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 Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREDon’t Be Dumb: The top 5 features on A$AP Rocky’s new album The rise of ‘Britainicana’: How Westside Cowboy are reshaping UK indieR!R!Riot is Taiwan’s pluggnb princessWhen did UK underground rap get so Christian? Why listening parties are everywhere right nowA night out with Feng, the ‘positive punk’ of UK UgDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?Rising singer Liim is the crooning voice of New York CityFrench producer Malibu is an ambient antidote for the chronically online