{"id":7220,"date":"2026-07-10T15:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/new-african-music-kelela-victony-zakes-bantwini-and-more\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T15:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:20:07","slug":"new-african-music-kelela-victony-zakes-bantwini-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/new-african-music-kelela-victony-zakes-bantwini-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"New African Music: Kelela, Victony, Zakes Bantwini and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fresh wave of African music has arrived, with <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/new-african-music-jorja-smith-wizkid-mr-eazi-and-more\/\">new singles<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/kelela.co\"><strong>Kelela<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/west-african-music-2026-underground-rise-and-francophone-anglophone-collabs\/\"><strong>Victony<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/the-best-southern-african-songs-of-2026-so-far\/\"><strong>Zakes Bantwini<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ezracollective.com\"><strong>Ezra Collective<\/strong><\/a>, and several other artists spanning Afrobeats, amapiano, R&amp;B, and beyond.<\/p>\n<h2>Victony and Zakes Bantwini<\/h2>\n<p>Victony returns with &#8220;Slick,&#8221; a track that incorporates a melody from <strong>Michael Jackson<\/strong>. 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The song blends reggae and afrobeat, with Ik\u00e9 singing, &#8220;this is healing, I love the way this music got me feeling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Additional Highlights<\/h2>\n<p>South African-German artist <strong>WizTheMc<\/strong> offers &#8220;Falling Stars,&#8221; a track driven by a muted bassline and reggaeton-inspired groove. Palestinian artist <strong>Saint Levant<\/strong> and <strong>Haifa Wehbe<\/strong> draw on mid-00s pop and hip-hop drum patterns and Latin guitar on &#8220;Mitsubishi.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Greek producer <strong>MetaBoy<\/strong> and Nigerian vocalist <strong>Seyi Vibez<\/strong> connect on &#8220;Peppa,&#8221; built around a manipulated vocal sample. 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