Emerging electronic pop artist MONKyMAN released his album What About Love featuring its stirring lead single ‘Hambelela’ on October 10th, 2025 via Laut & Luise. ‘Hambelela’. Over the past two years, his tracks have garnered more than 3.2 million streams on Spotify alone, while his electrifying live sets have taken him across South Africa, New York, Thailand, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Norway, Denmark, and Paris. His festival credits include Apple Tree Garden Festival, alongside acts such as Biig Piig and Bombay Bicycle Club, as well as Fusion Festival, sharing the stage with heavyweights like ARTBAT, Monolink, and K.I.Z. What About Love has already gained support from esteemed publications Electronic Groove and House Music With Love, U.S. National Public Radio (NPR), as well as major Youtube channel La Belle Musique.
Born in Stuttgart and now based in Berlin, MONKyMAN’s music unfolds as a narrative of self-love, awakening, and truth-seeking. His sound balances enthusiasm, hope, and determination with a candid vulnerability, exploring what it means to find light in disorientation. His formative years in Namibia introduced him to beat-making through Fruity Loops at the age of 14 – a spark that ignited his enduring journey into music. Drawing inspiration from figures as diverse as André 3000, Frank Ocean, Sun Ra, Felix Laband, Quincy Jones, Bob Marley, Devendra Banhart, SAULT, and Nina Simone, his sonic palette is as eclectic as it is soulful, sure to be enjoyed by fans of Black Coffee, Nicolas Jaar and Keinemusik.
What About Love is an expansive journey with dreamy vocals, soulful atmospherics, jazzy instrumentals, and afro-inflected rhythms. The album’s focus track, ‘Hambelela’ which features Vaudeni’s glorious vocals, is a timelessly moving song of praise, wherein an organic percussive instrumental spotlights a richly resonant vocal refrain in the Oshiwambo language, no doubt a homage to the artist’s formative years spent in Namibia.
What About Love Tracklist:
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