{"id":2456560,"date":"2026-06-12T16:24:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2456560"},"modified":"2026-06-12T16:24:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:24:45","slug":"best-new-african-music-this-week-ayra-starr-bloody-civilian-sarkodie-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/best-new-african-music-this-week-ayra-starr-bloody-civilian-sarkodie-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Best new African music this week: Ayra Starr, Bloody Civilian, Sarkodie and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-element-guid=\"ecba85ea-e183-4c01-9b99-9238afc4d66f\">\n<p class=\"kicker \" style=\"\">MUSIC<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitle \" style=\"\">Stream the best African music this week and listen to new releases from Ayra Starr, Bongeziwe Mabandla, Bloody Civilian, and more.<\/p>\n<p><figcaption itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"\">Bongeziwe Mabandla released his new album, Ndingubani, this week.<\/figcaption><figcaption itemprop=\"author\" class=\"\" data-byline-prefix=\"Photo\">courtesy of Black Major<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-element-guid=\"78f058c8-733f-4b40-aba1-6009b65afde6\">\n<p><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>Every week, <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light italic m-italic\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\" data-lab-italic=\"italic\"><strong>OkayAfrica<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong> 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, <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light italic m-italic\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\" data-lab-italic=\"italic\"><strong>African Music You Need to Hear This Week<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>Read ahead for our round-up of the best new African music tracks and music videos that came across our desks this week.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- placeholder(#1) --><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ayra Starr \u2014 &#8220;Tornado&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div data-element-guid=\"7cf8d7ed-8275-46a2-bd17-c8306715824c\" 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\/90jy5Jgzb-Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\"><strong>Ayra Starr<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong> kicked off the week with viral clips from her show at Zsongo Experience in London, then had the internet talking endlessly about her NPR Tiny Desk performance. <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\"><strong>Rihanna<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>&#8216;s clip featuring hers and <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.okayafrica.com\/op-ed-in-a-global-music-landscape-who-gets-to-define-a-hit-song\/1423572\">Rema<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.okayafrica.com\/op-ed-in-a-global-music-landscape-who-gets-to-define-a-hit-song\/1423572\">&#8216;s<\/a> &#8220;Who&#8217;s Dat Girl?&#8221; had even more mouths talking, proving the currency and the power the Nigerian artist has. She ends the week still on a high and shows no signs of halting anytime soon. &#8220;Tornado&#8221; is in-your-face, boisterous, high-grade pop music. There&#8217;s no posturing, no pestering, just pure, pulsating attitude: a power anthem with rousing parts and counterparts. It&#8217;s big, ambitious, expressway-type music. Ayra Starr&#8217;s cooking, and we&#8217;re here for the full course meal.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bongeziwe Mabandla \u2014 Ndingubani [LP]<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div data-element-guid=\"4180595e-53b4-4c0a-9662-c687e02569da\" 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\/tlUTNrM2kKM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.okayafrica.com\/bongeziwe-mabandla-on-his-latest-album-amaxesha-and-returning-to-love\/245650\">Bongeziwe Mabandla<\/a> <\/strong><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>has built a solid career over the years, balancing the art of penning big, vibrant pop tunes with the more immersive, inward-gazing mantras that shaped much of his earlier output and continue to pour outward today, nourishing a new generation of listeners. He&#8217;s an artist&#8217;s artist: a performer extraordinaire, unafraid to gesture towards the unknown and emerge victorious every time. His musical partnership with <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\"><strong>Tiago Correia-Paulo<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong> of the band 340ml has produced critical pieces of music, treasures to be guarded at all costs. On his new album, <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light italic m-italic\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\" data-lab-italic=\"italic\"><strong>Ndingubani<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>, Mabandla tightens the inward gaze, has tough conversations, acknowledges shortcomings, forgives himself, and emerges stronger on the other side. It&#8217;s 18 songs of absolute bliss, and we&#8217;re having all of it.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>DESIREE \u2014 &#8220;Macho&#8221; (feat. Emmanuel Jal)<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/G97MIn0iudI?si=tjk1PEJ_SzBVvNv1\"> <\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div data-element-guid=\"3d11308f-6538-4f5c-ab14-15e3dc64d33f\" 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\/G97MIn0iudI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.okayafrica.com\/the-equity-model-why-charging-foreigners-more-is-a-care-practice-for-african-festivals\/1421393\">DESIREE<\/a> <\/strong><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>is growing with every release, her productions becoming more assured as she takes chances with sounds and influences. On &#8220;Macho,&#8221; with Sudan&#8217;s<\/strong><\/span><strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.okayafrica.com\/emmanuel-jals-many-homes-are-in-the-music\/1431719\">Emmanuel Jal<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>, the producer and deejay prefixes the groove with a delinquent looseness: a steady thump that vibrates beneath the surface, then dislocates any notions about direction or shape by heading in an unimaginable direction. There isn\u2019t a moment wasted; things get moving from the first beat, as Emmanuel Jal threads heartstrings over the unrelenting guitar lick, moving like a troubadour over the production, which has elements of Afro and bacardi house baked in. This is special.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rorisang Sechele \u2014 &#8220;Mama&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div data-element-guid=\"f6cb3682-8589-47c0-8db0-58bbd385029d\" 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\/T73wVgahaRk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>A pearl of South African jazz, <\/strong><\/span><strong>Rorisang Sechele <\/strong><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>has moved silently, with intention, taking her time to understand herself in relation to the craft. &#8220;Mama&#8221; is her contribution to the archive honoring mothers and mother figures worldwide. &#8220;<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"italic m-italic font-weight-light m-font-weight-light\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\" data-lab-italic=\"italic\"><strong>Don&#8217;t forget to write me a song for our love<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>,&#8221; she sings, her heart on her sleeve, love leading the way. This is precious in every way; the artist takes a well-worn subject and makes it a novelty. We are sat!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Mavimbs \u2014 &#8220;Chance&#8221; (feat. Spha Mdlalose)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div data-element-guid=\"7d565a76-3df7-4fe4-a1a8-2cdcf79a75f4\" 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\/rZV_nHjZN2Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>&#8220;<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light italic m-italic\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\" data-lab-italic=\"italic\"><strong>You&#8217;ve given me a chance to love again<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>,&#8221; sings <\/strong><\/span><strong>Spha Mdlalose<\/strong><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>, the golden star in<\/strong><\/span><strong> Mavimbs<\/strong><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>&#8216;<\/strong><\/span><strong> <\/strong><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>spectacular constellation. The song is taken from the bassist and composer\u2019s debut album, <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light italic m-italic\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\" data-lab-italic=\"italic\"><strong>Late Bloomer<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>, where he goes knee-deep into the bits and bobs that shape improvised music, especially jazz. Take the tune with you to bed; let it live beside you as you figure life out. Allow the words to dig into more than your mind, and let the music move something in you. This is a class affair.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Joey B \u2014 Sexy Highlife [EP]<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div data-element-guid=\"90424379-8eff-4d46-aaef-d6248cff0d4b\" 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\/pxDmgP9XaBU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\"><strong>Joey B<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong> is one of Ghana&#8217;s most decorated lyricists, a fine talent whose imagination goes beyond rap, trickling into the thickets where melody complements the heart. He demonstrates his prowess with words, sounds, and vibes on <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light italic m-italic\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\" data-lab-italic=\"italic\"><strong>Sexy Highlife<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>, a nine-track collection that throws it back to the nineties while updating the formula. With features from <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\"><strong>Bosom P-Yung<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong> and <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\"><strong>Odunsi<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong> (The Engine), <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light italic m-italic\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\" data-lab-italic=\"italic\"><strong>Sexy Highlife<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong> hits the sweet spot and leaves a lasting impression.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sarkodie \u2014 &#8220;Everlasting&#8221; (feat. Shatta Wale)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div data-element-guid=\"fbf352da-2739-4055-8444-1465d76a8664\" 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\/AUbqzuTARpo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>When two of the continent&#8217;s mightiest warriors link up, the heavens have no option but to open up. <\/strong><\/span><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.okayafrica.com\/tag\/sarkodie\">Sarkodie<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.okayafrica.com\/tag\/sarkodie\">&#8216;s<\/a> position as a god emcee has long been established, while<\/strong><\/span><strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.okayafrica.com\/tag\/shatta%20wale\">Shatta Wale<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.okayafrica.com\/tag\/shatta%20wale\">&#8216;s<\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong> <\/strong><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>status as the continent&#8217;s dancehall don is time-tested and still standing. Together, they wreak havoc, spinning larger-than-life tales that match their style and taste. The tune sits somewhere between azonto and amapiano \u2014 a continent-wide sonic deliberation that tracks.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>THE NORTHMOB \u2014 &#8220;highway, dimas&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div data-element-guid=\"c1bd8f33-3930-4eee-8898-791bf5c427e4\" 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\/5J8gBPAinhk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>After close to two months of teasing across their social media channels, <\/strong><\/span><strong>The Northmob <\/strong><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>has released the much-anticipated &#8220;highway, dimas&#8221; to the masses, and we&#8217;re all feasting. Their song titles raise curiosity; two-word snippets into worlds well-versed in the art of show, don&#8217;t tell. &#8220;Highway, dimas&#8221; captures the feeling one gets while riding roughshod on the highway, shades on, with zero care to give. This is theme music for self-actualization, delivered by some of the most potent lyricists in South African rap right now.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bloody Civilian \u2014 &#8220;Space Fuji&#8221; (feat. Terry Apala, Boj)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div data-element-guid=\"b804de16-3a8f-4820-9ae7-10e7b6e145c7\" 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\/FbGbPBmWUwk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>On &#8220;Space Fuji,&#8221; <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\"><strong>Bloody Civilian<\/strong><\/span><strong> <\/strong><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>repurposes the old, merges it with the contemporary, and takes liberties with her imagination, combining ideologies that represent outer-space technologies. Here, there&#8217;s the percussive drive and bass licks of fuji, the interoperable groove of mara; there are the undeniable contributions of counterparts <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\"><strong>Terry Apala<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong> and <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-bold m-font-weight-bold\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-bold\"><strong>Boj<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>; and there&#8217;s <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>Bloody Civilian<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>&#8216;s allure, a charm that can&#8217;t be debated. The song is from her forthcoming EP, <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light italic m-italic\" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\" data-lab-italic=\"italic\"><strong>The Haze<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"font-weight-light m-font-weight-light \" data-lab-font_weight=\"font-weight-light\"><strong>, due out this August.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div data-element-guid=\"cfe805a0-de5d-423e-8a7f-42e819451f27\" id=\"factbox-1432403\" class=\"column factbox state-expanded-desktop small-12 large-12 small-abs-12 large-abs-12 style-fade expandable-mobile expandable-desktop collapsable-mobile collapsable-desktop\">\n<div class=\"content border-bg-primary mobile_border-bg-primary border_width_5 border_width_mobile_5 hasBorder mobile-hasBorder\" style=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"\">Visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.okayplayer.com\/collections\/okayafrica-shop\">OkayShop<\/a> for original vinyl from your favorite artists on the continent!<\/h2>\n<div class=\"fact collapsableContent \">\n<p><strong>From Tyla, Burna Boy, Asake, and more.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\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 Ayra Starr, Bongeziwe Mabandla, Bloody Civilian, and more. Bongeziwe Mabandla released his new album, Ndingubani, this week.courtesy of Black Major Every week, OkayAfrica highlights the top African music releases \u2014 including the latest Afrobeats and amapiano hits \u2014 through our best [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2456561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":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-2456560","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\/06\/Best-new-African-music-this-week-Ayra-Starr-Bloody-Civilian.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456560","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=2456560"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2456562,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456560\/revisions\/2456562"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2456561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2456560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2456560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2456560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}