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Discover new music from artists we think you'll like. Refreshed every Friday.

The tracks you can’t get enough of lately, all in one place. Updated as you listen.

The songs you can’t do without. The more you use Apple Music, the more essential they become. Refreshed every Tuesday.

Whether it’s a weekday morning or Saturday night, get going with this personalised set of upbeat music. Refreshed every Monday.

Songs to help you relax and unwind. Updated every Sunday.

Kwaito grooves, Afrikaans raps, uplifting vocal harmonies and soul-baring indie ballads all find their way onto South Africa’s pop-music map. The country’s most iconic genres have always held sway—indeed, the legendary choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo continue to deliver on the same world-embracing <I>mbube</I> power that first won them the attention of Paul Simon in the ’80s. But then there’s the breezy Afropop of Beatenberg and the Brit-rock inklings of The Parlotones, who chug through riffs like they own the place even as they bare their deepest heartbreaks. The multi-talented Toya Delazy burst to acclaim in 2011 with nerd glasses, mohawk braids and kaleidoscopic bangers, and meanwhile electronic producer Black Coffee proved himself a steady-handed sculptor of bass and rhythm. It’s a country where artists stay on top of what’s going on worldwide—and often set the agenda themselves.

The most-played songs in South Africa, updated every day.