Actually, early Wande Coal is very interesting since it's fairly obvious that's where Wizkid got his style from, more or less. The 2008 Mushin 2 Mohits album is out of print so I'll risk uploading it for you:http://www93.zippyshare.com/v/BLiEI3eW/file.html
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, June 20, 2016 1:35 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
do you happen to have curriculum vitae?
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Monday, 20 June 2016 08:04 (seven years ago) link
I think have a low bitrate rip on this computer but it's also in itunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/currliculum-vitae/id321264519
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 20 June 2016 08:36 (seven years ago) link
glenn mcdonald - cheers for that 'afro-trap' playlist. don't detect any trap in there, but most of what i heard sounds like it's from Cote d'Ivoire
― TARANTINO! (dog latin), Monday, 20 June 2016 10:40 (seven years ago) link
Returning to the Uk Funky - "afrobeats" link there's a DJ Spinall & Ice Prince version of the new Donae'O single but since the beat is the same and Ice Prince doesn't add much I'm posting the original in here lolhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNBm2eVxzpw
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 20 June 2016 11:32 (seven years ago) link
Hmmm, just discovered that the song is a year old even if the video is new. I guess these things happen.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 20 June 2016 11:36 (seven years ago) link
Was it known itt that "one dance" was a wizkid song ?
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Monday, 20 June 2016 16:32 (seven years ago) link
I saw that but apparently it wasn't.
https://www.bellanaija.com/2016/06/seyi-shay-says-one-dance-was-wizkids-song-wizkid-responds-she-lied/
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 20 June 2016 17:27 (seven years ago) link
Don't these guys play to crowds of tens of thousands of people?
fader profile on davido earlier this year seemed to suggest this wasn't the case in nigeria at least:
In Nigeria, concerns about security, a lack of concert venues, and deep income disparity mean there are few large, ticketed events; aside from a handful of public concerts, private shows like these are the norm.
not true imo. there are private events - extremely expensive ones - but when i was there, it was a ton of public shows. i think that was bc it was like the christmas holiday season but there was like a show every day
― unkyoka, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 17:52 (seven years ago) link
femi kuti was super funny when i interviewed him about jaiye jaiye and afropop in general. he was totally like "that shits garbo, these dudes cant play an instrument, they're all going to be hooked on drugs and useless in 5 years" lol
― unkyoka, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 17:57 (seven years ago) link
No shock there. "Serious musicians" tend to think that about pop artists.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 22 June 2016 09:36 (seven years ago) link
Koffi Anan has a video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoU3tUldZ9w
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 22 June 2016 12:56 (seven years ago) link
:re the wizkid/seyi shay controversy, notjustok seems to think maybe she was right after all.
http://notjustok.com/2016/06/21/wizkid-seyi-shay-dilemma-decoded-bolaji-oyegunle/
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 23 June 2016 19:08 (seven years ago) link
Two big new ones:
Lil Kesh has parted ways with YBNL, but hey, I guess it counts as a Young John record, right? "Bend Down Select"
https://soundcloud.com/djsuperstunner/bend-down-select
And one year after "My Woman My Everything", Patoranking turns to Ghana for inspiration again. "No Kissing" features Sarkodie; GospelOnDeBeatz provides the alkayida-ish beat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T-GeoXlEBg
― breastcrawl, Monday, 27 June 2016 19:09 (seven years ago) link
Note to Spotify users: the Young John track is listed there under the moniker "Youngjonn".
― breastcrawl, Monday, 27 June 2016 19:11 (seven years ago) link
playlist is updated.
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Monday, 11 July 2016 17:07 (seven years ago) link
couple nice new kwaito songs climbing the SA dance charts lately, really like Wololo
Babes Wodumo ft Mampintsha - Wololo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlkybvVEQ4g
DJ Tira ft Black Motion & Drumetic Boyz - Sfuna Abo Chomi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axyaytKP4UI
― kruezer2, Friday, 15 July 2016 01:28 (seven years ago) link
Wiz Kid collaborated with and bowed down to Nigerian juju music legend King Sunny Ade in 2013 I see on Youtube (for those tracing back historic influences)
― curmudgeon, Friday, 15 July 2016 17:36 (seven years ago) link
Kiss Daniel is now on a North American tour. He's gonna be in a club outside Washington DC Saturday. Based on my experience with that club, he will probably come onstage around 2am and be singing over tracks.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 15 July 2016 19:39 (seven years ago) link
Two killer Naija tracks (plus bonus jams):
Boybreed "Tumbo Tumbo", produced by Omeiza (see the Ezi Emela above):https://soundcloud.com/boybreed/tumbo-tumbo
(It's also on Spotify, search for "Boy Breed")
Flavour ft. Phyno & Zoro "Gbo Gan Gbom (Une Soul):https://soundcloud.com/freemedigital/flavour-ft-phyno-zoro-gbo-gan-gbom-une-soul
Produced by Kezyklef, who also produced Zoro's fantastic "Ogene" (ft. Flavour). That track was posted earlier this year, but not the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTWYQnbqN8I)
(There's also a remix out that adds Lil Kesh and Ycee)
…as well as Phyno's brand new track "E Sure For Me (Olisa Doo)":https://soundcloud.com/freemedigital/phyno-e-sure-for-me-olisa-doo
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 19 July 2016 19:49 (seven years ago) link
I just lurk, thanks for a great thread! I have been listen to this a lot lately and didn't see it postedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxeJ3PPhYaMKonshen - Bruk Off Mi Back
― video2000, Saturday, 23 July 2016 22:22 (seven years ago) link
That would go in the dancehall thread! It's the biggest tube from the Moskato riddim, which is still ruling everything. Great song.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 23 July 2016 22:29 (seven years ago) link
lmao, sorry!
― video2000, Saturday, 23 July 2016 22:35 (seven years ago) link
No problem! (*tube = tune btw, lol)Konshens is in fact on a good new afropop tune, Shabba (not the wizkid one), so you just gave me an excused to post it:
https://youtu.be/bhx1kxqPFZ8
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 23 July 2016 22:55 (seven years ago) link
Your irregular Tekno update:
His new single, "Pana", a sort-of-ballad:https://soundcloud.com/triplemg-music/pana-tekno-prod-by-krizbeatz
With Capital Vibez on "Abasi", GospelOnDeBeatz producing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoiUn1RhA1U
And especially with Yung Muse (from Liberia) on "Danze". This one's for bangin':https://soundcloud.com/yungmuse/yung-muse-ft-teckno-miles-danze
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 2 August 2016 06:57 (seven years ago) link
Mr Eazi continues his conquest of his native Nigeria, guesting on DJ Neptune's "Marry" (a Kiddominant production):https://soundcloud.com/afro-songz/dj-neptune-marry-ft-mr-eazi
Seyi Shay teams up with the wonderful Niniola on "Juba (Bow Down)", GospelOnDeBeatz producing this one as well:https://soundcloud.com/seyi-shay/juba-ft-niniola
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 2 August 2016 06:58 (seven years ago) link
Two new ones from Young John:
…one a bit disappointing: Lil Kesh "Kojo":https://soundcloud.com/freemedigital/lil-kesh-kojo-prod-by-young-jonn
…the other one a lot of fun: Viktoh ft. Ycee "Mad Jam":https://soundcloud.com/sterlingsoundz/viktoh-ft-ycee-mad-jam-prod-young-john
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 2 August 2016 17:53 (seven years ago) link
Finally caught up on this thread (to a degree anyway) a few weeks ago and am now completely obsessed with this stuff again--currently being blown away that there's an entire album of Kiss Daniel and so far it is all up to the standard of Mama and Good Time.
I don't think "Raba" by DJ Shabsy x Kiss Daniel & Sugarboy has been posted; the bassline on this is beautiful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MihRmGPYOk
― rob, Thursday, 18 August 2016 18:37 (seven years ago) link
Pana is my joint.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 18 August 2016 18:51 (seven years ago) link
yeah Pana is rad, love the percussion, it's like analogue trap at times
― rob, Thursday, 18 August 2016 19:51 (seven years ago) link
Classixx got Young John to remix one of their songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir2nF3K4nhw
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Thursday, 18 August 2016 20:56 (seven years ago) link
nothing special compared to most of this thread but kind of interesting data point
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Thursday, 18 August 2016 21:01 (seven years ago) link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/is-this-the-year-that-african-music-conquers-the-us/2016/08/17/561c8e5e-60a8-11e6-9d2f-b1a3564181a1_story.html
Andy Beta article. The answer to the headline is still probably no.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 19 August 2016 18:36 (seven years ago) link
Olamide has two strong new singles, both produced by Major Bangz:
Sere with Lil Kesh:https://soundcloud.com/afro-songz/olamide-sere-ghetto-story-ft-lil-kesh
Owo Blow:https://soundcloud.com/afro-songz/olamide-owo-blow
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 20 August 2016 11:58 (seven years ago) link
Today I'm in love with this Masterkraft produced song from a girl group that has totally gone under my radar. Great name though:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NhtEmoZmpIShiikane - Loke
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 22 August 2016 12:54 (seven years ago) link
Playlist is updated.
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Thursday, 25 August 2016 17:08 (seven years ago) link
New Timaya makes me happy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tx-HzZnr34
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 26 August 2016 09:00 (seven years ago) link
Hope you all aren't sleeping on the new A Pass album, Nva Kampala. Soft reggae/dancehall from Uganda.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SBTh4h-ElY
This is the openning track, Wuuyo
― TARANTINO! (dog latin), Tuesday, 30 August 2016 13:59 (seven years ago) link
https://www.buzzfeed.com/reggieugwu/afrobeats-invasion
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Friday, 9 September 2016 23:20 (seven years ago) link
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Friday, September 9, 2016 7:20 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Like the sounds of this song, nice to see its gonna cross over
I think this is my favourite SA song of the summer, as mentioned in the youtube comments, has some serious bojo mujo circa 2005 vibes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_b-g3PjFws
― kruezer2, Saturday, 10 September 2016 01:56 (seven years ago) link
I like the new Banky W. The Video is cool too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vol9JQE9oTM
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 26 September 2016 09:51 (seven years ago) link
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 05:18 (seven years ago) link
There's a new Babes Wodumo and I really like it:https://open.spotify.com/track/2mkMQIi4gGXiPCbv4nLN17
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 29 September 2016 08:21 (seven years ago) link
just found out that Nyashinksi came back to Kenyan music this year, his new songs are a joy
Nyashinski - Mungu Pekeehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfPb88GD1Tc
Nyashinski - Now You Knowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnbg0l6sRkA
he was a part of Kleptomaniax back in the early 2000s, who put out this great song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3phE35z8q1w
which couldn't sound more like exactly what Nairobi radio was back then, when things were more kapuka (poppier) focused & genge had't taken over
― kruezer2, Friday, 21 October 2016 20:36 (seven years ago) link
poppier is probably wrong, it was more of a classic commercial vs. authentic debate
that babes wodumo song is great longneck, kwaito this year has come from her IMO
― kruezer2, Friday, 21 October 2016 20:40 (seven years ago) link
*best kwaito
― kruezer2, Friday, 21 October 2016 20:44 (seven years ago) link
https://www.instagram.com/p/BL0O2Q8DrWP/
new drumboss album potentially out this year, new single is cool, not his best work or anything but an interesting on where he might go with this one (however slight a difference really, don't think he's gonna re-invent anything anytime soon but it always work so who cares)
― kruezer2, Saturday, 22 October 2016 01:23 (seven years ago) link
Yeah I haven't heard anything really mindblowing from drumboss since his last album.
This Mayorkun and Eazi collabo is good. Does it mean that Davido and Wizkid are getting along nowadays, though?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn67uUebBBk
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 26 October 2016 09:08 (seven years ago) link
Also,Shiikane's Loke got a video. I love this song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r9FvdNMSSU
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 26 October 2016 10:39 (seven years ago) link
R2Bees, Wizkid and Legendury Beatz come together:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcQSo0mrjBo
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 2 December 2016 11:43 (seven years ago) link
There is now a Babes Wodumo album and it kicks ass:
https://open.spotify.com/album/2qo3hg3iZ6Pm55qaR3U7fT
Also, Heavy-K is back with more gorgeous Heavy-K-ness:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nase4xEjhhU
(my wife is back in Cape Town and I'm trying hard to cope with it all, lol)
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 3 December 2016 16:02 (seven years ago) link