South African Afrikaans music

This is Jakkals Vibes

Afrikaans songs about love, loss and the moments that stay with you. Launched in July 2024, Jakkals Vibes reached No. 1 in less than 18 months and grew into a live act. National press coverage followed. Explore the music, meet the jackal, and hear the songs on stage.

The brand

What Jakkals Vibes is

Jakkals Vibes is a South African Afrikaans music brand and live act. A live production brings the Jakkals Vibes™ catalogue to stages across South Africa and beyond. The brand is created, owned and operated by JAKKALS VIBES (PTY) LTD.

The Jakkals Vibes jackal in red sunglasses

The music

“The lyric comes first. It starts with something lived, remembered, or hard to shake. AI helps build the production around it.”

Afrikaans songs about love, loss, and the moments you carry home. An original sound, and emotion first.

The creative process

Human lyrics, AI-assisted production

Songwriters write the lyrics. AI may contribute to the musical generation and production, while the team directs, selects, edits, arranges and finishes the work. Credits are attributed per release. Releases are original works.

Read more: AI music in South Africa

Jakkals Vibes™, the jackal in red glasses

The story so far

From a first upload to the biggest stages

Since July 2024, Jakkals Vibes has topped the iTunes SA and Maroela Media charts, passed a million YouTube views on eight songs, and grown from a digital mystery into a live act on stages like Loftus Versfeld.

Recognition

Charts

No. 1 iTunes SA

No. 1 Maroela Media Top-20

Platforms

48M+ YouTube views

34M+ Spotify streams

Eight songs past 1M views

Press

Huisgenoot

Maroela Media

Jacaranda FM

Membership

SAMRO Associate Member

RiSA Member

Registered with SAMRO & CAPASSO

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