New Music Friday

Vusi Nova makes his amapiano debut as Snova! Image via Instagram
@vusinova1

New Music Friday: Snova makes his debut with ‘Shuku Shuku’ [listen]

Vusi Nova aka Snova leads the New Music Friday releases with his amapiano debut. Check out other releases from your favourites!

New Music Friday

Vusi Nova makes his amapiano debut as Snova! Image via Instagram
@vusinova1

New Music Friday means brand new music from all your favourite artists! Besides the “Queen of Heartbreak” releasing her new album 30, there are a few exciting releases this week! One highlight is Msaki’s collaboration with Major Lazer’s Diplo!

Here are some new tunes to check out! 

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SNOVA – ‘SHUKU SHUKU’

Vusi Nova has officially made his debut as Snova just in time for New Music Friday. The talented singer released an amapiano single titled Shuku Shuku. Although his rebrand sparked some controversy, Snova delivers high-quality vocals on a brilliant amapiano beat.

LISTEN TO ‘SHUKU SHUKU’ HERE

MELLOW, SLEAZY & PABI COOPER – ‘THANDA KANJANI’

Mellow, Sleazy and Pabi Cooper have already captured the world’s attention on their solo singles, Bopha and Isphithiphiti. This time, the three come together to deliver a new single titled Thanda Kanjani. This is the first track off of Mellow & Sleazy’s EP, Kwa Kwa.

LISTEN TO ‘THANDA KANJANI’ HERE

DAVIDO AND FOCALISTIC – ‘CHAMPION SOUND’

After their successful Ke Star remix, Davido and Focalistic have teamed up again for a new single titled Champion Sound. It is rumoured that the two could release a joint EP but only time will tell! 

LISTEN TO ‘CHAMPION SOUND’ HERE

MUSA KEYS – ‘TAYO’

Musa Keys has risen to become one of the biggest amapiano artists in the country. On his debut album Tayo, he teamed up with the likes of Sir Trill, Moonchild Sanelly, Aymos, Soa matrix and Nobantu Vilakazi for a brilliant release.

WATCH THE ‘WENA’ MUSIC VIDEO HERE

MSAKI – ‘PLATINUMB HEART: BEATING’

Interestingly enough, singer-songwriter Msaki released two albums titled Platinumb Heart: Beating and Platinumb Heart Open. The first album explores an electronic sound while Msaki explores a more traditional on Platinumb Heart Open

A highlight on Platinumb Heart: Beating is her collaboration with Sun-El Musician and Major Lazer’s Diplo titled Tomorrow Silver.  

LISTEN TO ‘TOMORROW SILVER’ HERE

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KAYTRANADA – ‘INTIMIDATED’

Kaytranda has kept the world waiting for new music since the release of his 2019 album Bubba. On a new EP titled Intimidated, Kaytranda teams up with HER, Thundercat and rapper Mach-Hommy. HER and Thudercat’s addition to the 3-track EP makes for an excellent release.

LISTEN TO ‘INTIMIDATED’ HERE

FRENCH MONTANA – ‘THEY GOT AMNESIA’ 

Moroccan-American rapper French Montana released his fourth album They Got Amnesia and teamed up with several of hip-hop’s biggest stars. The 37-year-old rapper is known for his amazing collaborations and They Got Amnesia has several of them!

His collaboration list features the likes of Doja Cat, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Saweetie Ty Dolla $ign and Coi Leray. 

WATCH THE ‘PANICKING’ MUSIC VIDEO HERE