily pro-dancefloor. Put this on and lose yourself in the rhythm.<\/p>\n<h2>MoRoots \u2013 &#8220;Tulo&#8221;<\/h2>\n<div data-element-guid=\"baaa796d-d1c9-4cdf-99ea-cbfca892823c\" 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\/PWvgFyzKqug\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Tulo&#8221; is beautifully haunting, a peek into the creative magnetism of <span data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\" class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\">MoRoots<\/span>, whose vocals could probably offset an active volcano. The sonics are molten lava, holding their own against the current while forging a new direction for her to flow in. Intriguing and expansive, this is the kind of sound on which futures are predicated.<\/p>\n<h2>Njerae \u2013 &#8220;Ingia Ndani&#8221;<\/h2>\n<div data-element-guid=\"3290cf9b-c4a2-43f0-b3df-aad5b0ff1efe\" 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\/GWbX8PtZHe4\" 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\">Njerae<\/span> is a storyteller. On &#8220;Ingia Ndani,&#8221; she narrates a tale of love as old as time, weaving personal reflections about making space and time for her lover. She holds our attention throughout and delivers a convincing performance worthy of a rewind.<\/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 best African music this week and listen to new releases from Tinariwen, Maleh, Patoranking, and Bunu Banton, and more. Maleh releases her new album, Dithapelo, today.by @hlengiwelala Every week, OkayAfrica highlights the top African music releases \u2014 including the latest Afrobeats and amapiano hits \u2014 through our best music column, African Music [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2327011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2327010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773431970_The-African-Music-You-Need-to-Hear-This-Week-\u2013.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327010"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2327012,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327010\/revisions\/2327012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}