Rolling afrobeats thread 2014

New Tiwa Savage:
http://my.notjustok.com/track/3033/tiwa-savage-my-darlin#.VDT9VYWXWoU.twitter

Guru's video for Keep Walking has dinosaurs in it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfNoiy4G7Oo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oewrIzf7Nw

Not actually afrobeats at all but have we all heard Busy Signal over the Khona beat yet?

Ball J samples Under The Boardwalk while Guru raps about Jackie Chan. Gold.

http://www.sharebeast.com/v27wnoqp0p0w

Did any of you ever buy music from Spinlet? It looks cheap but I'm worried about the bitrates.

Anyone know of clubs to hear afrobeats in Paris? Gonna be there next week.

Back to google then

fuse odg album is seriously, seriously great and one of my albums/the pop/afrobeats albums of the year. dont sleep...

Haven't heard it yet, but saw this mixed review in the Guardian. Compares it to Sean Paul, who I like

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/30/fuse-odg-tina-review

Thanks to a plethora of international guest stars and a liberal dose of Guettatronics, it doesn’t sound as distinctive as one might hope, however.

There are some really really good tracks on this thing.

i dont think that review really gets it. doesnt sound like hes even familiar with his past (BIG HIT) singles. but anyway, the albums not perfect, but there are so many good songs/memorable hooks, i dont see how you can begrudge it.

yeah macinnes is a mug. says first sentence fuse is "A south Londoner of Ghanaian extraction", diligently c&ps what the title stands for and what it means... and then has a go at him for being crossover and not the pure afro realness the guardian readership craves

cute if minor album anyway, esp like 'bucket full of sunshine' and 'over'

yeah, fuse isnt like a dizzee for afrobeats, hes more like, idk, sway (though better). but this is still an album with antenna, azonto, the sean paul duet, the title track (which youd think the guardian might like more), which makes it hard to fault.

Yeah, Bucket Full of Sunshine might be the song carrying me through this winter. Pure happiness.

This. THIS!!!!

https://soundcloud.com/onviberadio/wiser-flavour-ft-phyno-mi

also this
https://soundcloud.com/seyishay/murda-feat-patorankin-shaydee

Loving that last one!

The Fuse ODG album from a couple of years back (The Buzz) was quite a lot better than the album that ultimately emerged. I suspect it got removed from all the new places after he signed a major label deal but it's worth seeking out if you can, even if several of its best moments appear here*. A lot of the newer stuff isn't up to the same standard.

*Bucket Full Of Sunshine, Azonto, Antenna, Office Work, This Girl, maybe another one.

The new olamide album is pretty great!

Some hot dance tracks from Naija:

Oritse Femi feat. Davido - Sexy Ladies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6M-MEmNmE4

Omo Akin feat. Ice Prince - Surutete (aciiiiid! - but more about house later):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1X6_iKZ-vY

Slyde - Banana (this might have been posted before, but I couldn't find it - it's great):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYv9lPW5Agw

Anyway, there's a remix out now too: Slyde feat. Timaya - Banana (Remix):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwYkBBZu1Uk

W4 - Foreign Dance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olf3nJYcKfI

Iyanya - Finito (he's never come close to "Kukere" again, but this is good):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g6AL2Os9co

And then there's the brand new Davido, Owo Ni Koko:
https://soundcloud.com/africagroove/davido-owo-ni-koko

While we're on the Naija House tip: How is it even possible that Legendury Beatz & Wizkid's Oje (posted two months ago) has not blown up by now? Why did Wizkid give that track it away? It's better than all the new tracks on Ayo.
This has a similar vibe: 2Face Idibia & Wizkid - Dance Go:
https://soundcloud.com/cloud9tunees/2face-wizkid-dance-go-eau-de-vie

catching up a bit on these songs today...

don gorgon = ultimate jam

also love: jeje, johnny, show you the money, gallardo, shake body

'dance' been on repeat all year too

"banana" and "foreign dance" are ace.

that's basically my two favourite naija trends right there: uhuru/mafikizolo sounds on the one hand and freaky triplet shit on the other.

can someone identify this angolan song that starts at 00:50 ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=y_iIVH-azsY#t=49

Tee Blaq "Vasa Shiii"

https://soundcloud.com/search?q=tee%20blaq%20vasa%20shii

Produced by Jay Pizzle, the man behind "Shake Body" and "Banana".

I regret shelling out for the Brymo album without listening first. Way too coffeeshoppy for my tastes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTB4hZy4XNY

love this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwDiH_KbfIA

Runtown and Uhuru unite for The Banger:

https://soundcloud.com/freemedigital/runtown-ft-uhuru-the-banger

And this is Uhuru feat. Speedy with the remix for "Ungowami", now also featuring Wizkid. True loverman anthem!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8C-LayMFJM

…and not to forget Donald...

Perfect!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e5NUsylTVY

Nice write up, deej.

Ah, in Pitchfork.

are we talking about this? http://www.thefader.com/2014/08/01/say-yes-how-a-michelle-beyonce-and-kelly-gospel-record-points-to-pop-musics-nigerian-future/

ah i see: http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/603-the-most-essential-nigerian-afropop-tracks-of-2014/

thnx tbh the pfork piece is a lil 'throw together the big ones' without sacrificing the sonic breadth of it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlhS5AZ_QqQ

'crazy' is crazy

and that new davido single is def making a quick run up my year-end list ... its delicate-ness is so ...woooo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFYIsryxaSM

the pfork piece *is an attempt to*

Yeah I could see that but it still worked I think. There are about 50 afrobeats selections in my top 20 this year so I feel your pain. Tchelete might have been the one I missed the most. Davido has had a hell of a year.

knew that would be a d40 article b4 i clicked

Holy fuck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd46jAe1ukU

Busiswa ft DJ Buckz & Uhuru "Lahla"

full version:
https://soundcloud.com/search?q=busiswa%20lahla

I finally gave in and bought a track from Spinlet. 123 kbps VBR. Lol.

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