FAWL37 – Top 25 of ’25 – Episode 2525

The Year the Piano Took Over
The countdown begins — From Africa With Love closes out the year with a definitive mix of rhythm, feeling, and fire: The Top 25 for 2025. Every track here tells a story of how far the sound has travelled — from the deep lounges of Kelvin Momo to the street heat of Maphorisa and Kabza De Small. It’s a celebration of the artists who shaped the year and the grooves that never left our playlists.

This is the sound of consistency and reinvention: the log drum evolving, the vocals deepening, the collaborations stretching from Lagos to London, Durban to Pretoria. Amapiano’s core remains the same — heart, bass, and motion — but 2025 proved it can carry every emotion under the sun.

So here it is. Twenty-five reasons the sound remains undefeated. The Top 25 for 2025.

The Top 25 for 2025 Playlist

1 → “Wrong’o” — Stixx, Babalwa M & Boohle
2 → “Mabebuza (Mdu aka TRP Remix)” — Maline Aura, Drega & MDU aka TRP
3 → “As’galavante” — Mas Musiq, Daliwonga & DJ Maphorisa
4 → “Eningi (Remix)” — Kabza De Small (feat. Njelic, GL_Ceejay, Mthunzi & Mkeyz)
5 → “Amanxeba” — Sami Kay, Rox Roberson & Misokuhle
6 → “Ubuhle Bakho” — DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Kabza De Small (feat. Phila Dlozi)
7 → “Asiyeni” — Sfarzo Rtee, Jazzworx & Thukuthela (feat. DBN Gogo)
8 → “Abantwana Bakho” — DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Kabza De Small (feat. Thatohatsi, Young Stunna & Nkosazana Daughter)
9 → “Bhampa” — Vigro Deep, Zee Nxumalo & Ch’cco
10 → “Chifre” — Moldeezy daDj
11 → “Money Constant” — DJ Maphorisa, DJ Tunez, Wizkid & Mavo
12 → “Ngibolekeni” — DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Scotts Maphuma (feat. Sean 1401, LeeMcKrazy, Blxckie & Pcee)
13 → “Amalanga” — Piano City, Kelvin Momo & Thatohatsi (feat. Major League DJz, Tracy & PYY Log Drum King)
14 → “Hello” — Sfarzo Rtee & De Rose
15 → “Emhlabeni” — Kelvin Momo & Da Muziqal Chef (feat. Thatohatsi & Tracy)
16 → “Hello” — Murumba Pitch & Kelvin Momo
17 → “Iphupho” — Kabza De Small & Kelvin Momo (feat. Thatohatsi)
18 → “Dlala Ka Yona” — DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Enny Man Da Guitar (feat. Focalistic, Ricky Lenyora, Uncool MC & Mellow & Sleazy)
19 → “Laho” — Shallipopi
20 → “Biri Marung (Remix)” — DJ Maphorisa & Kabza De Small (feat. Davido, Focalistic, Mr Pilato, Ego Slimflow, Tebogo G Mashego & Scotts Maphuma)
21 → “Abalozi” — Kabza De Small, Da Muziqal Chef & DJ Maphorisa (feat. Sykes & Mnqobi Yazo)
22 → “Empini” — Kelvin Momo (feat. Thatohatsi)
23 → “Matswale (Scorpion Kings Remix)” — Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa (feat. Caiphus Semenya)
24 → “Awake” — Kelvin Momo (feat. Poizen & Earful Soul)
25 → “Partii” — Kamo Mphela, Aymos, QUE DJ & Jay Music (feat. SpacePose)

The Circle Completed
If 2024 was about expansion, 2025 is about refinement. The producers became composers. The DJs became curators. The dancers became storytellers. Every log drum drop in this list is a signature — a reminder that Africa’s rhythm is still rewriting the global tempo.

The Top 25 for 2025 isn’t just a playlist — it’s a reflection of a movement in full maturity, pulsing with love, life, and the rough beauty that made it all possible.

Turn it up one more time.
From Africa… With Love.