Editorial24 Sept 2026
Thesuso: A New Home for South Sudanese Music
A new home for South Sudanese music, the artists who make it and the stories behind them — and why it's just getting started.
It happens again and again. A South Sudanese song spreads across TikTok. Thousands of people share it, dance to it and add it to their videos. And in the comments, the same question keeps appearing: Who is the artist?
That question is why Thesuso exists.
Thesuso is a home for South Sudanese music, the artists who make it and the stories behind them.
Why South Sudanese music can be hard to discover
South Sudanese music is full of talent and creativity. But finding it — and learning about the people who make it — isn't always easy.
Songs and music videos are spread across YouTube, streaming services, social media and music platforms, often split between artist, promoter and community channels. New releases can pass unnoticed, while searching for an artist may turn up little more than a song, a social media profile or scattered information across several platforms.
Unless you already know who to look for or where to look, exploring the wider South Sudanese music scene can be difficult.
Thesuso is being built to make that discovery easier.
Artists, releases and stories in one place
Thesuso brings together artist profiles, new releases, music videos and original stories.
You might arrive looking for an artist you already know and leave having discovered someone completely new.
Every artist profile adds to a growing catalogue of South Sudanese talent. Each release we feature — whether a single, EP, album or music video — gets a lasting place alongside the artist who made it.
Great music deserves to stay discoverable long after release day.
But discovering the music is only part of it. We want listeners to be able to learn about the artists behind the songs, explore more of their work and understand the stories surrounding the music.
Alongside new releases, Thesuso will publish interviews, artist spotlights, curated selections and original stories exploring South Sudanese music and the culture around it.
We also want to look back.
South Sudanese music has a history worth documenting: the artists who came before, the songs people grew up with and the sounds and moments that shaped generations.
Space for emerging artists
Established artists often have audiences of their own. Emerging artists can find it much harder to get meaningful coverage, even when their music deserves attention.
We want to create more space for them.
Thesuso is curated. Anyone can submit music for consideration, but we select what appears on the platform.
The aim is to find promising talent, present strong releases properly and introduce listeners to artists they might otherwise have missed.
As Thesuso grows, we want being featured here to mean something.
