xpost to rtc:
The point is that you're using it to lash out at a fellow ILX'er (who's probably not following this thread). It's a lousy attitude.
(And if you're that concerned about bad music writing, you know there's a thread for that too.)
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 19 February 2017 19:27 (seven years ago) link
Yeah , his eagerness to return to Lagos is def part of the problem. E Kelly mastered the Juls sound on Leg Over though - and it's the best track...
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, 19 February 2017 21:23 (seven years ago) link
Sure, E-Kelly did a great job there, but is there a reason Juls is not on the album at all (GuiltyBeatz has one track, at least)? Can't seem to find anything about them having parted ways.
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 19 February 2017 22:14 (seven years ago) link
No, I sure hope he's saving Juls for the "proper" album.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, 19 February 2017 22:52 (seven years ago) link
Mr. Eazi's gig at a nearby university is sold out. Oh well. Tekno's coming too, but he's too samey for me. Some cuts I like though
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 19:41 (seven years ago) link
DJ Vetkuk vs Mahoota - Thando Lok'dlala (ft. Black Motion, Nokwazi & Drumatic Boys)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYUQkH7gi0k
Wow at this
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 25 February 2017 00:59 (seven years ago) link
I might actually prefer the radio edit that's on Spotify. It packs more punch.
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 25 February 2017 01:17 (seven years ago) link
Yeah that's dope. A bit of Babes' rhytmic urgency in there, no?
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 25 February 2017 11:39 (seven years ago) link
Yes, and echoes of "Lahla" as well.
Never got around to posting their previous jam last year:
Vetkuk vs Mahoota ft. Sparks Bantwana & Character: "SoHamba Ngo 7"https://soundcloud.com/news-muzik-2/vetkuk-vs-mahoota-feat-sparks-bantwana-character-sohamba-ngo-7afro-housewwwnews-muzikcom
Or this monster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYhM2K1i8C4
Major League ft. Cassper Nyovest & Kwesta: "S'get It"
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 25 February 2017 15:45 (seven years ago) link
Now that Korede Bello has Kelly Rowland on the remix for "Do Like That"...
https://soundcloud.com/mavinrecords/korede-bello-x-kelly-rowland
…we can play Spot the Theme:
Diamond Platnumz ft. Ne-yo "Marry You":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdOaBtUvH80
Seyi Sodimu ft. K. Michelle, "Love Me Jeje (Remix)":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpz2R1ULOfI
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 25 February 2017 18:21 (seven years ago) link
Serge Beynaud's Accelerate -- now here's an album I can get fully behind. 16 tracks, all spanking new. Hard (but very varied) percussive beats, more generous with melodies than your average coupé-decalé, often clearly Naija-inspired, if a few years behind the latest trends there (telling that both Iyanya and Flavour feature on a track). Ironically, one of the most relentless (and best) tracks, "Zimbolo", features Tanzanian smoothie Diamond Platnumz. And I love that Ivorian guitar sound (that reminds me of bachata at times). Exhilarating stuff!
The first video is for opening track "Akrakabo":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgQ1CXd0sQc
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 28 February 2017 22:48 (seven years ago) link
Oh, wow. That last minute of Akrakabo. That's absolutely stunning.
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 1 March 2017 14:36 (seven years ago) link
Wizkid's "Sweet Love" (the song he's been teasing for like a year) just dropped. Turns out it's afrobeat (no -s!) bliss. The bass and the beat are just…
http://www.thefader.com/2017/03/01/wizkid-sweet-love-video-record-deal
So happy he kept the Yoruba too - it looked like he was settling into a mid-Atlantic pidgin/island hybrid as his default in his bid for international stardom.
…that beat though...
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 1 March 2017 19:37 (seven years ago) link
Yep, this is the effortless Wizzy that I love.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 2 March 2017 07:19 (seven years ago) link
Don't mind me as slide in to plug a friends track that deserves more attention than its getting.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GXli8m4hz4
― tsrobodo, Sunday, 5 March 2017 19:05 (seven years ago) link
Akrakabo is really awesome, love the traditional breaking out from behind the modern veil at the end. I think I went back to the 2 minute mark and re-listened to the end 2 or 3 times in a row. Will listen to Accelerate for sure. I don't have much knowledge of Bachata but your comment has me intrigued. i feel like afro pop has a natural lean into the carribean music scene of course, but i would be curious to listen for the links to more classic afro-latin music, perhaps this is already happening? like wizkid-popcaan is a natural fit of course, but what about Wizkid teaming up with Mexican or Columbian pop-stars?
speaking of wizkid, Sweet Love is fantastic, happy to see he stuck with the Yoruba as well. This is maybe my favourite first blush of a Wizkid song, normally he takes a bit for me to really get into. Maybe that bodes well for its shot at breaking out internationally. What do you guys figure his track to a breakout US hit is? Now that he has name recognition from One Dance, does he hope for a streaming hit that breaks though? or would he get enough of a push to get on radio before that? i assume the former, but not sure if he gets a push on radio due to the deal. And does he get on some spotify recommended playlists?
fuckin love Thando Lok'dlala, Nkwz should sing on every SA house song. I feel like DrumeticBoyz have turned a corner toward pop, but managing to stay a bit true to their GQOM roots. I agree longneck, definitely got some of Babes affect on it for sure.
dog latin, are you around? there is new Eddy Kenzo, called Jubilation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HslgsjEUV4M
I like it, not as much as Sitya Loss, but another great track, curious to hear from another Kenzo fan
really love this new durban track too, Colours Of Sound - Emuva (feat. SneMusiq). brutal name for the DJ's but this song is getting me thru some cold winter days. feels like driving around a rich neighbourhood and not giving a shit that the folks in it are looking down on you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMF6oo-niCA
― Will (kruezer2), Sunday, 5 March 2017 22:33 (seven years ago) link
So the British library just made 8000 vintage afropop recordings available for free. I haven't had the time to check it out yet but I'm putting the link in here anyway.
http://www.openculture.com/2017/03/stream-8000-vintage-afropop-recordings-digitized-made-available-by-the-british-library.html
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 8 March 2017 12:28 (seven years ago) link
the serge beynaud album is immense. "atôkplè", "dieu n'oublie personne" and "la danse du way" also highlights. the percussion!
i love how the synths in "dieu n'oublie personne" sound...arabic??
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 21 March 2017 12:53 (seven years ago) link
I haven't gotten around to the album yet but THAT bit of Akrakabo, when another song just emerges fully-formed from the chrysalis of the first one, is absolutely incredible.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 21 March 2017 13:03 (seven years ago) link
I keep coming back to the Faut bien me regarder -> Zimbolo -> J'ai cherche partout run in Accelerate, love that Diamond Platnumz shows up.
anyone know more about this? https://www.bellanaija.com/2017/03/the-silent-music-company-calls-out-sugarboy-and-kiss-daniel-over-alleged-theft-of-its-artiste-barz-song/
I think I like the original more tbh
also this is a really awesome party song from Akotheehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYEp_tp8smA
― Will (kruezer2), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 19:06 (seven years ago) link
The Kilamiti/Kilamity thing is kind of shocking in how blatant it is. It looks especially bad on Sugarboy and his (and Kiss Daniel's) record company. Why pull this stunt for such a mediocre track? I mean, it starts promisingly enough, but I lose interest after one minute. But maybe they really are that desperate after all the disappointing follow-ups to the mighty "Hola Hola". Sad to say my expectations for his debut album are not very high.
― breastcrawl, Monday, 27 March 2017 21:13 (seven years ago) link
By the way kruezer, "Jubilation" is fantastic, the EDM-y production works very well here, I think. Best thing I've heard from Kenzo since "Sitya Loss".
What's your opinion on Darassa ft. Ben Pol's "Muziki" that's very big in East Africa?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWyiC2CBtyI
Personally I think it doesn't match up to AY's "Zigo (Remix)" (especially vocally), but that fat synth bass and especially the way that beat is recorded are pretty great.
Five from South Africa:
"KwaMakhelwane", the most recent Dbn Nyts single, features… Nokwazi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRckNX-1B8U
DJ Maphorisa & DJ Buckz go gqom on "Goosheshe" (feat. Sjava & TDK Macassette):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWwOU4HTE5U
More gqom: DJ Bongz ft. DJ Tira, Dbn Nyts & KidTank, "Kuruza":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cti5FMzM36s
…and from the Babes Wodumo album, "Family" ft. Mampintsha & Cassper Nyovest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzmSuFFtNX4
Something else altogether: DJ Clock ft. Chicco Twala, "Saba Kufa":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adU-8OPdyYY
And of course, and just for the record, Black Coffee is featured on the new Drake album.
― breastcrawl, Monday, 27 March 2017 21:17 (seven years ago) link
Also, Tekno dropped his next smash to be, "Yawa" (produced by Masterkraft, just like that Akothee track):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsQnCwV4Gr8
― breastcrawl, Monday, 27 March 2017 21:26 (seven years ago) link
I feel this UK Afrotrap banger belongs on this thread too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvtxRv38Ep4
Don-E ft. Nado, "You Alright Yeah?"
Holland represent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XexZQaOnNUw
Kevcody, "Pakurumo"
― breastcrawl, Monday, 27 March 2017 21:40 (seven years ago) link
completely overstimulated by the serge beynaud record
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Tuesday, 28 March 2017 17:36 (seven years ago) link
Akrakabo still song of 2017 for me.
― Frederik B, Friday, 31 March 2017 19:59 (six years ago) link
And that moment 2:00 in... It just struck me, there are few songs where the most ecstatic moment is when it goes down in intensity, but with that absurdly driving hyper-modern beat, when there's a moments breath, it's the best thing ever.
― Frederik B, Friday, 31 March 2017 20:05 (six years ago) link
feeling this WizKid/Drake singlehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShVNtAYLOM0
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Friday, 31 March 2017 22:47 (six years ago) link
It has grown on me but it's very controlla-wave 6 months late.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 31 March 2017 23:51 (six years ago) link
this version of it sounds different than when it was titled something else
i dont really see it as controllawave though
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Saturday, 1 April 2017 00:09 (six years ago) link
i mean its an actual afropop artist lol
Well... I always start singing "gyal yuh body good and you're special to me" (popcaan's verse) every time I hear the beat.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 1 April 2017 08:53 (six years ago) link
eh you might be right idk maybe im just subconsciously hunting for another controlla
at any rate its at the very least pleasant
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Saturday, 1 April 2017 20:00 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqW18C4plZ8
― ||||||||, Saturday, 8 April 2017 08:03 (six years ago) link
ILM's 2017 Rolling Afrobeat/Afropop Thread Spotify Playlist
― Bobson Dugnutt (ulysses), Monday, 10 April 2017 19:42 (six years ago) link
Nigerian blogs mentioned here in addition to discussion of piracy issue
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/world/africa/nigeria-lagos-afrobeats-music-piracy-seyi-shay.html
excerpts from article
In Lagos, Africa’s biggest city, legitimate music stores are rare, streaming services haven’t caught on and fans are flocking to markets like Computer Village, with its rows of yellow umbrellas shading young men selling illegal downloads. Throughout the city, thousands of pirated CDs are churned out each day, and some artists even pay to appear on them, hoping the exposure will somehow be worth it....
“We’re no longer getting revenue from oil, so we’re arguing that content is the new crude,” said Aibee Abidoye, general manager at Chocolate City Group and 5ive Music, which seeks royalties on behalf of three Lagos-based record labels....
Many musicians pay to have their music heard. Popular music blogs like notjustok.com and naijaloaded.com collect as much as $120 from unknown musicians to promote a single song. Budding musicians also pay to have their songs featured on “latest mix” CDs hawked on the streets. A collection called “Mega Mix” contained new pirated songs from well-known musicians like Davido and Wizkid, along with songs from 43 less-known singers.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 6 June 2017 13:35 (six years ago) link
hey. not sure if this interests you but I've started a Spotify play list of Uganda Pop tracks, mostly made up of stuff I found online last summer, but sadly limited to what's on Spotify. It's collaborative so if you fancy it feel free to add anything you like to it https://open.spotify.com/user/1153731601/playlist/3mGD7yiSrXji5dhfvKCSuH
― Shat Parp (dog latin), Thursday, 8 June 2017 19:25 (six years ago) link
hope you don't mind: i jacked that for the thread playlist as well.
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, 9 June 2017 18:41 (six years ago) link
Oh, nice!There's also a new Tekno + Krisbeatz single today. The kid can do no wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw3YPJ1DUAU
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 9 June 2017 20:19 (six years ago) link
Some gqom for the summer:
https://soundcloud.com/afro-songz/distruction-boyz-shut-up-groove-ft-babes-wodumo-mampintsha
Really nice vibe on this one.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 07:53 (six years ago) link
how come nigerian music labels can't find illegal markets but they can prevent me from hearing a new Tekno jam >:(
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 09:54 (six years ago) link
It's on Spotify! You can also get it here:https://www.mp3naija.com.ng/music/tekno-samantha-prod-by-krizbeatz
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 13 June 2017 10:48 (six years ago) link
Thanks!
― Daniel_Rf, Friday, 16 June 2017 09:00 (six years ago) link
hope you don't mind: i jacked that for the thread playlist as well.― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, June 9, 2017 7:41 PM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, June 9, 2017 7:41 PM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
no probs, but be aware most of the tracks are not from 2017
― Shat Parp (dog latin), Friday, 16 June 2017 09:05 (six years ago) link
never a stickler about that
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Sunday, 18 June 2017 16:35 (six years ago) link
"Loose Guard", the new Flavour featuring Phyno, is a beauty. Finally, a perfect blend of the classic Young John sound and current post-kayidawave.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GakI5IS4SSg
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 20:01 (six years ago) link
Also, damn!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvOWpwOR2UU
Vision DJ ft. Samini, "Like December".
Another Juls joint.
― breastcrawl, Friday, 30 June 2017 17:11 (six years ago) link
Talking about Juls, surely people have noticed Leap of Faith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20bOgmbxvIwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJC3XtyRXpU
― Nabozo, Saturday, 1 July 2017 14:05 (six years ago) link
Not entirely sure where to post this, but MHD has been mentioned on this thread in other years, so I'll just write a bit about him here. I loved the remix that was on the Berité mix I posted upthread:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2I3pXTe3QE
But MHD is apparently a legitimately big French rapper, who calls his sound 'Afro Trap' and had a top ten hit with pt 8 (Never)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRRPt0ysfyI
His debut album MHD was released last year, and it's kinda pretty great. Much more hip-hop, I suppose, but very good.
Also, any opinions on the Wizkid album? Love the opener, the rest hasn't really caught on yet.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 09:44 (six years ago) link
I'm definitely going to vote for Runtown's Mad Over You. Who's with me?
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 3 January 2018 12:26 (six years ago) link
Technically 2016 but still one of the defining songs of 2017 - at least for me.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 3 January 2018 12:27 (six years ago) link
deej, didn't you have Iskaba as well or am I dreaming? I'll gladly vote for Iskaba.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 3 January 2018 12:28 (six years ago) link
I'll also vote for If, Fall, Juice or Leg Over if there's a point to it. All classics.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 3 January 2018 12:38 (six years ago) link
Could someone please bump the 2018 Afropop thread for me so I can post something on it? I only have access to Zing right now but it’s impossible to get to that thread from there. Thanks!
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 17:11 (five years ago) link
Never mind, found a way in.
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 18:13 (five years ago) link
Link through to 2018 thread: rolling afropop / acrobats 2018
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 18:17 (five years ago) link
“acrobats”? bless you, Autocorrect!
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 18:21 (five years ago) link