The ESØTËRIC OnesVol. 1 · No. 7

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Artist signings, release breakdowns, milestones, and the stories behind the music. Everything happening at The ESØTËRIC Ones — here first.

ReleaseOctober 17, 2025

KUZOKHANYA: PieceMaker’s Most Realised Amapiano Earns Its Translation

PieceMaker, Regina Ashie and Ebstar deliver the label’s most committed Amapiano statement to date. The Zulu title, translated, means “it will shine.” The production earns it.

ReleaseJul 4, 2025

READY TO BE LOVED: Ebstar and SkyDAWN Reunite on Their Most Direct Single

Ebstar reunites with longtime collaborator SkyDAWN on a hip hop single about the courage required to remain open. It is the most plainly written single either artist has released.

ReleaseJun 27, 2025

THATHA KONKE: PieceMaker Anchors a Township Driven Amapiano Single

PieceMaker’s latest production for The ESØTËRIC Ones is a five and a half minute Amapiano single rooted in township rhythms and built for sound systems running in the open.

LabelFeb 1, 2025

The ESØTËRIC Ones Crosses Five Million Streams

A label founded in Korea by a self taught Zimbabwean producer, with no major backing, has surpassed five million streams across platforms in under three years.

ReleaseNov 29, 2024

Maknaebe (Deluxe Version): Twenty Three Tracks Across Ebstar’s Full Range

Released on Ebstar’s 23rd birthday, the deluxe edition of Maknaebe is the most complete map yet of what the label’s working sonic territory actually is.

LabelNov 15, 2024

Ebstar Profiled in Forbes BLK

The ESØTËRIC Ones founder is profiled in Forbes BLK in a piece that reads less as a profile and more as a working blueprint for independent music in the streaming era.

ReleaseJun 7, 2024

ECHOES OF LOVE I (Deluxe Version): The Album That Put the Label on the Chart

A forty track compilation that earned the label its first two national chart placements and crystallised the ESØTËRIC Ones ecosystem in one place.