2024 Basadi Music Awards winner Pleasure Tša Manyalo (real name Pleasure Ramadimetja Peta) has recently released the title track from her upcoming EP, “Bakokota”.
For years Tša Manyalo’s music, which embodies joy and unity, has gotten people on their feet and dancing at traditional South African Sepedi weddings.
Her most celebrated songs include “Lefotwana”, “Laela”, “Ntshike ka diatla” and “Ke Lorile” among others.
Now there’s a new favourite couples can dance to on their special day.
“Bakokota” is the title track from her upcoming EP of the same name.
The Limpopo native said: “As a manyalo artist, who is one of the main acts representing a whole style of music, it gives me pride to be giving the people this offering, because it tells different stories from different views.
“It’s sort of like a guide to the people who are going through different phases of the road to marriage, and for those who are already in marriages.
“Africans, these stories resonate with us all because we are a people of love, culture and tradition.”
The new EP, which is set to drop September 20, will feature “Go Sharakane”, “Bofa Lepanta”, “Tshemo ya Lehlabula”, “Lenyalo Ntho Yebutse” and “Sefubeng”.
Pleasure Tša Manyalo is a renowned manyalo artist who rose to stardom with her debut album, “Pleasure Vol 1” in 2005. She recently joined Sony Music’s Melly Music Records label.
Earlier this year, the artist dominated Spotify charts in the wedding genre known as tsa manyalo.
According to the data, millennials emerged as a key demographic in this growth, with over 46% of listeners falling into this age group.
Tša Manyalo’S listener base is 56 percent female and 44 percent male.
At the time, Spotify anticipated that genre will see a heightened interest in the traditional sounds during the 2024 wedding season.
“The genre’s integration into mainstream platforms and media will likely drive even more engagement, making tsa manyalo music a central feature of celebrations across the country,” read the statement.
Listen to “Bakokota” below: