Sauti Sol

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Sauti Sol is a Kenyan afro-pop band formed in Nairobi by vocalists Bien-Aimé Baraza, Willis Chimano and Savara Mudigi and guitarist Polycarp Otieno in 2005. Crowned by MTV EMA as the Best African Acts in 2014, Sauti Sol have gone on to become the Best African Group even getting a BET Awards nomination in 2015 and conquering all continental categories they've been nominated in since.

Their third studio album, titled Live and Die in Afrika, released online on the 21 November 2015, was available to Sauti Sol fans globally for free download for 48 hours as an early Christmas present. The album was released under their imprint label Sauti Sol Entertainment as a self-produced work by Sauti Sol. A total of 400,000 downloads were made during the free download period.

The trailblazing Best African group released their fourth studio album, #AfrikanSauce, in 2018, with the #1 track Melanin making waves globally . In 2020, Sauti Sol released their fifth studio #MidnightTrain under Universal Music Africa, with the lead single #Suzanna topping charts around the continent.

Genres

: afropop gengetone bongo flava afrobeats afro soul afrobeat kizomba rumba congolaise afro r&b

Total plays

179.9 million

Updated on 2025-08-06

Date	Total plays
2025-08-06	179,868,591
2025-07-29	178,831,123
2025-07-22	177,959,998
2025-07-13	176,781,068
2025-07-05	175,782,536
2025-06-28	174,828,287
2025-06-19	173,628,645
2025-06-11	172,633,738
2025-06-04	171,733,349
2025-05-26	170,552,230
2025-05-18	169,465,126
2025-05-02	171,731,048
2025-04-23	166,207,230
2025-04-14	165,039,829
2025-04-06	163,975,530
2025-03-28	167,827,036
2025-03-20	161,861,427
2025-03-11	160,835,571
2025-03-02	159,704,449
2025-02-22	158,660,760
2025-02-12	157,416,510
2025-02-03	156,264,039
2025-01-24	154,925,332
2025-01-16	153,871,262
2025-01-07	152,682,710
2024-12-30	151,593,767
2024-12-21	150,128,223
2024-12-13	148,846,273
2024-11-22	145,875,000
2024-06-10	127,155,339
2024-05-29	125,093,499
2024-05-13	123,504,421
2024-04-26	121,693,215
2024-04-11	120,022,621
2024-03-28	118,621,625
2024-03-12	119,712,784
2024-02-26	118,150,268
2024-02-12	116,700,245
2023-11-26	109,967,915
2023-10-16	67,954,436
2023-09-30	71,533,956
2023-09-15	68,174,741
2023-08-29	102,161,904
2023-08-25	94,139,660
2023-08-20	96,531,597

Monthly listeners

626,714

Followers

984,448

Top Cities

Nairobi

185,468 listeners
Lagos

72,085 listeners
Abuja

30,600 listeners
Kampala

17,752 listeners
Port Harcourt

30,747 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track	Plays	Duration	Release date
Melanin	14,565,140	4:28	2019-01-31
Suzanna	11,292,218	3:51	2020-02-07
Afrikan Star	10,747,005	3:15	2019-01-31
Time Flies (feat. Sauti Sol)	9,322,452	3:44	2020-08-12
Lil Mama	6,942,096	3:44	2022-11-25
Short N Sweet	6,848,662	3:43	2019-01-31
Sura Yako	6,536,822	3:57	2015-11-27
Insecure	6,324,464	3:11	2020-05-22
Feel My Love	6,287,144	3:58	2020-06-05
Africa	5,807,251	3:57	2019-01-31
Oversized T-shirt	5,384,071	3:19	2022-10-14
My Everything	4,454,876	3:51	2020-06-05
Midnight Train	4,307,006	3:52	2020-06-05
Love Again (feat. Sauti Sol)	4,093,993	4:11	2015-06-09
Nenda Lote	3,965,003	4:24	2020-06-05
Kuliko Jana - Acapella version	3,468,220	5:10	2016-01-01
My kind Of Woman	3,451,694	3:19	2021-02-26
Still the one	3,263,716	4:26	2015-11-27
So Serious (feat. Sauti Sol)	2,976,035	2:21	2020-10-02
Isabella	2,790,710	3:32	2015-11-27
Sober	2,608,175	3:20	2020-06-05
Rhumba Japani	2,592,884	3:52	2020-06-05
Extravaganza	2,538,744	4:03	2019-05-27
Tujiangalie	2,507,306	3:42	2019-01-31
Live and Die in Afrika	2,479,304	3:13	2015-11-27
Girl Next Door	2,327,674	3:10	2019-01-31
Unconditionally Bae	2,171,776	3:41	2016-04-15
Brighter Days	1,946,552	3:47	2020-04-17
Disco Matanga (Yambakhana)	1,710,505	4:12	2020-02-28
Rewind	1,614,917	3:47	2019-01-31
Shake Yo Bam Bam	1,418,608	3:19	2015-11-27
Friendzone	1,310,572	3:29	2017-07-07
All My Days (with Sauti Sol)	1,294,026	3:49	2023-09-01
Birthday Song (feat. Khaligraph Jones)	1,293,558	4:20	2021-02-05
Kuliko Jana	1,250,028	5:29	2015-11-27
Coming home	1,221,348	4:43	2011-02-25
Intro	1,189,174	1:10	2020-06-05
On My Way (feat. Sauti Sol)	1,188,183	3:51	2020-11-12
Lazizi	1,156,394	3:52	2009-08-04
Nishike	1,083,511	4:03	2015-11-27
Nerea	1,052,827	3:26	2015-11-27
Whine It (feat. Sauti Sol)	1,031,678	3:38	2020-08-27
Mbozi Za Malwa	1,009,461	3:08	2018-02-15
Mare	1,001,235	3:29	2021-10-08
Say Yeah	879,933	3:46	2015-11-27
Oya Come Make We Go	853,801	4:20	2016-04-18
Bypass	765,555	2:53	2020-12-04
Wake Up	762,968	3:43	2020-06-05
Set Me Free - Interlude	729,475	2:32	2020-06-05
Issa Vibe (feat. Sauti Sol)	695,584	4:01	2019-01-01
Awinja	690,108	5:30	2011-02-25
Special Somebody	625,175	3:32	2018-11-02
In My Head	600,829	3:39	2023-04-21
By The River	450,459	2:46	2024-02-09
Fire	416,734	3:48	2020-11-30
Live and Die in Afrika - Mixed	391,490	1:44	2018-09-12
Tulale Fofofo	385,554	5:22	2015-10-30
Dollar Dollar	374,847	3:44	2015-11-27
Kiss Me	371,174	3:57	2015-11-27
It's Okay	345,595	3:33	2015-11-27
Sambo Party	331,984	3:40	2015-11-27
Blue Uniform	306,198	5:50	2009-08-04
Sexting	302,902	4:17	2022-11-04
Girls on Top	296,758	3:10	2023-04-21
Whine for Me	294,702	4:03	2017-08-24
Love on the dance floor	290,169	3:18	2019-01-31
Soma Kijana	290,050	4:04	2011-02-25
Kamasutra	268,411	3:40	2019-01-31
Mama Papa	261,185	4:16	2009-08-04
Maria	239,903	3:23	2017-11-29
Relax	229,982	3:21	2015-11-27
Njagala Vibe	228,145	3:03	2023-10-09
Tano Tena	227,290	3:33	2023-04-21
Nipe Nikupe	215,644	3:55	2015-11-27
Asubuhi	208,109	4:47	2009-08-04
Mbinguni	205,660	5:02	2011-02-25
Your Loving	200,083	4:11	2020-12-25
Malikia	197,661	3:60	2011-02-25
Gentleman	175,677	4:14	2010-01-01
Tulale Fofofo	173,966	4:00	2019-01-31
Zosi	171,856	4:55	2009-08-04
Only Love	163,164	4:37	2022-08-04
Sura Yako - Remix	159,324	3:59	2015-07-17
Sunny days	158,793	3:34	2009-08-04
Asante sana Baba	155,826	5:32	2009-08-04
Let Me (feat. Sauti Sol)	134,665	4:37	2021-10-07
Mafunzo ya dunia	134,083	4:16	2009-08-04
Money Lover	133,214	4:02	2012-12-31
Sofia	127,747	4:40	2011-02-25
Nambee	124,550	5:37	2011-02-25
On va bouger	117,765	4:16	2019-01-25
Wera	116,160	4:39	2009-08-04
Bowane Lelisu	111,552	2:37	2011-02-25
L.A.D.Y.	109,394	5:17	2011-02-25
Nairobi	109,313	4:23	2009-08-04
One Voice	108,911	6:04	2014-01-01
Subira	100,272	5:12	2009-08-04
Private Spice	94,485	3:57	2011-02-25
No Wivu (feat. Bensoul, Polycarp & Savara)	93,764	6:50	2022-11-25
Love Potion	93,097	3:08	2021-10-15
Tujiangalie (Remix)	90,318	4:38	2023-04-21
Mushivala	84,891	5:01	2009-08-04
Row Your Boat	82,796	4:21	2011-02-25
Sol Generation	82,684	3:47	2011-02-25
Your Loving - DJ Paparazzi Remix	61,139	4:02	2022-07-01
Mapacha	58,191	3:30	2009-08-04
Free	55,190	6:08	2020-09-24
Say I do (feat. Sauti Sol and Locko)	47,634	3:55	2021-02-19
Interlude	42,949	1:30	2009-08-04
Your Loving - Boddhi Satva Ancestral Soul Mix	41,468	3:37	2022-07-01
Range Rover	39,948	4:54	2012-06-18
Holiday (feat. Sauti Sol)	35,966	3:02	2016-10-10
Lady Fiona	35,264	3:47	2024-01-19
Your Loving - Michelson Bossa Nova Remix	33,659	3:53	2022-07-01
Love or Leave	32,288	3:31	2012-06-18
Your Loving - Lil Maro & Michelson Afrobeats Remix	31,964	3:52	2022-07-01
Mama Papa	28,497	4:17	2009-11-15
Slow	28,428	4:42	2012-06-18
Oriti (feat. Bien, Polycarp, Savara)	26,482	6:24	2022-12-09
Free - Edit	25,464	3:27	2020-09-24
Mr. Money	21,436	4:48	2012-06-18
Your Loving - NCKonDaBeat Afro Tech Remix	20,965	5:41	2022-07-01
Disco Lover	20,245	4:45	2012-06-18
Your Loving - Boddhi Satva Ancestrumental Mix	16,772	3:37	2022-07-01
Your Loving - Makita Remix	16,624	3:41	2022-07-01
Your Loving - MK Prod R&B Remix	15,861	3:43	2022-07-01
Your Loving - Magic.Pro Remix	15,605	4:00	2022-07-01
Your Loving - Waithaka Remix	14,245	3:41	2022-07-01
Asha Wangu	13,737	2:33	2020-01-31
Your Loving - DJ Ary Remix	12,634	3:45	2022-07-01
Your Loving - Gado'z Remix	12,039	3:43	2022-07-01
Your Loving - DJ Paparazzi Remix Reprise	11,846	4:03	2022-07-01
Wageci	11,766	3:39	2009-01-01
Your Loving - Tawala Remix	11,497	3:41	2022-07-01
Kutulia	11,471	3:58	2020-10-04
Suzanna - Radio Edit	10,596	3:46	2024-04-26
Your Loving - Lil Maro & Michelson Afrobeats Remix Instrumental	10,195	3:52	2022-07-01
Your Loving - Lil Maro TrapSoul remix	9,788	3:54	2022-07-01
I Don't Wonna Be Alone	9,279	5:08	2012-10-10
Risin'	5,035	3:34	2010-11-01
Tawala (Dreamer)	1,526	4:21	2012-09-28
Beat the Dust	1,496	4:20	2016-08-12
Summer Love	< 1000	5:54	2012-06-18