a monthly updated playlist compiled by idkSTEREO showcasing the best of South Africa’s local talent.

cloud comers.

Copy of Weekly Wave

pram

Mzansi R&B + Soul

this is shev.

you could stay (rough)

Uzobuya [Demo]

A song about telling a girl to not miss out on a chance with someone who's life is about to change. Hip Hop/R&B .

Don't Wait Too Long (prod by Tha Blu-Room)

LOST IN JHB

LOST IN JHB(prodby. Shev.)

MFANA WA STRAATA(feat. BONGWA)Prod by. Shev

Mvula (Ubuthongo namaThongo)

iyoo ntwana yami!

Emfuleni translates to “by the river” and this is a song Chvrlie Earthling and I made about a year ago highlighting the turmoil of intimacy amongst young adults with phrases such as “uthando lu’nzima” meaning “love is tough.”🌹

Emfuleni ft Chvrlie Earthling.

Qinisela w/ INKINGA YOMHLABA(Prodby. shev.)(cover)

Untitled ;) (prod. by remdolla)

SUN/SON AGAIN...

Journal Entries

Meet Cute

a slice of soul that has a sound that is reminiscent 
of  early south african soul music 
 plug your earphones and go on a instrumental and vocal journey with Enocs Mae and myself ❤️

THESE DAYS w Enocs Mae (unfinished demo)

iThambo le'Kentucky

umdanso no’mswenko

🕊️


the world i built is crumbling before me.

brace yourselves i don’t mix my shit. 💋

an ode to the lost ones.

I know

eureka moment

YOU-Prod by iLLUSTRATXR

Ufuna uthando??

Ubuhle Obungaka is more than just a song—it’s a spiritual experience. Inspired by a dream where a mysterious figure revealed the name "Ubuhle" to me, I woke up feeling destined to find the melody I had heard. That same morning, I stumbled upon a beat I had posted on Instagram. Something clicked—I recorded harmonies, freestyled, and the word "Ubuhle" naturally emerged, making me wonder if this was the song I had dreamed of.

The song explores themes of divinity, nature, and preservation, blending soulful vocals with an Afro-fusion touch.

Ubuhle Obungaka ft Yolophonik & Jaedon Daniel (uBeyond’s touch)

I wrote this song about a boy who didn't know what he wanted and didn't know how to be honest about it. I loved hard but in the end, my heart was broken.

ren'z (interlude)

ren'z interlude (Prod. by Daev Martian)

the making of ilanga lase'busuku turned out to be one of my most cherished sessions i had with takatso. well before i tell the story filled with smiles and happiness, one question: the naming of a song should be the easiest part in making music right? nope... not with this one. actually... nothing is ever easy with takatso but anyway. i originally made the beat with a straight forward concept in mind, a weird concept when i now think about it but when i was making the beat, it kinda made sense. you probably wondering, what the hack?? but i specifically made the beat for a person who has to catch a taxi to work, school or home. and am not talking about any other taxi, am talking about a white isiyaya driven by umzulu phaqa with a short temper when you miscounted his money. i made it for the ones who give a 110% in everything they do. whether a 9 to 5, university or college, the chasing your dreams grind or the i have to hustle for my family person, i made it with them in mind. i titled the untitled beat "feel good today" with the intention of listeners could bump to it in the morning and whether they predicting a shity day today, i hoped they would play this jem in the morning and feel good for the rest of the day. takatso and i meet way back in high school, i actually liked his freestyles in rap battles we had but that's just a story another day, and when he pulled through to the studio, i played him the beat and he immediately started pulling up hooks and flows from different verses he wrote on his notepad and we started "knitting" different lyrics together. luna: that's was the name i came up with after recording the song. takatso thought i was making reference on what he said on the chorus said "don't worry babe the moon will take me home" nope. luna was actually the name i gave my dog which passed on around that time. she was two months old before she passed on. sad but takatso and sifiso thought i shouldn't take my sob story and make it the center story of this "beautiful" song. it was actually hard for me to change the title cause i wanted something that could remind me of her. ilanga lase'busuku: this title has so many versions of the same story so if i would tell you my version of it, some would be lies in takatso's eyes. but to some it all up, i couldn't illustrate the vibes that occurred on those sessions with the boy. can't forget sifiso with the hums. 

Produced by: scamu.
Composed by: Takatso Mothapo, Mpumelelo Hlophe
Published by: GODSPEED BOYS.
Record Label: eesaiisound.
Cover: Musa Kabini
Sloane appears courtesy of eesaiisound.
Recorded by: chef chenko.
Mixed & Mastered by: Mpumelelo Hlophe
All rights administered by eesaiisound.
22.09.20

ilanga lase'busuku

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