Afrobeats 2013

Sounds like you're talking the ilx poll, I meant the other thread of critics polls

Pata Pata was nommed as well. Going to follow Matt DC down that Youtube rabbit hole, I reckon ...

Mafikizolo follow up "Khona" with "Happiness":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVUFju4tnWQ

xxp

Yes, I was talking about the EOY nominations thread, what's the other one?

Looney (aka Looney TKR) "Amanda" (feat. Cliff Nino). His "Mempene" was posted earlier this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUcV82QkH4w

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

Nothing from this thread seems to have made that Pitchfork staff list of singles...Was hoping Tim F. could have gotten something on there

Language barrier, marketing, various obstacles I guess

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

Really really wish Mafikizolo's music was anywhere near as wonderful to me as the videos' design, costumes, etc are.

http://www.mtviggy.com/lists/tina-2013-10-burners-from-new-afropops-magic-year/

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.

oooh, "Atinga" by DeeVS off that MTVIggy list is goooood!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygz7-z3vXEA

http://youtu.be/xJ72hOk7GiQ

this one is really strange and good, I think. Joey B feat. Sarkodie

spooky azonto with more than a touch of SA house to it, Bryte "I like your girlfriend":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmHFKp6APvY

fuse odg is on newsnight speaking to paxman right now!

Aww, missed it.

Nigerian Kcee the Limpopo King is gonna be in DC February 8th

Benny B come back to this thread, or start a new one

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.

nice

http://museke.tumblr.com/

African dance music tumblr

That one is not being updated.

But I think there's still this:

http://www.afribizcharts.com/top100.php

Oh man, that chart is amazing. Is presently checking out everything that peaked at 1, Khona by Mazifikozolo is awesome!

I think "Khona" got some votes on the ilm poll as well as Village Voice critics poll

not enough though :(

I feel so bad I didn't discover it soon enough to vote for it!

Great no 1 at the moment as well!

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

amazing

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

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

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

Man, Pooley is absolutely amazing. Song of the year so far.

Lex, thanks for posting Phyno - Parcel, absoluting stunning beat! Sickest thing ive heard in ages. Worthy of starting a new thread you think?

The new thread: Rolling Afrobeats thread 2014