GROUND FREQUENCY DATA DESK

Africa

GROUND FREQUENCY DATA DESK — AFRICA · EDITED BY RICHARD SONG · 2026-W35

Two of the continent's loudest exporters. Venue coverage lags artist coverage here — a gap we report rather than paper over.

Scenes covered

Artists scored

Venues scored

149

Tracked events · 28d

173

01 · COVERAGE tier sets how often a scene can carry a written piece — never whether it charts

SCENE	ARTISTS	CHART	VENUES	CHART	EVENTS 28D
South Africa T3	44	Top 20	141	Top 30	159
Nigeria T3	18	—	8	—	14

02 · SIGNAL LOG what the data flagged on this beat this week

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• PEAK SCORE

Bannister Hotel

South Africa · venues

MiSFY Score 87 at #1 in South Africa — at or above the 85 rising threshold, pool 141

RECORD W2/9 · 3 dated events · 0 scored artists on stage · placed · 2,778 followers

• PEAK SCORE

The Coffee Grind

South Africa · venues

MiSFY Score 85.3 at #2 in South Africa — at or above the 85 rising threshold, pool 141

RECORD W4/9 · 11 dated events · 0 scored artists on stage · placed · 13,265 followers

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