Ember

# Dlala Thukzin announces new Afro House album *Ember*

Dlala Thukzin will release *Ember*, a 10-track Afro House album, on 30 October 2026. The project continues the South African producer and artist’s collaborative approach, bringing together a wide range of vocalists, DJs and producers across a compact tracklist.

The album opens with “EMBER (Intro)” featuring Zay Mkhize before moving into “Sobuye Sbonane” with Zeh McGeba. From there, *Ember* draws on an expansive guest list that includes Sykes, Sino Msolo, JNR SA, Argento Dust, Funky Qla, Kabza De Small, Young Stunna, Felo Le Tee, Nitefreak and others.

Several tracks place multiple collaborators within the same arrangement. “Ithuba” features Tribe of Afro, Sykes and Mpho.wav, while “Usizi” brings together JNR SA, Sykes and Argento Dust. “Imizwa” pairs Sino Msolo with DJ Arabic and Funky Qla, and “Batshele” includes DankieBoi, Kabza De Small and Young Stunna. The closing run adds further variety through “Wela” with Tracy and Junior De Rocka, “Monday” with Argento Dust and Felo Le Tee, and “Stop & Go” with Froote, Nitefreak and DJ Cliad.

The scale of the collaborations is one of *Ember*’s clearest points of interest. Rather than presenting a short collection built around one or two recurring features, Dlala Thukzin uses the 10 tracks to connect with different parts of South Africa’s contemporary dance-music landscape. The tracklist suggests a project designed around shared energy and contrasting contributions, while remaining anchored in Afro House.

With its title, release date and collaborators confirmed, *Ember* arrives as a significant new addition to Dlala Thukzin’s catalogue in 2026. Listeners looking for a concise Afro House project with a broad South African guest list will want to keep the album on their radar ahead of its 30 October release.