EPK · 2026 CIZA × LVRN

CIZA

Afro House. To The World.

South Africa's most exciting voice in African dance music. DJ, producer, recording artist — built for dancefloors, radio, and the world stage.

Benoni · Johannesburg · Worldwide → scroll

02 The Story

Built for clubs.
Made for the world.

Working across Afro House, 3-step, and the broader dance & electronic space — CIZA built a catalogue that moves between club culture and global streaming audiences without losing its African identity.

DJ. Producer. Recording artist. Born Benoni, 2001 — independent voice with a pan-African vision and global ambition.

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03 By The Numbers

Key Stats & Impact

A digital footprint
at global scale.

200M+

Combined Streams

Across all DSPs and platforms, anchored by Isaka (6am).

2.5M

Spotify Monthly Listeners

Consistent global discovery footprint, growing month over month.

56M+

YouTube Views

Visualisers and music videos building cross-platform reach.

3.36M+

Total Social Following

TikTok 552K · Instagram 299K · YouTube 243K · Facebook 10K.

#1

SA Radio · 10 Weeks

Isaka (6am) — most played song on South African radio in 2025.

TOP 20

Global Shazam

#2 Global Afrobeats Shazam (2025). Worldwide search-to-listen.

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04 Catalog Highlights

Hits & Highlights

The catalog
that built the wave.

200M+ Combined Streams #1 SA Radio · 10 Weeks Top 20 Global Shazam Apple Africa Rising 2026 AFRIMA Breakout 2026 Billboard Rookie · Sep 2025 200M+ Combined Streams #1 SA Radio · 10 Weeks Top 20 Global Shazam Apple Africa Rising 2026 AFRIMA Breakout 2026 Billboard Rookie · Sep 2025

01

Maria

CIZA × Francis Mercier × DJ Ngamla No Tarenzo · Nov 2025

Listen

02

Shine Like Stars (CIZA Remix)

Benji × CIZA · Jan 2026

Listen

03

Baddi Ah

Nektunez × Tiwa Savage × CIZA × Shoday · 2026

Listen

04

HOW FAR (Remix)

NO11 × Focalistic × CIZA × Famous Pluto · Mar 2026 · 3M+ streams

Listen

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05 Discography & Productions

The Full Catalog

Headline releases
& the feature run.

The CIZA era in one frame — solo lead releases and the global feature run putting him on records with Tems, Omah Lay, Tiwa Savage, Focalistic, Francis Mercier, and Benji. Apple Music Africa Rising 2026, AFRIMA Breakout, Metro FM Music Awards winner.

Lead Releases · 2025–2026 06 RELEASES

01

Maria

CIZA × Francis Mercier × DJ Ngamla No Tarenzo

w/ Oscar Mbo, Makhanj, Mpho.Wav, Danya Devs

APR 2026 04

Isaka II (6am)

w/ Tems, Omah Lay, Thukuthela, Jazzworx, Lekaa Beats

50M+ 05

Isaka (6am)

ft. Jazzworx & Thukuthela · The breakout

140M+ 06

Shona Phantsi / On Da Floor

Solo · 2025

2025

Features & Remixes · 2026 05 RELEASES

01

HOW FAR (Remix)

NO11, Focalistic, CIZA, Famous Pluto, Ayjay bobo

3M+ · MAR 2026 02

Baddi Ah

Nektunez, Tiwa Savage, CIZA, Shoday, Tripcy, Mega EJ, P.M.F

2026 03

Shine Like Stars (CIZA Remix)

Benji × CIZA

JAN 2026 04

Abantu

CIZA, Zee Nxumalo, Mthunzi

2026 05

Dem Dey CRaZe

KING SOLOGY Da Finest, OBoY Yankee GH, Didier CMR, CIZA

MAR 2026

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06 The Isaka Era

From Joburg to the World

Isaka
(6am).

Played live by Black Coffee at Hï Ibiza. Premiered by Keinemusik at Brunch Electronik Madrid and Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, Paris. Spotify SA's most-streamed song of 2025.

140M+

Combined streams across platforms.
#1 on SA Radio for 10 consecutive weeks.

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07 Remix Packs

One Record, Many Worlds

Isaka 6am,
everywhere.

"Isaka (6am)" doesn't live as one record — it lives as a touring universe. A core release backed by globally-stamped DJ mixes (Vanco · Joburg, Nektunez · Ghana, &friends · Beirut, Major League DJz, Frank Delour) and the Tems-led international sequel.

The Isaka Universe 04 RELEASES

I

Isaka (6am)

CIZA, Jazzworx, Thukuthela · the original

140M+ II

Isaka II (6am)

w/ Tems, Omah Lay, Thukuthela, Jazzworx, Lekaa Beats

50M+ VID

Isaka (6am) · Official Music Video

YouTube · part of 56M+ channel views

YOUTUBE LIVE

Balcony Mix Africa · CIZA's Palace CT

B2B w/ Major League DJz · Cape Town

LIVE

Official DJ Mixes 05 EDITS

JHB

Isaka (6am) · Vanco Mix

In Joburg · the home edit

VANCO SA

Isaka (6am) · Major League Remix

Major League DJz, Kidflo, Kotto, Untitled Audio

MLD GHA

Isaka (6am) · Nektunez Mix

In Ghana · West Africa Afrohouse cut

NEKTUNEZ LEB

Isaka (6am) · &friends Mix

In Beirut · Middle East / Mediterranean

&FRIENDS 3-S

Isaka (6am) · 3 Step Remix

Kwamzy · the SA 3-step edit

KWAMZY

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07 2026 Roadmap

Now → Q3

What's loading
this year.

Apr 24, 2026

Yivule +
Mngani Wam

Double single launch — peak-time Afrohouse + Oscar Mbo collab — teasing the EP.

Jun 5, 2026

CIZA's
Palace EP

10-track project blending club-ready heat with radio hooks. Dual-format approach.

Q3–Q4 2026

World
Tour

Africa, Middle East, Europe, India footprint — translating Isaka 6am's global plays into live rooms.

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08 Cultural Context

Afro House to the World "

My ambition is simple: to carry Afro House to every corner of the globe — without losing the warmth, melody and authenticity of where it came from.

— CIZA · 2026

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09 DJ & Radio Value

Booth Meets Breakfast Show

CLUB × RADIO

Hï Ibiza · Madrid · Paris SA Radio #1 · 10 Weeks

CIZA's records are built for both the booth and the breakfast show. While Isaka (6am) held #1 on SA radio, Black Coffee was playing it at his Hï Ibiza residency and Keinemusik was premiering it at Brunch Electronik Madrid and Domaine National de Saint-Cloud Paris — drawing official mixes from Vanco, Major League DJz, and Frank Delour, plus collabs with Francis Mercier and Benjii.

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11 Awards & Accolades

The Numbers Got Us Here

Hardware
to match.

Two consecutive years of industry recognition — from the Metro FM stage in Durban to AFRIMA in Lagos, GQ in Joburg, and Apple Music's global Africa Rising class. The Afro House journey, on the record.

Metro FM Music Awards · 2026

Artist of
the Year.

"CIZA scoops Artist of the Year — a defining moment for South African Afro House on the national stage."

News24 · Apr 2026

Metro FM 2026

Best Male
Artist.

"This is just the beginning."

Durban ICC · Apr 2026

9th AFRIMA · Lagos

Breakout
Artist of
the Year.

"CIZA wins big as Africa's voice of the new generation."

IOL · Jan 2026 GQ MOTY · 2025

Breakout
Star

GQ South Africa · Men of the Year Apple Music · 2026

Africa
Rising Class

Class of 2026 · Global Editorial Billboard · Sep 2025

African Rookie
of the Month

Billboard · International TikTok · 2025

SSA Awards
Headliner

TikTok Awards · Sub-Saharan Africa Grammy · 2026

Under
Consideration

Best African Music Performance

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10 Press & Critical Reception

In The Press

What they're
saying.

CIZA winning Best Male Artist and Artist of the Year at Metro FM Music Awards 2026

Award · Metro FM 2026

"CIZA crowned king of the 20th Metro FM Music Awards — taking home Best Male Artist and Artist of the Year at the Durban ICC."

Sowetan Live · Apr 2026 →

CIZA selected for Apple Music Africa Rising Class of 2026

Award · Apple Music 2026

"CIZA selected for Apple Music's Africa Rising: Class of 2026 — recognising him as one of Africa's most promising musical talents."

The Yanos Magazine · Jan 2026 →

Award · Artist of the Year

"South African music stars celebrated at Metro FM Music Awards 2026 — CIZA leading the pack with the night's most coveted prize."

Music In Africa · Apr 2026 →

"CIZA — September 2025 African Rookie of the Month. Isaka (6am) blends the rhythmic depth of Amapiano and radiates from Johannesburg to Lagos, Nairobi to Kampala."

Billboard · Sep 2025 →

"The pan-African and global rise of Isaka (6am) — Black Coffee at Hï Ibiza, Keinemusik at Brunch Electronik. CIZA is the engine of African dance music's next wave."

Turntable Charts · 2026 →

"Isaka (6am) crowned Spotify South Africa's most-streamed song of 2025 — the song that defined the year."

Briefly.co.za · 2025 →

"Afro House to the world — CIZA hails Black Coffee as his music inspiration and the blueprint for taking the South African sound global."

Briefly.co.za · 2026 →

"From spiritual afro-house to emotionally fluent pop — CIZA captures a broad spectrum of contemporary African expression on the Africa Rising Class of 2026."

Texx and the City · Jan 2026 →

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11 Press & Promo Imagery

Visual Library