loving this from Boj (who goes waaay back in the Naija scene) with Moliy and Mellissa (who you might both know from the Amaarae album, they’re sisters apparently): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyqSIHjvgUk“In The Loop”previous single, the Juls-produced “Culture” with Enny, is good too:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWtCDU1EQmc
― middot • is • my • middle • name (breastcrawl), Saturday, 9 April 2022 08:58 (two years ago) link
8-song EP on the softer side featuring two songs with Azana including title track Nanini
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DKNliP8GacLebza TheVillain feat. Sino Msolo & Tosh - Sosha
― Nabozo, Saturday, 9 April 2022 15:03 (two years ago) link
Introducing Magixx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=divDTLBDmCwMagixx - Chocolate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwsGYaF-cEMMagixx feat. Ayra Starr - Love Don't Cost a Dime (Re-up)
― Nabozo, Saturday, 9 April 2022 18:40 (two years ago) link
hadn’t checked in on prolific Ghanaian (self) producer Magnom for quite some time, but “Sweetie”s low-key vibe hits the spot for me today:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gs9kaxxI4U
― middot • is • my • middle • name (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 12 April 2022 19:37 (two years ago) link
"kwaku the traveller" is really something, isn't it? immediately commanding. idk if i've ever heard this kind of delivery over a drill beat
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 12 April 2022 20:00 (two years ago) link
Mellow & Sleazy are dropping a 9-song album (EP ?) in three days. I am enjoying the drive and percussions in recent single SJEPA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkAeAc23vLUMellow & Sleazy (feat. Focalistic & M.J) - SJEPA
― Nabozo, Sunday, 17 April 2022 10:19 (two years ago) link
Actually, that edit is no good and they should all be creditedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHkm9Odpzw4Focalistic, Mellow & Sleazy and M.J - SJEPA
― Nabozo, Sunday, 17 April 2022 10:22 (two years ago) link
went on vacation for a week so I'm behind here, but that Boj "In A Loop" song is really nice
― rob, Monday, 18 April 2022 14:07 (two years ago) link
Billboard profile on the newly Warner-signed Pheelzhe’s hoping for Cardi B and/or ***Ye and/or Rihanna and/or Drake on the remix for “Finesse”
― middot • is • my • middle • name (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 19 April 2022 21:37 (two years ago) link
I mentioned Poco Lee’s “Yard” upthread because of its Black Sherif feature, but it merits more than just a mention - it’s a great track!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbDSxVrT4ZAPoco Lee ft. Black Sherif, Bella Shmurda & Alpha P • Yard
― middot • is • my • middle • name (breastcrawl), Thursday, 21 April 2022 20:17 (two years ago) link
(the fact that it’s produced by P.Priime may have something to do with it)
― middot • is • my • middle • name (breastcrawl), Thursday, 21 April 2022 20:19 (two years ago) link
BOJ feat. Wizkid & Darkovibes, Awolowo remix is alright
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 April 2022 11:52 (two years ago) link
I'm out the loop and doing a DJ set on Sat. What's really making you tick?
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Tuesday, 26 April 2022 16:47 (two years ago) link
people, don’t sleep on Oxlade’s “Want You”. textbook example of a grower, that one.
― middot • is • my • middle • name (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 27 April 2022 10:42 (two years ago) link
I'm out the loop and doing a DJ set on Sat. What's really making you tick?― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), 26. april 2022 17:47 (three days ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), 26. april 2022 17:47 (three days ago) bookmarkflaglink
Anything Fireboy and/or Rema, Sungba Remix, Kwaku the Traveller
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 29 April 2022 17:45 (two years ago) link
New Burna Boy out 2 July titled 'Love, Damini' (his real name)
― Nabozo, Friday, 29 April 2022 18:21 (two years ago) link
yesss
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Friday, 29 April 2022 18:27 (two years ago) link
For fans of Osama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZhKGa_d-TkThee Suka - Aluwawa
― Nabozo, Friday, 29 April 2022 18:32 (two years ago) link
Also we haven't posted either Mufasa or Jinja. Tekno has entered that sweet territory of effortlessness and he has endured remarkably well since his initial streak of hits (Duro - Pana - Rara - Samantha).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H0AEH3kPTYTekno - Jinja
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6LPkQyYdwgTekno - Mufasa
― Nabozo, Friday, 29 April 2022 18:42 (two years ago) link
He has endured, but he is a bit past his prime, no?
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 29 April 2022 18:57 (two years ago) link
There is no denying that Tekno has a formula, but it does not sound stale to me, rather like the classic afrobeats sound.
Playfully yours from Ghana, previously mentioned re-Horoscopes EP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2Qfe8JZHJEKwabena Kwabena - Fingers
― Nabozo, Friday, 29 April 2022 19:12 (two years ago) link
I like those two recent Tekno singles a lot, especially “Jinja”, but his problem is he hasn’t sounded current in ages, which *might* be by choice, but it has made him more or less irrelevant as a hitmaker. there’s something sad about his career. he was almost on a par with Wizkid and Davido at one point (remember he gave “If” to Davido when Davido was at the nadir of his career), but when he finally released his debut album in December 2020, at least three years after the fact, I don’t think anyone talked about it, anywhere. at least the album’s bizarre title, Old Romance, made a lot more sense than when he came up with it in 2017 or whenever it was. I listened to it once, and it was nice enough, but again, out of touch with the times and no urgency to it whatsoever.but who knows, he might catch a wave again someday 🌊
― middot • is • my • middle • name (breastcrawl), Saturday, 30 April 2022 10:42 (two years ago) link
but speaking of endurance: this slept-on track from 2019…
In other news: Wande’s still got it (see also the Amaarae track posted over the weekend): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snpa4_kUkkg melvitto ft. Wande Coal • Gentility― breastcrawl, woensdag 5 juni 2019 23:38
― middot • is • my • middle • name (breastcrawl), Saturday, 30 April 2022 10:43 (two years ago) link
A friend turned me onto this great lo-fi afropop track from Nigeria (not to be confused with the Toronto indie-pop act of the same name):
Hotkid - "Star"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksEfm6MuJ0w`
― sean gramophone, Monday, 2 May 2022 13:49 (two years ago) link
^^ really nice, thanks to your friend
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Monday, 2 May 2022 15:15 (two years ago) link
liking the boj album a great deal, even if he does tend to fade into the background and let the guests shine sometimes
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 11 May 2022 15:35 (two years ago) link
Focalistic touring the US through June. In Houston MY 13; Dallas May 14
― curmudgeon, Friday, 13 May 2022 02:03 (two years ago) link
but who knows, he might catch a wave again someday 🌊
― butt-mooning is a polysemous word, hoss! (breastcrawl), Sunday, 15 May 2022 11:33 (two years ago) link
disclaimer: unabashed Oxlade fanboy here, but here’s yet another song of his I just•can•not•stop playing:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x80x3_JqOwsSmallgod ft. Oxlade • Biou BiouOxy is permanently crazy in love, basically.Smallgod is a Ghanaian-Dutch entrepreneur-turned-artist/A&R guy whose new album features an impressive line-up of Ghanaian, Naija, UK and Dutch guest artists: https://thenativemag.com/essentials-smallgod-connecting-the-dots/
― butt-mooning is a polysemous word, hoss! (breastcrawl), Monday, 16 May 2022 21:18 (two years ago) link
Omah Lay has announced his first album Boy Alone is being released on 24 June 2022. Woman is the latest song revealed after Understand and the Bieber duo. I find it dangerously drowsy though, which I suddenly have less patience for after Rema's energy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFtZqhnXyGwOmah Lay - Woman
For those interested, Kwaku the Traveller now has a video. The guy loves the camera. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIDiI5kyBDQ
― Nabozo, Thursday, 26 May 2022 12:39 (two years ago) link
In the last hour or so I've been discovering King Promise who has shaped up a nice career. This little ballad is unassuming but pleasant enough to post, I dig the use of amapiano. Other favorites include his early singles Selfish, Alright with Shatta Wale which I will post for pleasure (2020), Fine Wine with R2Bees, CCTV. His other single from 2022, Bad 'N' Rude with WSTRN, is not bad either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCbAYj9tH2kKing Promise - Ginger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgA3PEO9V9UKing Promise (feat. Shatta Wale) - Alright
― Nabozo, Thursday, 26 May 2022 13:58 (two years ago) link
Also, I'm usually not a fan, but legit sound production from Stonebwoy on his latest and I didn't remember he was doing such an excellent Burna Boy impression.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD2pME-cLiYStonebwoy - Therapy
― Nabozo, Thursday, 26 May 2022 14:04 (two years ago) link
Fresh and irresistibly groovy from SA, hope it hits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0RbA4RntcAKonke & Musa Keys (feat. Nkulee501, Skroef28 & Chley) - Kancane
― Nabozo, Friday, 27 May 2022 15:01 (two years ago) link
The man behind Dorobucci and Adaobi is reborn from his ashes to gather some young stars around... a very soft beat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8SNlvR86xcMavins, Crayon, Ayra Starr (feat. LADIPOE, Magixx & Boy Spyce) - Overloading (Overdose)
― Nabozo, Sunday, 29 May 2022 15:47 (two years ago) link
that is a beautiful tune, thank you
after all these years i'm still a total sucker for classic dorobucci/passionfruit kinda vibes
― sean gramophone, Monday, 30 May 2022 13:23 (two years ago) link
Two new Ghanaian hits that both incorporate that big backing chorus line thing that’s all the rage in Naija pop this year.Wendy Shay’s bleak “Survivor” even has a bit of Yoruba in the chant - in hopes of a crossover perhaps? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUbqTYsQpGsKuami Eugene’s “Take Away” is all about tauntingly flaunting it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZBYRX6USqE
― butt-mooning is a polysemous word, hoss! (breastcrawl), Thursday, 2 June 2022 08:09 (two years ago) link
more of a good thing:is there such a thing as “too much Oxlade”? don’t think so!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pDQjwaH3qkOxlade • Ku Lo Se
― butt-mooning is a polysemous word, hoss! (breastcrawl), Monday, 13 June 2022 17:25 (two years ago) link
more of a good thing, part 2:lyrically at least, this is Bloody Samaritan Redux, but do we need more female fuck-you songs in afropop? I think we do!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S06IoLBDI7IAyra Starr • Ase(oh, and London producing)
― butt-mooning is a polysemous word, hoss! (breastcrawl), Monday, 13 June 2022 17:26 (two years ago) link
2022 will be remembered as the Asake takeover.Here’s Peace Be Unto You:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MefXQvGTYtE
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 17 June 2022 08:08 (two years ago) link
^^ in at 92 in the midweek UK chart, another milestone for afropop. “Last Last” climbed to number 20 last week, making it by far Burna’s biggest UK hit as the main artist. Meanwhile, after almost *six* whole months, “Peru” is *still* in the top 20.
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Monday, 20 June 2022 17:32 (two years ago) link
sorry i'm a real newb to afropop, just hearing "last last" and damn that's a good song.
― the cat needs to start paying for its own cbd (map), Monday, 20 June 2022 19:46 (two years ago) link
welcome aboard, map!
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Monday, 20 June 2022 21:26 (two years ago) link
thanks, i have ambitions to keep up that i'm sure will recede shortly
― the cat needs to start paying for its own cbd (map), Monday, 20 June 2022 23:19 (two years ago) link
that Asake song is fantastic. I'll probably tire of that naijapiano/rubbery bass sound soon-ish but not yet
― rob, Tuesday, 21 June 2022 13:27 (two years ago) link
otm about "last last" and about the new asake, loving them both a lot
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 21 June 2022 14:40 (two years ago) link
new DaBaby (yes, this is the Afropop thread): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QJl3NMDePsDaBaby ft. Davido • Showing Off Her Body
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Sunday, 26 June 2022 14:17 (two years ago) link
that's a dud imo
― rob, Sunday, 26 June 2022 14:32 (two years ago) link
what makes this a dud for you? the track itself ( I happen to think it’s a jam) or the fact that it’s DaBaby (which, sure)?
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Sunday, 26 June 2022 16:52 (two years ago) link
mostly DaBaby, who I've rarely loved but don't have any prejudice against. But I don't get anything from his presence here, the chorus is particularly eye-rolly. Production isn't bad or anything, I could see liking it with a vocalist I like more. Probably doesn't help that I'd listened to Last Last and PBUY right beforehand
― rob, Sunday, 26 June 2022 17:04 (two years ago) link
idk maybe I am a bit prejudiced about crossover attempts tbh. but compare that to this, which just has tons more atmosphere & character:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmZ7KQD5Qvg
― rob, Sunday, 26 June 2022 17:07 (two years ago) link