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
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, December 13, 2017 8:18 AM (two weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Considering that it's sourced from outside Nigeria, this seems weirdly accurate for Lagos car/party/radio play give or take a few head-scratchers and - some of the more UK based artists.
Also Surprised Penalty didn't get love herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVDmkCJrptI
but maybe this speaks to that in some way: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, December 13, 2017 9:25 AM (two weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― tsrobodo, Tuesday, 2 January 2018 16:01 (six years ago) link
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), 1. januar 2018 19:10 (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
At least in the early part of the year, I thought Akrakabo was the clear consensus favorite. Other than that I'll vote for Simi and Wizkid in albums, and probably a couple other tracks.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 2 January 2018 17:30 (six years ago) link
Not all music has to be 'potent', btw. Pleasant is absolutely ok, and I often like to hear all the 'pleasant' stuff from around the world, it so often get's shunted to the side :)
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 2 January 2018 17:32 (six years ago) link
i also had inde and j hus btw
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 18:17 (six years ago) link
"inde" is wonderful
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 18:37 (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