Never write off Kwamz & Flava - Ghana, London... and now New York? Whenever, wherever, it’s “Gafro”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-VeO64U8xI
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 8 February 2020 22:54 (four years ago) link
So the Amapiano Grooves playlist on Spotify is very good, and I just discovered that it is even better if you let it play in automix mode (crossfader set to 0s). I've never noticed any similar effect in other playlists but this one actually mixes the tracks in a satisfying way, cutting away all the three minute long shaker intros and two minute outros, heading straight for the meat of the song. Try it out!
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 10 February 2020 09:27 (four years ago) link
b-b-but the three minute long shaker intros and two minute outros are essential! Meat is overrated anyway.
― breastcrawl, Monday, 10 February 2020 10:10 (four years ago) link
lol, i do see your point. However... the mixed versions bring out the pop potential in these tunes.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 10 February 2020 10:17 (four years ago) link
Here's something a bit different. Not sure if it quite belongs ITT but I'm really feeling Quem Manda No Mic by Angolan-Portuguese artist Pongo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aTpjiBT3p8
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Monday, 10 February 2020 11:57 (four years ago) link
xps I can't see a crossfader with the automix feature?
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Monday, 10 February 2020 11:59 (four years ago) link
It’s right above the gapless playback toggle on my iPhone?
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 10 February 2020 15:25 (four years ago) link
no worries, i found it on settings on my computer. anyway, off to sell my CDJs....
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Monday, 10 February 2020 15:31 (four years ago) link
shame (not a shame) it only works on some playlists
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Monday, 10 February 2020 15:41 (four years ago) link
There's a newish Tekno tune that I really like....
Tekno - Suruhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znrrQjb6WUY
Also nice, on the uk tip:
Kida Kudz feat. Jaykae - 1AMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tydTT9dWDM
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 12:30 (four years ago) link
I like that Pongo track dog latin posted. Here’s some more Angolan stuff:Finally a video for Nerú & Scro’s “Tic Táa”. DJ Vado Poster in the house - no doubt he does it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYcj0gACjnMNerú Americano & Scró Q Cuia • Tic Táa(too bad these two buddies don’t get as intimate here as in their live performancesof this banger)Slightly less frantic:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNScT5s9xkcGilson Gera ft. Cleusio Gil & Emma Strawb3 • Mormão Mormão MormãoChange le beat: This one’s firmly from last year, but I wasn’t paying attention:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l_gGj_qpL8Preto Show ft. Filho de Zua, Teo no Beat & Uami Ndongadas • Pedra
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 11 February 2020 20:08 (four years ago) link
late 2019 but anyone been listening to the joeboy EP? it's very boyish and sweet and on the R&B side of things, almost reminds me of like early chris brown but afropop
"all for you" is great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW6aSd0WPzk
as is "beginning"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUnx13A4XDs
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 February 2020 18:08 (four years ago) link
Joeboy is great - I particularly like Beginning. I also somehow got the impression that Mr Eazi was moving in a joeboy-ey direction with the sweet and romantic kpalanga (posted above).
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 12 February 2020 20:35 (four years ago) link
Joeboy started out as a Mr Eazi protégé. Some of that backstory here: https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8541512/joeboy-mr-eazi-nigeria-new-ep-interviewAs for their sound, both “Beginning” and “Kpalanga”, as well as Eazi’s earlier “Doyin”, were produced by Killertunes. Joeboy is sort of a non-identical musical twin of Fireboy DML, similar timeline, similar style, similar appeal.Speaking of which, there’s finally a video for “Vibration”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRhBfL3GEjQ(Fireboy had been indulging his sappy side a bit too much for my liking with his previous video for the rob-vetoed “Need You”)
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 12 February 2020 21:38 (four years ago) link
Big song in Nigeria right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGpwNm0A6gISarz x WurlD • Mad(Sarz and WurlD did a whole EP together, I Love Girls With Trobul.I know this song is from last year (Brad championed it during the EOY) but it was never posted here, plus I had somehow never seen the video. Ooh child... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVEp-P2-rqYTems • Try MeBoth “Mad” and “Try Me” seem to me examples of Nigerian pop aligning (itself) more with the international global mainstream, if that makes sense.They do it both in different ways, “Try Me” through r&b, and “Mad”, I don’t know, something about the melody - or is it just that WurlD’s voice seems tailor-made to be featured on a generic Armin van Buuren EDM-pop confection?
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 12 February 2020 22:16 (four years ago) link
Super thread. I don't really follow this scene but some of my favourite tracks from last year's top 77 were from here so I should probably pay more attention.
― paolo, Thursday, 13 February 2020 07:52 (four years ago) link
Can I post UK afro tracks in here?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8fuOmRHnv8
NSG - Ourself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDd6ja7vLrc
Mostack - Staqdo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVnxCetKGxs
Snap Capone x Stardom x OMO Frenchie - Style & Pattern
― paolo, Thursday, 13 February 2020 07:56 (four years ago) link
hi paolo! welcome to the thread
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Thursday, 13 February 2020 08:14 (four years ago) link
Welcome, paolo! I’ve always found it somewhat surprising you never seemed to venture into Afropop territory (going by your EOY lists and such) when there is so much overlap with the UK scene.
― breastcrawl, Thursday, 13 February 2020 08:14 (four years ago) link
I'm thinking of starting a night that covers this kind of thing locally but a lot of venues I'm approaching insist I bring in some sort of live or guest dj act. I'm trying to get more familiar with the UK and Europe scenes therefore
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Thursday, 13 February 2020 08:21 (four years ago) link
Hi folks! I just never got round to it I guess
― paolo, Thursday, 13 February 2020 09:24 (four years ago) link
hello, paolo -- glad to have you among us. Yes, we've been needing someone to post these and this is as good a place as any, I guess.
also... nice breakdown of the joeboy musical family tree, breastcrawl. Thanks!
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 13 February 2020 13:05 (four years ago) link
This is from last year but it was only mentioned on the EOY Tracks thread. It's gobsmackingly good and I think with a bit more exposure it could have broken the 77
Skiibii, Falz, Teni, DJ Neptune - Daz How Star Do
https://youtu.be/ASM6AfzXMvc
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Thursday, 13 February 2020 16:31 (four years ago) link
I can confirm that the whole Pongo 'UWA' EP is bloody excellent
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Friday, 14 February 2020 11:17 (four years ago) link
I love the new Kizz Daniel, back with DJ Coublon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbBkzvshxmA
Kizz Daniel • Jaho
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 15 February 2020 22:47 (four years ago) link
He's also good on Adekunle Gold's lovely "Jore":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU3d-LjKAE4
(produced by Major Bangz & Pheelz)
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 15 February 2020 22:55 (four years ago) link
Here's something a bit different. Not sure if it quite belongs ITT but I'm really feeling Quem Manda No Mic by Angolan-Portuguese artist Pongo― doorstep jetski (dog latin), maandag 10 februari 2020 12:57 bookmarkflaglink
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), maandag 10 februari 2020 12:57 bookmarkflaglink
dog latin is feeling Pongo so much that he started a thread about her, linking it here:
Who rules the mic? È A PONGO!
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 15 February 2020 23:02 (four years ago) link
Posting this dancehall/alkaida/highlife hybrid from (where else?) Ghana especially for rob:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usgnyadzxZo
Kelvyn Boy ft. M.anifest • Yawa No Dey
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 15 February 2020 23:10 (four years ago) link
It's floaty
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 15 February 2020 23:15 (four years ago) link
Sarkodie's "Oofeetsɔ", posted on top of this thread, is such a banger.
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 15 February 2020 23:47 (four years ago) link
Yes it is. I usually play it with Saara, which isn't quite as banging but still pretty good:
Sarkodie& Efya - Saarahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCw5Tbdrahs
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 15 February 2020 23:54 (four years ago) link
My favourite track on his Black Love album!
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 16 February 2020 00:29 (four years ago) link
The guitar on that is so great. And so is Efya.
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 16 February 2020 00:31 (four years ago) link
that Kelvyn Boy track is nice, thanks breastcrawl! catching up on the past week or so and also really like the Buju, Adekunle Gold & Kizz, and uuuh a bunch of others I haven't sorted out the names of yet
― rob, Sunday, 16 February 2020 01:08 (four years ago) link
Feeling this one as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIZ36dnW5xw
Ko-Jo Cue ft. Worlasi • Dzo
#theyearofghana #letsmakeithappen
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 16 February 2020 01:14 (four years ago) link
my pleasure, rob!
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 16 February 2020 01:15 (four years ago) link
been catching up with all the tunes in this thread. so much great stuff
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Sunday, 16 February 2020 01:30 (four years ago) link
Worlasi, who's all over "Dzo", is great by the way. His "Pawa" was one of my EOY tracks and he also dropped a very good album last year, Worla (The Man and the God), that maybe I should have nominated also.
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 16 February 2020 01:42 (four years ago) link
too, also
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 16 February 2020 01:45 (four years ago) link
Another one with a fantastic(ally) Ghanaian twist on dancehall for rob, and everyone else: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtHjltPs0fULarruso ft. Stonebwoy & Kwesi Arthur • Killy Killy (Remix)And this one - I can’t even tell anymore if there’s any Caribbean in this. What a joyful sound. It’s brilliant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXjitxBJ_KETulenkey ft. Taitan • Your Girlfriend#ghanasghotitghoinghon
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 16 February 2020 02:23 (four years ago) link
tons of great stuff here, thanks
tulenkey's "proud fuck boys" is crackin' me up, it's a good time! if a questionable reclaiming of the term!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haxVglf7yRs
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 16 February 2020 18:16 (four years ago) link
unless it's a dis track to fuck boys and i'm not following the patois?
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 16 February 2020 18:18 (four years ago) link
Yeah, “Proud Fvck Boys” is fun.okay, 🇬🇭GHANA SPECIAL🇬🇭 it is:Let’s start with a fun bit of attitude:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3GJxkj9z3sMzVee • Who Are YouAnd some old school freshened up:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8pJ9CLWl80Mr. Drew x Krymi ft. Sarkodie • Dw3Spoiler: More throwbacks coming up in a bit!(Side note: does MOG (Beatz) produce like half of all Ghanaian hit tracks right now or what? The two Sarkodies upthread are his, and so are “Who Are You” and the one coming up next)
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 16 February 2020 22:07 (four years ago) link
So Naija had three kiddos (Fboy, Jboy, and yes, Rema) blowing up last year, but remember the 3 Ghanaian Ks that came up in 2017? Kidi’s after-the-fact debut album last year was a big disappointment, a literal overdose of Sugar, but this might be the first one of his I’ve liked since “Adiepena”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK7k8vKLGi4Kidi • EnjoymentKuami Eugene keeps low-key coming up with nice stuff, like this one:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK_Pa1ekb6YKuami Eugene • Turn UpOut of the three, only King Promise has firmly established himself as a major star. Here he employs Dutch rapper Chivv on the remix for last year’s “Commando”:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJxnHljgfPw(too bad Chivv doesn’t rap in Dutch here like he normally does)
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 16 February 2020 22:09 (four years ago) link
[insert glitter ball emojis] big wow at this hommage to 80s (Afro) cowbell disco (and Daddy Lumba) featuring man of the moment Bosom P-Yung:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMwWNHu86mYLord Paper ft. Bosom P-Yung • Asabone(and party people, this video features actual 🎈🎈🎈!!!)As posted on the Rolling non-US rap thread earlier - this /gh/emo/gh/rap track is what made BPY Ghana’s breakout star of the year so far: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DB3oND8hVABosom P-Yung • Attaa Adwoa
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 16 February 2020 22:12 (four years ago) link
South African epilogue:Desire Marea (half of queer duo FAKA) dropped an album last month with experimental art pop. There’s a video for “You Think I’m Horny”, but check out highlights like “Zibuyile Izimakade” and “Tavern Kween” as well:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZUefUADOXMDesire Marea • You Think I’m HornyPitchfork reviewed it, favourably. There must be other suitable threads for this - not sure which ones though. It’s probably not clubby enough for Jordan’s (post-)Reconstructed Club Music thread. Anyone have any ideas?Ending on a light note, Moonlight Sanelly also has an EP out, but I’m digging this recent stand-alone track - penis, penis, penis!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKRHW7xSN4AMoonchild Sanelly • Where De Dee Kat?
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 16 February 2020 22:48 (four years ago) link
asabone is great; you think i'm horny is nuts!
breastcrawl i dunno if you already answered this but where do you live and what do you do that you're so plugged into this scene?
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 17 February 2020 15:18 (four years ago) link
^ I'm getting 95% of my afrobeats knowledge from this thread
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Monday, 17 February 2020 15:54 (four years ago) link
Pi-ano! It’s a celebration:
🎹🎹PİANO! PİANO!🎹🎹 - a song appreciation thread for “eMcimbini” by Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa ft. Aymos, Samthing Soweto, Mas Musiq & Myztro
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 18 February 2020 23:40 (four years ago) link
New album on Nyege Nyege Tapes: DJ Diaki - Balani Fou
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 10:05 (four years ago) link