Zakes Bantwini has released the double A-side Impatient / You Never Know on Anjunadeep, with contributions from Sun-El Musician, kisskisskiss and Jordan Arts.
Bantwini has worked in South African electronic music for more than two decades. He won a Grammy Award for Best Global Performance in 2023 for Bayethe, a collaboration with Nomcebo Zikode and Wouter Kellerman. His catalogue has accumulated tens of millions of streams.
His track Osama with Kasango has passed 60 million streams across platforms and spent 14 consecutive weeks at number one on South African radio. In 2026, he launched the Zakes Bantwini Foundation and performed in New York, Bali and at major South African events through his company Mayonie Productions.
Track details
- Impatient reunites Bantwini with South African artist Sun-El Musician and features vocals from new artist kisskisskiss.
- You Never Know features South African-born, London-based producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Jordan Arts.
Sun-El Musician is among South Africa’s most commercially successful artists of the streaming era and is known for records including Akanamali. He has multiple RiSA (Recording Industry of South Africa) certified multi-platinum releases and recently headlined Red Bull Symphonic South Africa at Johannesburg’s 10,000-capacity Montecasino Outdoor Events Area.
Jordan Arts has received support from David Guetta, Paul van Dyk and Lane 8. He has performed at Ultra South Africa and Durban’s Anywhere In Your City festival.
The double A-side is out now on Anjunadeep.
