hot on the heels of "Skelewu", this new scorcher from DaVido, "Omo Mummy":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJFZQUVroh4
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 22:11 (ten years ago) link
Lex, a late reply, but: Tiwa's debut album is nice enough, and it includes most of the singles she released over the past years (some as bonus tracks), but it has a serious lack of new killer tracks. Apart from "Ileke" the only one that 's up there is the deliciously blunt "Written All Over Your Face". Nothing Afrobeats about that one though, so not really for this thread. It's an R&B track (she has a side career in the US, she did backing vocals for Whitney and wrote songs for people like Fantasia and Monica).This is her previewing "Ileke" at the album listening party. Very cute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfOs-SzY98E
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 17 November 2013 14:34 (ten years ago) link
a couple of Naija hits:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN6qNDMeWm4
Timaya "Ukwu"
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 8 December 2013 16:39 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pe7whelUMc
Skuki feat. Phyno "Voom Va"
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 8 December 2013 16:40 (ten years ago) link
...and Temi Dollface's "Pata Pata", Nigeria by way of London.Don't think it was ever posted here, reviewed in the Singles Jukebox though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EinxcEiDNU
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 8 December 2013 16:47 (ten years ago) link
Anyone seen any end of year ballots highlighting this stuff?
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 12 December 2013 15:58 (ten years ago) link
http://www.afribizcharts.com/top100.php
As breastcrawl noted back in February, this chart is flawed, but it does include lots of Nigerian, South African, and Gahanian stuff that may be of interest.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 12 December 2013 16:22 (ten years ago) link
Sweet. I feel a Youtube rabbit hole coming on.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 12 December 2013 16:26 (ten years ago) link
x-post-- uh Ghanaian
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 12 December 2013 16:36 (ten years ago) link
xxxp
A few have been nominated so far, from memory: Skelewu, Jaiye Jaiye, Khona, an Olamide ("Durosoke") track that hasn't been posted here, I think. There may have been one or two more. I might add a few too...
― breastcrawl, Thursday, 12 December 2013 19:26 (ten years ago) link
Sounds like you're talking the ilx poll, I meant the other thread of critics polls
― curmudgeon, Friday, 13 December 2013 05:49 (ten years ago) link
Pata Pata was nommed as well. Going to follow Matt DC down that Youtube rabbit hole, I reckon ...
― etc, Friday, 13 December 2013 06:54 (ten years ago) link
Mafikizolo follow up "Khona" with "Happiness":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVUFju4tnWQ
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 14 December 2013 20:47 (ten years ago) link
xxp
Yes, I was talking about the EOY nominations thread, what's the other one?
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 14 December 2013 20:51 (ten years ago) link
Looney (aka Looney TKR) "Amanda" (feat. Cliff Nino). His "Mempene" was posted earlier this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUcV82QkH4w
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 15 December 2013 22:48 (ten years ago) link
xpost to breastcrawl-- I was looking for websites and critics who named African club sounds. I thought you were just naming songs appearing on the ilx thread for best of 2013
― curmudgeon, Monday, 16 December 2013 05:49 (ten years ago) link
Nothing from this thread seems to have made that Pitchfork staff list of singles...Was hoping Tim F. could have gotten something on there
― curmudgeon, Monday, 16 December 2013 15:18 (ten years ago) link
Language barrier, marketing, various obstacles I guess
― curmudgeon, Monday, 16 December 2013 15:59 (ten years ago) link
fuse odg's new single is out next week - hopefully he'll get another top 40 hit. it's kinda owning my life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhYhX7c2KlQ
― prolego, Monday, 23 December 2013 21:42 (ten years ago) link
Really really wish Mafikizolo's music was anywhere near as wonderful to me as the videos' design, costumes, etc are.
― sean gramophone, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 00:29 (ten years ago) link
http://www.mtviggy.com/lists/tina-2013-10-burners-from-new-afropops-magic-year/
― etc, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 00:44 (ten years ago) link
I'm in agreement with Ilx & Pitchfork's Tim Finney who did list Mafikizola's "Khona" on his Pitchfork singles list. While the music is a tad less unique than the wardrobes in the video, it still has a catchy charm to it.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 16:10 (ten years ago) link
oooh, "Atinga" by DeeVS off that MTVIggy list is goooood!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygz7-z3vXEA
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 25 December 2013 01:32 (ten years ago) link
http://youtu.be/xJ72hOk7GiQ
this one is really strange and good, I think. Joey B feat. Sarkodie
― saudade, Wednesday, 25 December 2013 01:55 (ten years ago) link
spooky azonto with more than a touch of SA house to it, Bryte "I like your girlfriend":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmHFKp6APvY
― rob, Thursday, 26 December 2013 23:54 (ten years ago) link
fuse odg is on newsnight speaking to paxman right now!
― danzig, Tuesday, 4 February 2014 23:41 (ten years ago) link
Aww, missed it.
Nigerian Kcee the Limpopo King is gonna be in DC February 8th
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 5 February 2014 15:22 (ten years ago) link
Benny B come back to this thread, or start a new one
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 5 February 2014 16:24 (ten years ago) link
Hello ILX. Long time lurker first time poster here - just thought this would be the perfect place to shamelessly publicise a mix of Afrobeats (2013) stuff that Rinse FM's DJ Brackles did for my blog recently:
https://soundcloud.com/jah-klaw/dirtnap-presents-brackles
TRACKLIST
Olamide - First Of All
Lola Rae - Watch My Ting Go
Stay Jay - Format gurlz
Tictac - Pumpum
K9 - Kokoma
Timaya - Ekoloma Demba
Tiffany - Akyee Wo!
May7Ven - Ten ten
Sarkodie ft Fuse - Down On One
Wande Coal - Rotate
Madtraxx - Ita Waiter
Tiffany - Dance
DJ Malvado - Zenze (Uhuru Remix)
Davido - Dami Duro
Hope you lot like it, I think it's brilliant.
― corpseydo, Wednesday, 5 February 2014 21:45 (ten years ago) link
nice
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 6 February 2014 03:51 (ten years ago) link
http://museke.tumblr.com/
African dance music tumblr
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 6 February 2014 03:52 (ten years ago) link
That one is not being updated.
But I think there's still this:
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 6 February 2014 16:48 (ten years ago) link
Oh man, that chart is amazing. Is presently checking out everything that peaked at 1, Khona by Mazifikozolo is awesome!
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 11 February 2014 21:11 (ten years ago) link
I think "Khona" got some votes on the ilm poll as well as Village Voice critics poll
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 12 February 2014 14:58 (ten years ago) link
not enough though :(
― pariah newsletter (seandalai), Wednesday, 12 February 2014 15:34 (ten years ago) link
I feel so bad I didn't discover it soon enough to vote for it!
Great no 1 at the moment as well!
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 12 February 2014 17:23 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgHoQsMAtek
amazing
― lex pretend, Monday, 10 March 2014 16:05 (ten years ago) link
on a more understated tip, also into yemi alade's "johnny"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_XkTKoDI18
Don't call it a comeback! Guru meets up with Ball J again and gets caught in a fat "Pooley" groove. Like it says above: Amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl89MMYoe3Q
someone dancing to it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6vFKj7FTvA
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 16 March 2014 21:19 (ten years ago) link
I love how Wizkid is starting to try out new styles. Last year there was "Jaiye Jaiye" and now in "One Question" he is totally convincing in highlife mode. The band is on fire!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LZHNln5Afk
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 16 March 2014 21:21 (ten years ago) link
Tekno "Dance": nice minimalistic track.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGhMoatjr-g
Rayce "Jack Sparrow": finally a Naija track that takes a few cues from the glossy production style of Olu Maintain's 2012 hit "Nawti".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhGhs8S4UZw
Don't think this was ever posted here?Tiwa Savage "Eminado" (feat. Don Jazzy).One reason I didn't like Tiwa's album too much is I felt it has too many sticky sweet old school tracks, but when they're as irresistible as this one, who can complain?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxPqkwahxe0
― breastcrawl, Sunday, 16 March 2014 21:22 (ten years ago) link
Man, Pooley is absolutely amazing. Song of the year so far.
― Frederik B, Monday, 17 March 2014 14:12 (ten years ago) link
Lex, thanks for posting Phyno - Parcel, absoluting stunning beat! Sickest thing ive heard in ages. Worthy of starting a new thread you think?
― Benny B, Wednesday, 19 March 2014 10:13 (ten years ago) link
The new thread: Rolling Afrobeats thread 2014
― breastcrawl, Thursday, 20 March 2014 20:42 (ten years ago) link