Weekend Burners: Best Tracks & Music Videos Of The Week

Download the best tracks and African music videos of the week in our Weekend Burners roundup.

Fabrice Monteiro "A Gorean Summer" [via ADA]

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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Beyoncé Samples Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie On Feminist Anthem ‘Flawless’ + Features Ismael “Bonfils” Kouyaté percussion on "Grown Woman"

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Download Burna Boy x D’banj’s ‘Won Da Mo’

[audio:http://www.okayafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/Burna_Boy_ft_Dbanj_-_Won_Da_Mo__prod_by_Deevee_.mp3|titles=Burna Boy x D'banj 'Won Da Mo' (Prod. by DeeVee)]

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AYoinmotion 'A Tale of Cool Cities'

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SA Guru Group Duo The TeMple

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Jesse Jagz x Wizkid ‘Bad Girl’

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Young Fathers War + Effigy

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Mumbi ft. Fadhilee Itulya ‘The End’

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Africa Express: Kankou Kouyaté Live At ‘Maison Des Jeunes’

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Gilles Peterson's BBC 6 Music Mandela Tribute Mix

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Weekend Burners: Best Tracks & Music Videos Of The Week

Download the best tracks and African music videos of the week in our Weekend Burners roundup.

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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