U.S.-based Afrogospel artist Yucee has released “Ma Chérie,” featuring Sandra Dee. The song is taken from his album The One.
“Ma Chérie,” a French term of endearment, centres on themes of love and affection. The track is part of The One, which also includes “31,” “The One (Wifey),” “Dance for Me” and “My Beautiful Lady.”
The song is available on streaming platforms.
Vienna-based electronic project Manufracture Music has released “System Apathy,” a single by producer and sound designer Valerian Steel.
Rooted in EBM, industrial and darkwave, the track uses distorted electronic pulses and mechanical rhythms to explore technological collapse and societal indifference. It follows the project’s Analog Core Industrial (A.C.I.) approach, which centres on analog hardware and physical sound processing.
The accompanying music video uses AI-generated visuals to depict industrial ruins and machine-human imagery, extending the track’s themes of technological decay and the relationship between human creativity and machine-generated content.
“System Apathy” is available on streaming platforms.
Black Toffee, a virtual artist based in Lomé, Togo, has released “La mer me connaît,” an afro-soul song performed in French with a bridge in Ewe.
The song explores returning home after years away, using images of the sea, an empty chair kept by a mother and the experience of arriving with two suitcases. The track’s lyrics and music are credited to M. Katala, while the vocals and music are generated using artificial intelligence.
“La mer me connaît” is available on streaming platforms.
Ghanaian artist QODWO HERO has released “Don’t Leave Me,” an Afrobeats and Afropop song about love, emotional vulnerability and the fear of losing a partner.
The song centres on a plea to preserve a relationship, with lyrics including “I need you right now” and “You be my medicine” expressing the comfort and emotional importance of a romantic partner.
“Don’t Leave Me” is available on streaming platforms.
Canadian artist Hugh O has released “Ewe Voice of Africa (Radio Edit),” following his previous releases “Be True,” “Cozy Life” and “Keep Up.”
The song is available on streaming platforms.