Yo Maps Songs
Award-winning Zambian afro-pop singer, songwriter and producer
Stream and download all 138 Yo Maps songs free on Challecious Music, including I Promise (ft. Yo Maps), Mutendele Peace and Marry Me. Yo Maps makes Afro Pop music and has worked with Nkhosi, Young Willy and Young Dee.
About Yo Maps
Yo Maps (Elton Mulenga) is a Zambian singer, songwriter and producer born in Kasama and raised in Kabwe. His first single Njikata Kuboko came out in 2016, and his breakthrough hit Finally, featuring Macky 2, followed in 2018.
He won Best Male Artist in Southern Africa at the 9th AFRIMA awards (held 11 January 2026 in Lagos), and Best Male Artist, Album of the Year (Komando) and Song of the Year (Mr. Romantic) at the 2022 African Entertainment Awards USA. At the 2024 Kwacha Music Awards he won Best Male Artiste of the Year and International Achievements.
His 2026 album Vibes on Vibes (Olios Records, 24 April 2026, 16 songs) has earned him 13 nominations at the 2026 Kwacha Music Awards, and he is nominated for Best Male Artist in Southern Africa at the 2026 AFRIMMA awards.
Why book Yo Maps
- Best Male Artist in Southern Africa at AFRIMA (January 2026), beating Nasty C, Tyler ICU and Jah Prayzah
- 13 nominations at the 2026 Kwacha Music Awards and an AFRIMMA 2026 nomination, so he is at the centre of the Zambian awards season
- About 3.1 million followers on a verified Facebook page, the largest of the artists on this site, and about 564,000 on a verified Instagram account
- Winner at the Kwacha Music Awards (2024), Ngoma Awards (2019) and African Entertainment Awards USA (2022)
- Four albums, the latest released in April 2026
- Collaborations with international artists including Harmonize, Omarion, Iyanya and Tay Grin
- Runs his own record label, Olios Records, and is a brand ambassador for Tradekings / BigTree and BetWinner
- Reported 2 million streams in the first week of Komando (artist post, November 2021) and announced a UK return in October 2023
Awards and recognition
- 2026Best Male Artist in Southern Africa, AFRIMA (9th edition, Lagos, 11 January 2026)
- 2026Nominated: 13 nominations at the Kwacha Music Awards, including Best Artist (Male), Song of the Year and Album of the Year (ceremony 27 November 2026, Lusaka)
- 2026Nominated: Best Male Artist, Southern Africa, AFRIMMA 2026
- 2024Best Male Artiste of the Year, Kwacha Music Awards
- 2024International Achievements award, Kwacha Music Awards
- 2022Best Male Artist, African Entertainment Awards USA
- 2022Album of the Year, African Entertainment Awards USA (Komando)
- 2022Song of the Year, African Entertainment Awards USA (Mr. Romantic)
- 2019Song of the Year, Ngoma Awards (Finally)
Key releases
- 2026Vibes on Vibes Album, 24 April 2026, 16 songs on Apple Music, Olios Records. Six international features are reported, including Harmonize, Rotimi, Mafikizolo and Stonebwoy
- 2024My Hero Album
- 2023Try Again Album, with features from Abel Chungu, Wezi and T Sean
- 2021Komando Debut studio album (Apple Music lists 2022)
- 2022Mr. Romantic Song of the Year, African Entertainment Awards USA
- 2018Finally (feat. Macky 2) Breakthrough hit
- 2016Njikata Kuboko First single
Yo Maps albums on Challecious Music
All Yo Maps songs
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Sources
Profile information was compiled from the public sources below and last checked on 9 October 2026. Follower counts and awards change over time. Tell us if anything needs correcting.
- Wikipedia: Yo Maps
- AFRIMA 2025 winners (NotJustOk)
- Zambia Monitor: 2024 Kwacha Music Awards wins (3 Nov 2024)
- Zambian Music Blog: 13 nominations at the 2026 Kwacha Music Awards (6 Oct 2026)
- Zambian Music Blog: AFRIMMA 2026 nominations (14 Jul 2026)
- Apple Music: Vibes on Vibes (24 Apr 2026)
- Instagram: Yo Maps (verified)
- Diggers News: Yo Maps interview (2024)