Kfm Top 40 with Carl Wastie | #KfmTop40 Podcast

Introducing Jamie-Lee Sexton: a Jo’burg based artist, leader of the band, The Sextons, who has been making waves up north as soloist for some time. Her name also may sound familiar to longtime fans of Idols SA, as she placed in the top 8 of season 6 of the reality TV show.

But now it’s time for the Western Cape to meet her - on the province's biggest radio station, on SA's most popular chart show.

Following the release of new single 'It’s True’ on Friday, 30 April 2021, Carl Wastie gave Jamie-Lee Sexton a call the following day (Saturday, 1 May 2021) on the multiple award-winning Kfm Top 40 to intro her to Kfm 94.5 and to give her new track, which pays homage to the 80s, a spin.

'It's True', produced by SA pop icon, Daniel Baron, is the first single from her upcoming EP, 'Medicine Woman', which will be released later this year.

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The Kfm Top 40 with Carl Wastie has become synonymous with epic blindsides when your  favourite local artists make it onto the chart - as Carl and the team come up with different scenarios to share the news.

Saturday, 1 May 2021 was no different, as Mikhaela Faye was briefed that another artist had dropped the multiple award-winning chart show on Kfm 94.5 - and that we hoped she could help us fill the gap as an additional promo for her new single 'Love On Repeat'. What she didn't know was that artist that dropped the show was fictional and Carl Wastie was calling to tell her that 'Love On Repeat' had entered the chart: debuting at no.30.

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Legendary Afrikaans pop artist, Kurt Darren (aka "Die Kaptein"), who has conquered the great divide between languages: being a staple at any good party in South Africa, is back with a new song!

Called ''n Dubbel vir die DJ', the track celebrates some of the biggest songs in Afrikaans pop and reminds of those party days we miss so much!

On Saturday, 24 April 2021, Carl Wastie caught up with Die Kaptein on the Kfm Top 40 to find out more about the single, as well as find out the answer to the all important question: what double would Kurt gooi for Carl, if Carl was the DJ at Kurt's jol?

Die Kaptein also issued you with a challenge: to see how many song titles are mentioned between the first and second chorus in the song...

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Another week, another successful blindside of one of your favourite South African artists!

On Saturday, 24 April 2021, Carl Wastie called Lee Cole up, under the pretence of Freedom Day messages, to surprise him and tell him his new single, 'Honey, Let Me In', is charting on the Kfm Top 40!

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Another week, another successful blindside of one of your favourite South African artists!   

On Saturday, 24 April 2021, Carl Wastie called Jarrad Ricketts up, under the pretence of Freedom Day messages, to surprise him and tell him his new single, 'Mama I Made It', is charting on the Kfm Top 40!

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Another week, another successful blindside of one of your favourite South African artists!

On Saturday, 24 April 2021, Carl Wastie called Majozi up, under the pretence of Freedom Day messages, to surprise him and tell him his new single, 'Close To You', is charting on the Kfm Top 40!

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There's definitely a bromance budding between South African artist, Lee Cole and Kfm 94.5 presenter, Carl Wastie...

On Saturday, 17 April 2021, Carl called up Lee Cole on the Kfm Top 40 - the only chart in the country to have charted all three of Lee's releases last year - to find out about his new single, 'Honey, Let Me In'.

What started as a normal catch-up got pretty awkies when Lee mentioned that Carl doesn't follow him on Instagram, and Carl summed up Lee's song for him.

Take a listen to what went down in this highly entertaining interview from the award-winning Kfm Top 40!

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Contrary to belief, even though he's a radio presenter (on another radio station), Chad Saaiman is still making the good music we've come to love from him.

After a number of radio stations have turned their back on this legendary Cape Town artist, Carl Wastie wanted to make sure Chad Saaiman knew that at Kfm 94.5 we're all about celebrating the music and aren't concerned about his other gig. After all, our promise is "Most Music. Feel Great". 

Naturally, following the release of Chad's single, '5 A.M.', he joined Carl on the award-winning Kfm Top 40 to discuss the new single, as well as to showcase the Kfm 94.5 love for great music and great artists, just like Chad Saaiman.

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Jarrad Ricketts has won over the hearts of South Africans since the release of his SAMA-nominated debut album ‘Break The Rules’.

This Cape Town star is back with a new sound, as he’s teamed up with producer Mr Mallum, for new single called ‘Mama I Made It’ – a single that draws inspiration from Pharrell Williams and celebrates the strong women we call our moms.

On Saturday, 10 April 2021, Carl Wastie called up Jarrad Ricketts on the Kfm Top 40 to find out more about the brand new banger.

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20-something year old, Mikhaela Faye, is a singer/songwriter from Cape Town, who if you haven’t seen performing at festivals like Rocking the Daisies, you may know from some of her features with heavyweights like PHFAT and Shimza.

But she’s much more than just a feature artist with her, debut EP, ‘Not Now. Later’ dropping last year.

Now she has new music coming out – a single called ‘Love On Repeat’ – which she has written, composed and produced.

Carl Wastie got an exclusive interview and spin of the new single, on Saturday, 10 April 2021 on the Kfm Top 40, ahead of its official release on 23 April 2021.

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