Kfm Top 40 with Carl Wastie | #KfmTop40 Podcast

On Saturday, 11 May 2019, 'SMA' - Nasty C & Rowlene made its debut at no.1 on the Coca-Cola Top40SA, following a few weeks of very steady growth, climbing the chart.

To celebrate, Carl Wastie called up Rowlene to surprise her with the news that she was at no.1.

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On Saturday, 11 May 2019, The Kiffness and Mathew Gold joined Carl Wastie for an EXCLUSIVE live performance of their latest single - an ode to Rodriguez - on the Coca-Cola Top40SA.

The Kiffness and Gold are frequent collaborators and often perform at festivals together - with Gold providing vocals.

Following the performance on the new single, Carl Wastie sat down and chatted with Dave Scott of The Kiffness and Mathew Gold, before they performed a second song, their 2018 hit 'Too Blessed To Be Stressed'.

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On Saturday, 11 May 2019, Goodluck joined Carl Wastie for an EXCLUSIVE live performance of their latest single with DJ Ganyani on the Coca-Cola Top40SA.

This single - 'Waiting For You' - is the second collaboration between Goodluck and Ganyani, following their 2017 hit, 'Fading'.

Following the performance on the new single, Carl Wastie sat down and chatted with band, before they performed a second song, their 2018 hit 'Be Yourself'.

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PHFAT is back!

The iconic electro-hip hop act has released a new single called ‘Catherine’.

The track and video dropped on Friday (26 Apr 2019) showing off a new-found versatility and refinement ahead of his EP dropping in July.

Co-written alongside underground pop wunderkind Omri Dahan over the course of 2018, PHFAT enlisted the help of eight Stellenbosch music students to form a makeshift choir that provides the anthemic, church-like chorus that spearheads this song.

The day after the release, Carl Wastie called up PHFAT on the Coca-Cola Top40SA for a quick catch-up and first time play of the single.

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With all the excitement surrounding Ed Sheeran’s SA concert series, Jo’burg band, Rubber Duc made a really cool mash-up of Ed Sheeran songs with a South African twist.

After hearing it, Carl Wastie asked the guys if they’d be willing to mash-up a few songs from last weekend’s (23 Mar 2019) top 5. Without hesitation, the band agreed and the results – which played out on the Coca-Cola Top40SA on Saturday (30 Mar 2019) – were awesome!

Carl also called them up for a quick catch-up and an EXCLUSIVE first time play of their latest single, ‘For The First Time’, which turns out, was written for lead singer, Nick Jordaan’s ex-girlfriend.

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With all the excitement surrounding Ed Sheeran’s SA concert series, Jo’burg band, Rubber Duc made a really cool mash-up of Ed Sheeran songs with a South African twist.

After hearing it, Carl Wastie asked the guys if they’d be willing to mash-up a few songs from last weekend’s (23 Mar 2019) top 5. Without hesitation, the band agreed and the results – which played out on the Coca-Cola Top40SA on Saturday (30 Mar 2019) – were awesome!

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The management company, Three Six Zero, that looks after dance music supremos Calvin Harris and Tiësto has fully acquired the firm that represents Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.

We don’t know about you – but we wouldn’t mind a collab between Calvin Harris and Will Smith? They are after all friends – and have hung out in Ibiza, plus Will introed Calvin at T in the Park… So maybe it will happen!

We tried to imagine how it would sound…

Meanwhile, Calvin Harris’ ‘Promises’ charted at no. 31 this past weekend (30 Mar 2019) on the Coca-Cola Top40SA with Carl Wastie, while ‘I Found You’ was at no.19, and ‘Giant’ at no.7.

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Goodluck performed at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens on Sunday, 31 March 2019, and ahead of their performance, Carl Wastie called up Julia Harding, lead singer of the Cape Town based group, to wish them well for the concert, on the Coca-Cola Top40SA (30 Mar 2019).

During his chat with Julia, Carl found got the DL on what Julz likes most in her picnic basket.

Meanwhile, their single, 'Chasing Dreams', charted at no.17 on the Coca-Cola Top40SA.

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On Saturday, 23 March 2019, Carl Wastie caught up with international superstar, Bebe Rexha, in a Coca-Cola Top40SA Exclusive!

The interview coincided with Bebe's latest single, 'Last Hurrah', making its debut on the chart at no.35.

Bebe spoke to Carl about how she feels after putting out great work, how she deals with people sliding into her DMs, and even shared a message for her fans in the Cape.

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This past weekend (23 Mar 2019), the Coca-Cola Top40SA with Carl Wastie got started with a new entry that’s a song you’ve come to love, thanks to Kfm Mornings.

Darren Simpson first introduced Kfm 94.5 listeners to this band – then he got them added as a surprise act at Huawei KDay – Sunset Sweatshop.

Formed in 2016, Sunset Sweatshop have been on a roll since their inception, performing at festivals like Up The Creek, the J-Bay Open, Darling Music Fest, and of course KDay, to name but a few.

To mark their entering the chart, Carl Wastie called up lead singer, Ian Heyns, to quickly congratulate the band on their #CokeTop40CT debut - and then, with a little surprise intro from Darren Simpson, spun their track, 'Coming Along' at no.40.

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