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

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

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


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In Weekend Burners we highlight our choices of the best African 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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‘Jay Z: The African Way’ From DJ Papercutt

[audio:https://www.okayafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/02.-AFRICAN-GANGSTER_-SANKOMOTA-NOW-OR-NEVER.mp3|titles=DJ Papercutt x Jay Z "African Gangster/Sankomota/Now Or Never"]

>>>DJ Papercutt x Jay Z "African Gangster/Sankomota/Now Or Never"

[audio:https://www.okayafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/08.-ROC-BOYS-_-SANKOMOTA-STOP-THE-WAR.mp3|titles= DJ Papercutt x Jay Z "Roc Boys/Sankomota/Stop The War"]

>>>DJ Papercutt x Jay Z "Roc Boys/Sankomota/Stop The War"

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Stromae "Papaoutai"

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Irie Maffia "Badest"

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Sisterfella Jazz/Jurassic EP

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