Diron Animal Album out on Soundways I should checkout.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 18 October 2017 15:20 (six years ago) link
Patoranking "This Kind Love" is nice. I like the horn sample
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 18 October 2017 15:26 (six years ago) link
diron animal is great!
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 18 October 2017 15:32 (six years ago) link
Christ, so much good stuff in here! How did I miss this thread for so long?
― daavid, Thursday, 19 October 2017 17:13 (six years ago) link
I've been looking into Team Salut, who produced the Seyi Shay single posted upthread and a few other Eugy tracks. They seem so be doing exactly the kind of stuff I wanna hear in 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxL25sKo5so
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9fwJGfinvo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmRWXHRPZyo
― daavid, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 16:04 (six years ago) link
what did you guys think of the Unforgettable clip, I don't care much for Montana and I cringe a little, but there are proper dance moves found in Kampala
― Nabozo, Thursday, 2 November 2017 11:27 (six years ago) link
the new Alade should drop in a matter of days, there's new singles being posted on youtubeI feel all fuzzy after listening to her french versions, that are as approximate as they are charming
― Nabozo, Saturday, 4 November 2017 17:15 (six years ago) link
I think Na Wash has never been postedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GFzWtHQrg
― Nabozo, Saturday, 4 November 2017 18:12 (six years ago) link
I'm really getting into Lil Kesh. He's one fire right now, here's the latest.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGZFbMI2NiAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNUgqIQhIUQ
― Nabozo, Sunday, 5 November 2017 10:34 (six years ago) link
And morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyWK_dLxPUchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3c6i5vK_ck
― Nabozo, Friday, 10 November 2017 20:15 (six years ago) link
also previously unpostedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h_T3nFjZSghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiLhvpLF-Eshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdxuZlN3e98
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 15:35 (six years ago) link
I love this so much!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8LFwC1nEpU
― daavid, Tuesday, 28 November 2017 05:39 (six years ago) link
People seem to like Tony Allen's jazz project, The Source this year, but are ignoring his collaboration with Chicago Afrobeat Project. I'm seeing them live on the 18th.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoaGsn5epuA&feature=youtu.be
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 23:06 (six years ago) link
Sauti Sol are great. I love Nishike especially.
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 29 November 2017 23:34 (six years ago) link
For those compiling your year-end lists, this playlist includes all the available tracks on this thread, organized roughly chronologically in order of mention:
ILM's 2017 Rolling Afropop and Afrobeats Thread Spotify Playlist
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, 1 December 2017 22:33 (six years ago) link
Right now I think my 2017 top looks like this (top 20)
Patoranking - Love you die (ft. Diamond Platnumz)Juls - EarlyWizkid - African Bad GyalTekno - MariaOlamide - Wo!Dotman - My WomanKcee - Juice (ft. Maleek Berry)Akothee - TuchezeLil Kesh - RoraLil Kesh - No Fake LoveFally Ipupa - Eloko OyoTekno - SamanthaSeyi Shay - Your MatterKiss Daniel - YebaD'banj - It's Not a LieKcee - Romantic CallWizkid - Come CloserOrezi - Just like thatBecca - Na WashEugy - Prize
excluding: Daddy Yo, This Kind Love, Yolo Yolo, Tonight, Akrakabo, Leg Over etc etc (2016) and You Alright Yeah (great but too British)
― Nabozo, Sunday, 3 December 2017 17:26 (six years ago) link
Aw is Akrakabo 2016? That's by far my favorite :(
― Frederik B, Sunday, 3 December 2017 17:32 (six years ago) link
Ah no I speak nonsense, it's 2017. I also just realized he says Tout le monde debout ehh and not Tout le monde est dévoué.
― Nabozo, Monday, 4 December 2017 09:10 (six years ago) link
Yay, then I can keep it on my list :)
― Frederik B, Monday, 4 December 2017 12:55 (six years ago) link
I love Kidi’s Odo - not sure if it’s been posted as my connection is acting up.
https://youtu.be/jINRh9t3hw0
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 4 December 2017 13:10 (six years ago) link
Has Diamond Platnumz ever shown more attitude and been clearer that he has the chops to be the East African Wizkid ? Rick Ross in the midddle. Quite a decent hit.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1iHgDTplfw
― Nabozo, Sunday, 10 December 2017 19:29 (six years ago) link
Not really seeing any much of any support for music listed here on year-end lists posted on another thread. Fader had a Davido song. Jon Caramanica at the NY Times has gone for Latin trap this year instead. Not much reggae dancehall or soca either.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 16:32 (six years ago) link
It was supposed to be Wizkid's big breakout year but instead... he feels weirdly muted now. He was all over the place, just not where it mattered. I guess the main problem is that although most of the stuff he did this year was good, he just didn't have that one undeniable song?
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 12 December 2017 21:04 (six years ago) link
No publicist in the US or U.K. has successfully marketed the sound to radio, streaming sites and critics
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 21:09 (six years ago) link
is Unforgettable afropop?
― gospodin simmel, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 00:02 (six years ago) link
it was wizkid's song & they took him off it
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 02:45 (six years ago) link
i think it just took too long for ppl to push it & fucking drake & ed sheeran types capitalized off the sound before outside artists could
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 02:46 (six years ago) link
For your curiosity, here's a data-generated playlist of the songs most distinctively popular among afrobeats fans on Spotify in 2017:
https://open.spotify.com/user/particledetector/playlist/6VNHhLOXEkSMCWvIdYc1vB
― glenn mcdonald, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 08:18 (six years ago) link
I'm not really surprised that the list is mainly sweet stuff. Easy (Jeje) is great. You relate to these things differently if you're from Nigeria. Or is that data biased somewhat.
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 09:25 (six years ago) link
Spotify does choose to push certain labels, etc.
drake & ed sheeran types capitalized off the sound before outside artists could
This explains radio and spotify to some degree, but too many critics seam to just want to listen to American rap and indie and not go beyond that
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 14:31 (six years ago) link
Spotify, of course, isn't actually available in any African countries yet, so this is all based on fans in (or signing up in) countries where it's available...
― glenn mcdonald, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 14:38 (six years ago) link
personally didn't feel it was a great year for afropop. lots of good songs, but fewer than in previous years that matched my tastes(ditto for american pop, for the record!)
― sean gramophone, Wednesday, 13 December 2017 15:51 (six years ago) link
I probably forgot to post it but Niniola's Maradona is probably in my top 5 this year. Her album is great too - even though her cover art is pretty bad.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCbjK4259RM
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 20:41 (six years ago) link
the cover art is Blacksad!http://www.europecomics.com/serie/blacksad/was there a movie or something?
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 13 December 2017 20:52 (six years ago) link
The Maradona cover is good - the album cover is bad, lol. I have no info about the blacksad connection - news to me!
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 14 December 2017 10:28 (six years ago) link
The new Yemi Alade album is excellent & the Olamide that dropped a month ago has plenty of nice Young John jams.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 15 December 2017 13:39 (six years ago) link
The Olamide is uneven but it does have some jams.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 15 December 2017 18:44 (six years ago) link
does a wizkid vn of unforgettable exist?
― ||||||||, Friday, 15 December 2017 18:58 (six years ago) link
https://youtu.be/FK5odIiRG4AI prefer the French M version, actually. The most interesting thing about this one is that Swae Lee’s hook is actually a part of his verse from the original version (this).
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 15 December 2017 22:21 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0YOrxhBoj0I don't know if it will get many plays, but the latest Mr Eazi is as classy, minimal and laid-back as it gets, and same for the video.I quite like 911 too, even if this prod is nothing new at this point.Love Maradona, Sicker is not too bad either.
― Nabozo, Monday, 18 December 2017 20:22 (six years ago) link
That's a good one. lol @ "make all your sins do the mannequin challenge".
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 19 December 2017 12:41 (six years ago) link
I like Yemi Alade’s latest also. Seeing her live in DC was one of my 2017 highlights.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 19 December 2017 16:01 (six years ago) link
There's a wealth of music in Nigeria, and these lists below mix stuff that does not exactly fit on this thread, with stuff that does
http://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/10-best-nigerian-albums-in-2017-id7717539.html
1. Simi-Simisola2. Wizkid-Sounds from the Other Side3. Flavour-Ijele the Traveler4. Falz-275. Ric Hassani-The African Gentleman6.Ajebutter22- What Happens in Lagos7. A-Q- Blessed forever8. Bemyoda-Stark9.Yung6ix-Highstar10. DJ Spinall -Dreams
The link for the NET (Nigeria entertainment Today list) top 10 posted upthread isn't working but the cache is -- here they are typed out. Simi is number #1 on this too, and it has some of the same albums, but a few are different.
1. Simi-Simisola2. Mr. Eazi-Acra to Lagos3. Ric Hassani-The African Gentleman4. Ajebutter22- What Happens in Lagos5. Show Dem Camp - Palm Wine Music Vol. 16. Falz-277. Flavour-Ijele the Traveler8. Wizkid-Sounds from the Other Side9. DBanj- King Don Come10. Niniola-This is Me
― curmudgeon, Friday, 29 December 2017 16:48 (six years ago) link
That's my cut and paste from the ilm year end lists 2017 thread
― curmudgeon, Friday, 29 December 2017 16:49 (six years ago) link
My main issue with nigerian music in 2017 is that the ca 125 tempo has been all but gone this year following the crossover successes of ojuelegba - one dance - skin tight - pana. It’s all about 100 bpm now and that takes some of the fun out of it. Still plenty of good music of course.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 30 December 2017 11:22 (six years ago) link
That Simi album is really nice
― Frederik B, Saturday, 30 December 2017 14:50 (six years ago) link
I mean, this is just lovely:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YthMTby33d8
One of the other singles even has slide guitar on it. Great album.
― Frederik B, Saturday, 30 December 2017 15:40 (six years ago) link
And to close the year in South Africahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36O8dPuGDo
― Nabozo, Saturday, 30 December 2017 17:38 (six years ago) link
Some of that Simi album is too nice for me—-pleasant but not potent.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 30 December 2017 22:55 (six years ago) link
So, guys... what tracks are we going to try to get into the ilm eoy charts this year? I’m noticing that deej has omunye, Wo! and come closer high on his personal list and i’m fine with voting for either of those.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 1 January 2018 18:10 (six years ago) link