Sometimes you’ve got to strip it down and bring it home. Back to Basics is exactly that — a return to the essence of why we started From Africa With Love: the music that makes us move, the songs that live in our bones, the culture that carries us forward.
This set blends brand new heat with timeless classics. Burna Boy opens the gates with “Update” before the piano takes over. Heavyweights like Kabza De Small, DJ Maphorisa, Kelvin Momo, Mas Musiq, and Da Muziqal Chef run the show, delivering anthems like “Imali Yami,” “Nana Thula,” “Abalele,” and “Asibe Happy.”
There’s fire in the collabs — Scorpion Kings’ “eMcimbini” still commands dancefloors, while TitoM & Yuppe’s “Tshwala Bam (Remix)” with Burna Boy adds new fuel to a global flame. Carbon the Element flips familiar favorites into fresh experiments with “I Love Nana Thula” and the extended “19K Dip.”
And then there’s the soul: Kelvin Momo’s “Awake” and “Mfula,” Kabza & Mthunzi’s “Imithandazo,” and Sfarzo Rtee & De Rose’s “Hello” hold space for reflection in between the fire.
Tracklist
1: Burna Boy – Update2: Tycoon & MDI-J aka TRP – 9923: Kabza De Small & Da Muziqal Chef – Imali Yami (feat. Nkosazana Daughter, Sykes, Lastborn & Shalom G)4: Kelvin Momo – Awake (feat. Poizen & Earful Soul)5: Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa – Nana Thula (feat. Njelic, Young Stunna & Xolani Guitars)6: Carbon the Element x Ckay x Kabza De Small – I Love Nana Thula7: Scorpion Kings – eMcimbini ft Aymos, Samthing Soweto, Mas Musiq & Myztro8: Kelvin Momo & Da Muziqal Chef – Emhlabeni (feat. Thatohatsi & Tracy)9: Reece Madlisa & Zuma ft Busta 929, Beast Rsa & Dladla Mshunqisi – Iy’ntsimbi Zase Envy10: Sayfar – Ithuba Lam (feat. Musa Keys, Seekay, Makhanj & Optimist Music)11: Aymos, Mas Musiq & Samthing Soweto – 10K Yey’nkomo (feat. Sha Sha)12: Carbon the Element x MasMusiQ x Teejay – 10K Dip (Extended)13: sami kay, Rox Roberson & Misokuhle – Amanxeba14: Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa – Abalele (feat. Ami Faku)15: Kelvin Momo – Mfula (feat. Cnethemba Gonelo & NATASHA MD)16: Kabza De Small & Kelvin Momo – Iphupho (feat. Thatohatsi)17: Sfarzo Rtee & De Rose – Hello18: Dj Jaivane, Smaki 08 & Wesley Keys – Lutho (feat. De Rose)19: Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa – Asibe Happy (ft. Ami Faku)20: Kabza De Small & Dlala Thukzin – Ngyozama (feat. Sykes, Young Stunna, Nkosæana Daughter & Tracy)21: Maline Aura, Drega & MDU aka TRP – Mabebuza (Mdu aka TRP Remix)22: TitoM, Yuppe & Burna Boy ft S.N.E – Tshwala Bam (Remix)23: Mas Musiq, Daliwonga & DJ Maphorisa – As’galavante24: Carbon the Element x Mas Musiq, Daliwonga & DJ Maphorisa x DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Scotts Maphuma – As’galavante – Ngibolekeni25: Kabza De Small & Mthunzi – Imithandazo ft. Young Stunna, DJ Maphorisa, Sizwe Alakine & Umthakathi Kush
This is a full-circle moment: new drops, dance favourites, and classics that remind us where the sound began.
Back to basics. Back to the love.
From Africa… With Love.
