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Afrikan Roots, Afro House from South Africa
South AfricaSouth AfricaAfro House

Afrikan Roots

World rank
#2295
9rank·+1.4Klisteners
vs last week
Monthly listeners
50.4K
≈ 50,400 · rounded by Spotify
Spotify followers
22.9K
22,935
Rank in South Africa
#31
among tracked acts
Popularity
29
Spotify index, 0–100

Afrikan Roots is an Afro House act from South Africa, ranked #2295 in the world on the DJ INDEX with 50,400 monthly Spotify listeners. That also puts them #31 in South Africa and #63 in Afro House among the acts we track. Their monthly audience has grown 1% over the 6 weeks we have tracked them, from 49.9K to 50.4K. They have 22,935 Spotify followers and a Spotify popularity score of 29/100. Their most-streamed track on Spotify is “Takala”.

Latest release
Langazelela
Afrikan Roots · 2026-07-03 · single
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Most played tracks

The tracks Spotify surfaces first for Afrikan Roots, with its own 0–100 popularity score alongside.

1Takala cover artTakalaAfrikan Roots · 20242Masibambaneni cover artAkuluwo (feat. Bebucho Q Kua)Masibambaneni · 20223On The 8th Day cover artJabula (feat. Cici & Ishmael)On The 8th Day · 20164On The 8th Day cover artKo Morago (feat. DJ Buckz)On The 8th Day · 20165Masibambaneni cover artSeshaMasibambaneni · 20226Buya cover artBuyaAfrikan Roots · 20157Asante III cover artPhalaphala (feat. Maz Sings)Asante III · 20258Masibambaneni cover artMasibambaneniAfrikan Roots · 20229Prophetic Rhythm cover artSay Yes (feat. Mizz Dee)Prophetic Rhythm · 202010Amen cover artAmenAfrikan Roots · 2024
Discography

Latest releases

20 recent albums and singles. Cover art links through to Spotify.

Langazelela cover artLangazelela2026 · singleLet The Music Talk cover artLet The Music Talk2026 · singleMali (feat. Vutomi) cover artMali (feat. Vutomi)2025 · singleMasuve cover artMasuve2025 · singleBayede cover artBayede2025 · singleElephant Steps cover artElephant Steps2025 · singleParty eFedile 2.0 cover artParty eFedile 2.02024 · singleAmen cover artAmen2024 · singleNangu uJesu cover artNangu uJesu2024 · singleJampla (Makgowa) cover artJampla (Makgowa)2024 · singleXonga cover artXonga2024 · singleThe Rhythm (feat. Maz Sings) cover artThe Rhythm (feat. Maz Sings)2023 · single
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History

Listener trend

7 weekly snapshots. Peak so far: 50.4K in the week of Sep 28, 2026.

Aug 17, 2026Sep 28, 2026
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Standing

Scene ranks

Afro House
Afro, 3-step and the sound out of Johannesburg.
#63
Spotify genre tags
3 stepafro techafro housegqomkudurotribal houseamapiano
Context

Around them in the chart

2293
Floret Loret50.5K2294
Klaypex50.4K2295
Afrikan Roots50.4K2296
MYTHM50.4K2297
Aztech50.4K
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Artists to compare

Acts at a similar level in afro house, and the biggest names from South Africa.

Head to head

Afrikan Roots vs the field

Settle it on the numbers — monthly listeners, rank and trend, side by side.

Afrikan Roots vs MYTHMAfrikan Roots vs KlaypexAfrikan Roots vs AztechAfrikan Roots vs Floret LoretAfrikan Roots vs CapchiiAfrikan Roots vs Joe JaniakAfrikan Roots vs Ace AuraAfrikan Roots vs Pye Corner Audio
Questions

Afrikan Roots in numbers

How many monthly Spotify listeners does Afrikan Roots have?

Afrikan Roots has 50,400 monthly Spotify listeners in the week of Sep 28, 2026, as published on their public Spotify artist page.

What is Afrikan Roots's world ranking?

Afrikan Roots is ranked #2295 of 4408 electronic music artists in the DJ INDEX, which ranks purely by monthly Spotify listeners.

Where is Afrikan Roots from?

Afrikan Roots is from South Africa, where they rank #31 among the acts we track.

What kind of music does Afrikan Roots make?

Afrikan Roots is categorised as Afro House in the DJ INDEX. Spotify tags them as 3 step, afro tech, afro house, gqom.

Snapshot from the week of Sep 28, 2026. Listener figures come from Spotify's own public artist page and are rounded.