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Nov. 02, 2018 08:29AM EST

Watch Sjava’s Feel Good Live Sessions Performance

Back by popular demand.

South African ATM (African trap music) artist Sjava returned to the Feel Good Live Sessions stage after fans demanded. He is, so far, the first artist to perform on the show twice.

During his set, the artist performs all four songs from his latest EP, Umphako. He also performs "Impilo" from the deluxe version of his debut album Isina Muva, and "Seasons," the song he's featured in on the Black Panther album.

Sjava brings out a poet from Ladysmith in KwaZulu Natal by the name of Nosipho, who he discovered on Twitter after posting several poems that impressed him.

Read: What Comes Next for Sjava

Watch the full set below, and revisit Umphako here.

FEEL GOOD LIVE SESSIONS EPISODE 7: SJAVA www.youtube.com

Watch more Feel Good Live Sessions episodes here.

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Sudan has Returned Internet Access—But to Just One Individual

With the exception of a lawyer who won his court case against the country's telecoms operator, the country is still without internet access.

Sudan has been experiencing severe internet restrictions, over the past three weeks, which have almost entirely resulted in an internet shutdown. This comes after a deadly crackdown by the military in Khartoum which resulted in over 100 Sudanese protesters losing their lives.

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Music

The WAV 2019: 10 Artists Shaping the Future of South African Music

Welcome to the new wave.

It's here! Today we are launching OkayAfrica's first annual "South African New WAV"—our annual round-up of the most exciting young SA music artists.

For Youth Month, we've picked the 10 singers/rappers/producers who we think will define the sound of SA for years to come.

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Style

OkayAfrica and B4Bonah Share New 'B4Beginning' Capsule Collection

We've teamed up with the Ghanaian artist ahead of the release of his debut project for some colorful new merch.

Rising Ghanaian star B4Bonah, premieres his catchy debut track "See Body," and to mark the song's release, OkayAfrica has teamed up with the artist to share a new collection of tees, that'll fit nicely into your summer wardrobe.

The artist's latest track is a party jam, that sees him flowing "over an earworm flute melody and afrobeats percussion," using "his rasping flow to celebrate the girl of his dreams." The track was produced by J.Rocs.

B4Bonah - See Body www.youtube.com

In conjunction with the song's release, two new shirt designs are available for preorder at our Okayshop. The vibrant shirts feature the artist's image on colorful blue and green colored blocks, with the words "B4BONAH B4BEGINNING," on the back—referencing the artist's debut mixtape, which is slated for release in late July. The project features Medikal, Mugeez (R2Bees), Amaarae & Ivy Sole.


B4Bonah is an artist to watch, as he continues to make his presence known in the Ghanaian music scene.

Watch the music video for "See Body" above, and head to shop.okayplayer.com now to pick up to pre-order a shirt (or two). You can also preorder B4Bonah's B4beginning mixtape here.

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