Pleasure Tša Manyalo Returns with a New Single “Bakokota”

Award winning manyalo musician, Pleasure Ramadimetja Peta, widely known as Pleasure tša manyalo, has released her highly anticipated single titled “Bakokota”.

Renowned for her captivating ‘Manyalo’ music, tailored for weddings, Pleasure enchants listeners with her songs in the Sepedi language. Among her most celebrated tracks are “Lefotwana,” “Laela,” and “Ke Lorile.”

On 10 August 2024, Pleasure received the “Traditional Artist of the Year” award at the Basadi Music Awards, further cementing her influence in the South African music industry.

Pleasure has recently signed with Sony Music under the Melly Music Records label, marking an exciting new chapter in her career. She is set to release a new single titled “Bakokota,” which will be available on all streaming platforms starting 16 August 2024. This track serves as a preview of her forthcoming EP, also titled “Bakokota,” slated for release on the 20^th of September 2024.

The “Bakokota” EP will feature the following tracks:

Bakokota
Go Sharakane
Bofa Lepanta
Tshemo ya Lehlabula
Lenyalo Ntho Yebutse
Sefubeng

Excited about this release this is what Pleasure had to say:

“As a manyalo artist who is one of the main acts representing a whole style of music ,It gives me pride to be giving the people this offering ,because it tells different stories from different views ,it's sort of like a guide to the people who are going through different phases of the road to marriage ,and for those who are already in marriages ,and as Africans these stories resonate with us all cause we are a people of love ,culture and tradition”.