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THEMBA, Afro House from South Africa
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THEMBA

World rank
#628
12rank·−24.5Klisteners
vs last week
Monthly listeners
770K
≈ 770,200 · rounded by Spotify
Spotify followers
57.2K
57,221
Rank in South Africa
#10
among tracked acts
Popularity
52
Spotify index, 0–100

THEMBA is an Afro House act from South Africa, ranked #628 in the world on the DJ INDEX with 770,200 monthly Spotify listeners. That also puts them #10 in South Africa and #20 in Afro House among the acts we track. Their monthly audience has slipped 19% over the 7 weeks we have tracked them, from 955K to 770K. Their tracked peak was 954,800 in Aug 10, 2026. They have 57,221 Spotify followers and a Spotify popularity score of 52/100. Their most-streamed track on Spotify is “World Hold On - THEMBA Remix”.

Just dropped
Orere Eligibo
THEMBA · 2026-09-11 · single · 2 tracks
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Catalogue

Most played tracks

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

1Western Dream Remixed cover artWorld Hold On - THEMBA RemixWestern Dream Remixed · 20262The Rhythm cover artThe RhythmTHEMBA · 20233Blessings (THEMBA Remix) cover artBlessings - THEMBA RemixBlessings (THEMBA Remix) · 20254Disappear (Andrea Oliva Remix) cover artDisappearDisappear (Andrea Oliva Remix) · 20225Running Up That Hill cover artRunning Up That HillTHEMBA · 20266Cure My Desire (Themba Remix) cover artCure My Desire - Themba RemixCure My Desire (Themba Remix) · 20227Heritage cover artVha Vhenda - THEMBA's Herd MixHeritage · 20228House Of Infinity cover artAya - THEMBA's Herd RemixHouse Of Infinity · 20219Elements of Africa cover artAkashaElements of Africa · 202510YELE cover artYELETHEMBA · 2026
Discography

Latest releases

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

Orere Eligibo cover artOrere Eligibo2026 · singleYELE cover artYELE2026 · singlePump Up The Jam cover artPump Up The Jam2026 · singleAlegria cover artAlegria2026 · singleSorofe (Remixes) cover artSorofe (Remixes)2026 · singleThe Thrill is Gone cover artThe Thrill is Gone2026 · singleRunning Up That Hill cover artRunning Up That Hill2026 · singleIt's All Gone cover artIt's All Gone2026 · singleMy Lexicon cover artMy Lexicon2025 · singleCuts Deep cover artCuts Deep2025 · singleDays Go By cover artDays Go By2025 · singleDays Go By (Extended Mix) cover artDays Go By (Extended Mix)2025 · single
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History

Listener trend

8 weekly snapshots. Peak so far: 955K in the week of Aug 10, 2026.

Aug 10, 2026Sep 28, 2026
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Standing

Scene ranks

Afro House
Afro, 3-step and the sound out of Johannesburg.
#20
Spotify genre tags
afro houseafro techtribal house
Context

Around them in the chart

626
Ian Carey773K627
Camo & Krooked771K628
THEMBA770K629
Infected Mushroom770K630
Milk & Sugar769K
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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

THEMBA vs the field

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

THEMBA vs Infected MushroomTHEMBA vs Camo & KrookedTHEMBA vs Milk & SugarTHEMBA vs Ian CareyTHEMBA vs Madison MarsTHEMBA vs Crystal FightersTHEMBA vs Terrence ParkerTHEMBA vs Thomas Gold
Questions

THEMBA in numbers

How many monthly Spotify listeners does THEMBA have?

THEMBA has 770,200 monthly Spotify listeners in the week of Sep 28, 2026, as published on their public Spotify artist page.

What is THEMBA's world ranking?

THEMBA is ranked #628 of 4408 electronic music artists in the DJ INDEX, which ranks purely by monthly Spotify listeners.

Where is THEMBA from?

THEMBA is from South Africa, where they rank #10 among the acts we track.

What kind of music does THEMBA make?

THEMBA is categorised as Afro House in the DJ INDEX. Spotify tags them as afro house, afro tech, tribal house.

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