Weekend Burners: The Best Tracks & Music Videos Of The Week

Download the best tracks and African music videos that came across our desks this week.

Wayne Hodge, Android/Negroid #12

In Weekend Burners we highlight our choices of the best African music tracks, videos, and mixes that came across our desks throughout the week. Stream & download them below, straight from the Okayafrica bunker, and click on the track titles for more info:

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Young Fathers ‘DEAD’ LP Stream + ‘GET UP’

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Burna Boy ‘Na So E Suppose Be’

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Nine Female Artists From Egypt, Tunisia, And Libya Record ‘Sawtuha’

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Blitz The Ambassador ‘Success’

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Tunde Olaniran ‘Brown Boy’ Remix EP

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William Onyeabor x Central Park Roller Dancers ‘Fantastic Man’

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Quantic x Pongolove ‘Duvidó’

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Bert On Beats 'Arriba'

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DJ Aries 'Afrotastic Vibes'

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Starboy x Wizkid x Shaydee 'Number One Lover'

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Weekend Burners: The Best Tracks & Music Videos Of The Week

Download the best tracks and African music videos that came across our desks this week.

Six Things History Will Remember Kenneth Kaunda For

News of Kenneth David Kaunda's passing, at age 97, has reverberated across the globe. Kaunda, affectionately known as KK, was Zambia's first President from 1964 to 1991.

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