Music / New Music FridayMusic / New Music FridayNew Music Friday: 8 albums to stream this weekNTS drops a compilation showcasing the best of South Africa’s Amapiano sound, Kida Kudz shares a summer-soundtracking mixtape, and veteran footworker DJ Manny slices up vocalsShareLink copied ✔️July 23, 2021July 23, 2021TextFelicity Martin Today’s new music Friday has been dominated by one question alone: dónde está Donda? Following the listening party he held last night in Atlanta, Kanye is yet to press the Spotify upload button on his latest album (and here’s a selection of the best memes while we wait). Luckily, there‘s lots of other great music out today. For fans of the Amapiano sound, NTS has put together a compilation drawing together the best of the South African club sound igniting dancefloors around the world. For even more summertime heat, London via Lagos’s Kida Kudz has dropped an essential mixtape that expands on his ‘jiggy’ dancehall and afrobeats-fuelled sound. Elsewhere, there’s atmospheric, Ginuwine-interpolating footwork from veteran producer DJ Manny, cosmic dancefloor transmissions from Locked Groove, while Dave tackles knife crime, immigration, and more on his second album. BABA STILTZ, JOURNALS DAVE, WE’RE ALL ALONE IN THIS TOGETHER DJ MANNY, SIGNALS IN MY HEAD KIDA KUDZ, TOP MEMBA LOCKED GROOVE, COSMIC TRANSITION MURLO, UNEARTH PEYTON, PSA V/A, AMAPIANO NOW Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREWatch: beabadoobee on AI slop, the Gen Z stare and Zayn MalikAss, miso soup and furries: beabadoobee’s 5 most chaotic online moments GucciEsDeeKid, Fakemink and more shut down Gucci’s AW26 afterpartybeabadoobee: ‘You’ve got to embrace the fuck-ups and the failures’The most revealing lyrics on Harry Styles’ new albumfakemink: ‘I’m the Eminem of the UK underground’The rise of EsDeeKid in 5 tracksWatch: Oklou on favourite films, parenthood, and how to say her nameA starter pack guide to the lore of 2hollis‘The internet was a bad parent to me’: 2hollis and Arca in conversation6 times Lil Uzi Vert pushed rap forwardLil Uzi Vert: ‘Everything’s too goth, we need more steampunk’Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy