SOMNYAMA

Dark Horse’s *SOMNYAMA* arrives on 12 December 2025 as a 15-track dance album shaped by an expansive list of collaborators, including Kelvin Momo, Kabza De Small, Artwork Sounds, Brenden Praise, George Lesley and Jinger Stone.

The album’s tracklist suggests a project interested in both movement and uplift. Its titles repeatedly return to ideas of belief, spirituality, renewal and emotional release: “Just Believe”, “Love, Peace & Happiness”, “Faith Will Find The Way”, “Come Lord Jesus”, “Bring Me Back To Life” and “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” all point towards a strong inspirational thread running through the release.

That thread gives *SOMNYAMA* a clear centre, even as the album moves through different collaborative settings. “Amazing” pairs Dark Horse with Chymamusiq and Brenden Praise, while “Just Believe” features Kelvin Momo. “Love, Peace & Happiness” brings together Kabza De Small and Artwork Sounds, and “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” adds Dav Risen to the Artwork Sounds collaboration. The guest appearances are not limited to one circle, giving the album a broad dance-music network.

The project also makes room for vocal-led moments. George Lesley appears on “Faith Will Find The Way” alongside Coco Sa and returns with Jinger Stone on “Tango”. Ladi Adiosoul features on “Set Me Free”, while Mr Shane Sa closes the album’s listed collaborations on “Faith, Hope & Love”. C-Blak appears on the title track, “Somnyama”, and McKenzie features on “Never O Kgone”.

Two remixes add another dimension to the tracklist: “Basame Mucho (Dark Horse Remix)” and “Bring Me Back To Life (Dark Horse Remix)”, the latter featuring Jinger Stone and Omit St. Alongside the spiritual and affirmational titles, tracks such as “Intsimbi Zabelungu”, “Kwetsi’s Groove” and “Tango” widen the album’s palette and keep it grounded in dance-floor language.

What makes *SOMNYAMA* worth noting is the balance between its sizeable guest list and its recurring emotional vocabulary. This is a dance album presented around a sequence of affirmations—faith, hope, love, peace, happiness and freedom—rather than simply a collection of club tracks. For listeners drawn to collaborative South African dance projects with an uplifting, spiritually minded character, *SOMNYAMA* is a release to keep in view when it lands on 12 December 2025.