Official 2026 release photograph: Under The Sun — Apple Music
Sun-El Musician, born Sanele Tresure Sithole in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal, in 1989, makes Afro-house that feels widescreen — patient builds, glassy synths and township soul. He began remixing and cutting mixtapes in 2007, then served a long apprenticeship as a producer in Demor Sikhosana's stable before striking out alone, founding the label EL World Music in early 2017.
'Akanamali', his 2017 debut single with Samthing Soweto, reached No. 1 on Shazam in South Africa and swept three prizes at the 2018 South African Music Awards, Best Collaboration among them. The albums Africa to the World (2018) and To the World & Beyond (2020) are both platinum, and he added Remix of the Year at the 2022 SAMAs. His fourth album, Under The Sun, arrived in February 2026, and his Red Bull Symphonic staging with Dlala Thukzin — set for Montecasino in June 2026 — sold out within two hours.
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SAI HLE’s Red Bull Symphonic performance showed that national television still has cultural power. In a fragmented digital era, SABC1 gave the sister duo a shared national introduction.
Red Bull Symphonic’s Afro House, Our Home brings Sun-El Musician and Dlala Thukzin into the concert hall with Maestro Chad Hendricks and a full orchestra, turning South African electronic music into a serious cultural archive.
Africa Rising Music Conference 2026 matters because it focuses on the systems behind the sound: publishing, technology, cross-border collaboration, artist protection, and the infrastructure African music needs to survive global attention.
Sun-El Musician is on the announced line-up for 947 Joburg Day at Crocodile Creek Polo Club in Lanseria. Gates 09:00; the first 2 000 tickets include preferential parking.
Kabza De Small headlines the 2026 edition of Galaxy 947 Joburg Day, gates from 09:00. The first 2 000 tickets sold include preferential parking. The Chill Zone is an 18+ area.
