Weekend Burners: The Best Tracks of The Week

Watch and download the best African music tracks and videos release this week.

Weekend Burners: The Best Tracks of The Week


Photography by Joe Penney.

In Weekend Burners we highlight our choices of the best music videos, tracks and mixes that came across our desks throughout the week. Get ‘em below straight from the Okayafrica bunker:

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Black Vulcanite x Youngsta x Kita Keetz x Driemanskap x ill Skillz x DJ Hellblazer "12th Hour"

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An Introduction To St. Lucia

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Spoek "Awufuni"

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Cape Town’s Busiest MC: Youngsta

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Dirty Paraffin "Download This"

Jesse Jagz x Femi Kuti "3rd World War"

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Camp Mulla "Look At Me Now ft Kanja, & M.Anifest"

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Jumping Back Slash "Never Cower (feat Spoek Mathambo)"

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Wizkid "Love Music (Outro)"

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