Yes. Zaba has 17 songs listed in a dataset used to train AI music models.

Used for training 17

songs in LAION-DISCO-12M under the artist name

A list of 12 million songs on YouTube Music, gathered by walking artist pages, that LAION published in 2024 for training general music models.

Including Tshwala Bami (feat. Darque & JNR SA), UBUMNANDI (feat. C-Blak, Yumbs, Shazmicsoul & Soul Jam), iStofu

Listed under the artist name 17 songs in LAION-DISCO-12M

Matched exactly: this YouTube Music artist id is the one the dataset lists these songs under.

Tshwala Bami (feat. Darque & JNR SA)

Listed as Zaba – Tshwala Bami (feat. Darque & JNR SA) (Tshwala Bami) · Watch on YouTube

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UBUMNANDI (feat. C-Blak, Yumbs, Shazmicsoul & Soul Jam)

Listed as DBN Gogo, Zaba, Sfarzo Rtee – UBUMNANDI (feat. C-Blak, Yumbs, Shazmicsoul & Soul Jam) (Click Bait) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video 12jJT79F1xo · row 12jJT79F1xo

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iStofu

Listed as Zaba, Dlala Thukzin – iStofu (iStofu) · Watch on YouTube

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Dubaiii (feat. Sykes, Sfundo & Vernotile)

Listed as Zaba – Dubaiii (feat. Sykes, Sfundo & Vernotile) (Isiqalo) · Watch on YouTube

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Ingunaphakade

Listed as Zaba, Sjava – Ingunaphakade (Ingunaphakade) · Watch on YouTube

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Abakufuni (feat. Ayanda)

Listed as Zaba – Abakufuni (feat. Ayanda) (Abakufuni) · Watch on YouTube

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Tshwala Bami (feat. Darque, Dlala Thukzin, Beast RSA & JNR SA)

Listed as Zaba – Tshwala Bami (feat. Darque, Dlala Thukzin, Beast RSA & JNR SA) (Tshwala Bami) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video _dM83Fi4XGE · row _dM83Fi4XGE

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Party Yami (feat. Sykes)

Listed as Zaba – Party Yami (feat. Sykes) (Isiqalo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video b54WXrSB1bE · row b54WXrSB1bE

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Emthandayo (feat. Sykes)

Listed as Gaba Cannal, Zaba – Emthandayo (feat. Sykes) (Emthandayo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video bjZsI_9HqTY · row bjZsI_9HqTY

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Manakazi

Listed as MK Productions, Zaba – Manakazi (Facet 1) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video g0HiFSTWAOU · row g0HiFSTWAOU

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iNumber (feat. Sykes & Sammiey Pearl)

Listed as Zaba – iNumber (feat. Sykes & Sammiey Pearl) (Isiqalo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video gRl5RbOhn3U · row gRl5RbOhn3U

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Amaphutha (feat. Vernotile)

Listed as Zaba – Amaphutha (feat. Vernotile) (Isiqalo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video oVaIbqKrXVI · row oVaIbqKrXVI

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Welele (feat. Sfundo)

Listed as Zaba – Welele (feat. Sfundo) (Isiqalo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video pMjmNvdhwmc · row pMjmNvdhwmc

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Ntokazi (feat. MTB)

Listed as Zaba – Ntokazi (feat. MTB) (Ntokazi) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video q76EllXv508 · row q76EllXv508

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Matenase (feat. Shaun Stylist & Tserai J)

Listed as Zaba – Matenase (feat. Shaun Stylist & Tserai J) (Matenase) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video qK1DByHhEHg · row qK1DByHhEHg

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KwaMashu

Listed as Zaba, DJ Bongz – KwaMashu (Isiqalo) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video sCvHExnmwCw · row sCvHExnmwCw

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Iminyango

Listed as Darque, Zaba – Iminyango (More Life) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video zwVi054j3tk · row zwVi054j3tk

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What this means

Last reviewed 2026-09-24.

Presence in a public research dataset shows that a clip of your recording was listed by academic or industry researchers as material for building or testing audio models. It does not by itself show which commercial products, if any, used the clip. The legal picture is moving. On 31 July 2026 the Regional Court of Munich I ruled in GEMA's case against Suno (case 42 O 763/25) that reproducing works for training, holding them in a model in retrievable form, and generating similar outputs can each infringe copyright under German and EU law; the judgment is not final and can be appealed. In the United States, Warner Music Group settled its claims against Suno on 25 November 2025 with a licensing deal, while the parallel claims by Universal and Sony were still pending at that point. Since then BMG (12 August 2026) and Believe/TuneCore (8 September 2026) have signed opt-in licensing deals with Suno.

What you can do

3 routes. None is a guarantee.

UK, PRS members. Send PRS for Music your report and ask what collective or licensing route covers your works.
- PRS for Music and Artificial Intelligence, Version 1 (October 2025), 2025-10-01
- PRS for Music: AI and music copyright, 2026-09-24
Germany, GEMA members. GEMA won a first-instance ruling against Suno on 31 July 2026 and has a licensing model. Ask how they apply to your repertoire.
- GEMA: Suno AI and OpenAI, GEMA sues for fair compensation, 2025-01-21
- DLA Piper: GEMA v Suno, Munich Regional Court judgment of 31 July 2026, 2026-08-28
- Music Business Worldwide: Germany's GEMA launches AI Charter, 2024-11-05
Signed to Warner, BMG or Believe/TuneCore. Each has an opt-in licensing deal with Suno. Ask your label what opting in or out means for you and whether any settlement money reaches artists.
- Music Business Worldwide: Warner Music Group settles with Suno, 2025-11-25
- Music Ally: Suno signs another music licensing deal, with BMG, 2026-08-12
- Music Business Worldwide: Suno inks global deal with Believe, 2026-09-08

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These pages report where identifiers from public research datasets point. Presence in a dataset is a fact about the dataset, not a claim about the channel or artist, and says nothing about what any company did with the material. If you are this artist and want this page removed, see removals.