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OkayAfrica Music Sep 16

South African Musicians Are Reclaiming the '80s — No AI Required New releases like Jesse Clegg & Msaki’s Entropy and Umzulu Phaqa’s Volume 1 are inspired by the excess of 1980s pop music. music September 16, 2026

Jesse Clegg Msaki Umzulu Phaqa

OkayAfrica Music Sep 8

How Kwaito Continues to Influence South African Hip-Hop and Amapiano From K.O and Khuli Chana's lyrical nods to Trompies and Magesh, to Samthing Soweto and Kwesta's basslines, South African artists trace hip-hop and amapiano's DNA straight back to kwaito's '90s golden era. music September 8, 2026

Khuli Chana Trompies Magesh Samthing Soweto Kwesta

Music In Africa Jun 24

Liquideep to stage first curated live experience in Johannesburg

OkayAfrica Music

The African Music You Need to Hear This Week Stream the best African music this week and listen to new releases from Kwesta, Little Simz, Ntate Stunna, and more. music May 8, 2026

Kwesta Little Simz Ntate Stunna

OkayAfrica Music Sep 16

South African Musicians Are Reclaiming the '80s — No AI Required New releases like Jesse Clegg & Msaki’s Entropy and Umzulu Phaqa’s Volume 1 are inspired by the excess of 1980s pop music. music September 16, 2026

Jesse Clegg Msaki Umzulu Phaqa

Music In Africa Jun 24

Liquideep to stage first curated live experience in Johannesburg

OkayAfrica Music Sep 8

How Kwaito Continues to Influence South African Hip-Hop and Amapiano From K.O and Khuli Chana's lyrical nods to Trompies and Magesh, to Samthing Soweto and Kwesta's basslines, South African artists trace hip-hop and amapiano's DNA straight back to kwaito's '90s golden era. music September 8, 2026

Khuli Chana Trompies Magesh Samthing Soweto Kwesta

OkayAfrica Music

The African Music You Need to Hear This Week Stream the best African music this week and listen to new releases from Kwesta, Little Simz, Ntate Stunna, and more. music May 8, 2026

Kwesta Little Simz Ntate Stunna

End of gqom

Overview

South African artists are drawing from past musical eras, with recent gqom and amapiano releases reflecting influences from 1980s pop and 1990s kwaito, as seen in works by Jesse Clegg & Msaki, Umzulu Phaqa, and Kwesta. Live experiences like Liquideep's curated performance in Johannesburg highlight the evolving landscape of African music.

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