rolling afro 2020

Gorgeous new single by Dice Ailes. The trippy production is courtesy of Cracker Mallo, who did Fireboy DML's "Jealous":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiOnMB0JR44
Dice Ailes ft. Olamide • Pim Pim

Ma Chérie, Je m'appelle Beynaud, Je viens de la Côte d'Ivoire, Ce soir je m'installe au Congo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpXsd01idUs

Serge Beynaud - Lifuende

Soyez le bienvenu à notre thread, monsieur Beynaud !

Yeah, that's the stuff! Beynaud could deliver a killer album someday, I think. His style is intense, but he could make it work.

Accelerate, his most recent album, was all killer, no filler!

It was on my ballot for that year, and it is very good! But he has an even better one in him, I think.

I wanted to start a Facebook group to discuss afro-pop, amapiano etc, but also the dancehall, soca and other stuff I'm into, among other things.
I've created this, which has the rather catch-all strapline 'New Sounds From the International Underground'. Feel free to join and follow if interested https://www.facebook.com/groups/terrainsound/

We got another live one, folx, and this time it's Ghanapiano - it's Juls with the subtly titled "Mandela Riddim":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M62aTi25c8c

high time for a new playlist I think:

ILM rolling ✳️all-inclusive✳️ afro 2020

I’m including all the tracks posted on this thread as well as adjacent threads (generously defined), and even relevant stuff posted on other threads (non-US rap, for instance). Thought of separating the SA stuff, like I did for the EOY noms, but I like the idea of people getting into contact with other genres/flavours than their original entry point through a pseudo-pan-African-pop/not-pop playlist.

Thanks to this open-door policy, we’re already 105 tracks in, so enjoy!

Relevant thread links:

THE HOUSE OF SUN-EL: Sun-El Musician, Simmy, Mlindo The Vocalist, and other related artists

Thread for the AmaPiano awesomeness that is “Baby Are You Coming?” by Zero12finest feat. ThaMagnificent2

🎹🎹PİANO! PİANO!🎹🎹 - a song appreciation thread for
“eMcimbini” by Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa ft. Aymos, Samthing Soweto, Mas Musiq & Myztro

Gqompetition time: two songs, two videos - QDOT vs SHADO M

Wizkid (Starboy)

here comes the AFRICAN GIANT / Burna Boy (2019)

Rolling non-US rap thread 2020

up like sun, down like sun - a thread for obongjayar

Who rules the mic? È A PONGO!

[rl=the LiON KiNG: the GiFT <<>> where Beyoncé meets with Afropop]the LiON KiNG: the GiFT <<>> where Beyoncé meets with Afropop[/url]

UK afro - thread for discussing MoStack, J-Hus, Kojo Funds, Abra Cadabra, Belly Squad, Yxng Bane etc

j hus - dem boy paigon

Aya Nakamura, Naza and the new french urban scene

icymi: ILM rolling ✳️all-inclusive✳️ afro 2020

Nice work! Thanks breastcrawl

Both were produced by Kel-P, but in marked contrast to the new Burna track, the new Niniola is horn-y as hell:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW3hLhyWDLg
Niniola ft. Femi Kuti • Fantasy

And guess what, Mr Early Adopter of Naija Trends for the East African Market is back with... a Kel-P joint:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5rFro4XdZ0
Diamond Platnumz • Jeje

another late vote for Beynaud; his stuff is consistently great.

anyone else on sauti sol "suzanna"? it edges right up to corny in like a cee-lo "fuck you" kinda way but imo they really pull it off

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFBJtuQ1Llc

I love Sauti Sol and they get way too few mentions in this thread imo. The corniness is good not bad :)

not sure if this was already posted as it's from late 2019 but Iyabo by GuiltyBeatz is a certi banger

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

ja that's good. pim pim is my favourite 2020 track so far I think. so louche

pim pim, dumebi (remix) and eMcimbini three-way tie

thanks for iyabo, that's dope

Iyabo: great track, but another one that ends too soon imo

Blame all those afropop party dj’s, always playing 1 minute of every track, max.

lol really? madness

Didn’t hear it at first, but 2Baba and Wizkid’s “Opo” is straight addictive fire:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_PSK0Bop2k

(see the Burna thread for 2Baba’s other big collabo on his latest album)

really, it's taking the whole hyping up the crowd with hit after hit after hit thing a bit too literally for my liking. it does get to have its charms after a while, but that might be stockholm syndrome.

xp

Do hip-hop DJs not do this? I heard DJ Mustard doing his imperial period, he seriously got through his entire catalogue in 50 minutes. Great experience

yeah, it’s probably similar. I prefer to get the full song experience, but I was raised on disco and house.

(when it comes to dancing out, that is)

This is super fun:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5wvrTAbzTU

Sister Deborah ft. Y'akoto • Somebody (produced by Kuvie)

(It's from her (mini)album The African Mermaid. Y'akoto, who's Ghanaian-German, has an album called Mermaid Blues. What's going on here?)

Latest-latest Sauti Sol is from Queen Sono, the first African Netflix series, with strong South African input from Black Motion and Sho Madjozi:

Click here for the studio version, but here is a live performance on SA TV:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rajJo6jKUqY
Sauti Sol ft. Sho Madjozi & Black Motion • Disco Matanga (Yambakhana)

A propos the convo last month: Serge Beynaud has a 5-track EP out, which for some reason is called Trilogie (well, the reason seems to be there are *three* new tracks on it, beside two of his most recent singles). Best track for me is “Bandeco” with its light-for-Serge touch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOlAnN0BgL0
Serge Beynaud ft. Molière • Bandeco

This ama song is pretty dope 2 me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJTeCJTGLr0

Mr JazziQ - Askies

ep launch party looked fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sexb2jH_I8

Yes, that whole album is very good!

I posted about it (and lots of related goodies) on the AmaPiano awesomeness thread.

ep launch party looked fun

No more parties like that in SA either for the foreseeable future tho, unfortunately (gatherings of more than 100 people are prohibited as of last week).

This is Moonchild Sanelly (who’s on “Askies” and in that party vid) on a non-piano track. It only appeared on Spotify just now, but it’s from last year apparently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP2EaMk80Qk

(this is her performing it live on TV – studio version here: Moonchild Sanelly ft. Lunatik • Dlala

(the male vocal countermelody that’s mixed in is a great touch)

Another one that’s both 2019 and 2020 - one of the best tracks on last year’s TNS album now has a video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzi1F477ArA
TNS ft. Skillz & Le Soul • Ayabonga

Ahh don’t think I realized that had become a generalized ama thread

Family as we are all under #quarantine we have put together a mini Streaming #quarantineonlineparty from the house do make sure that you guys don’t miss it, Its going down at the house@shimza.dj @djmaphorisa @kabelomotha_ @djzinhle @iam_ph @darquecity @realblackmotion let’s go. pic.twitter.com/pV5VGZxvFs

— Black Motion (@black_motion) March 20, 2020

Two good male/female duets from Naija:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kQ44Ra6W14
Blackmagic ft. Tems • Soon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hb_VZvBsOA
Terry Apala ft. Niniola • Lock Up

…and a Dutch/Ghanaian one, yes indeedy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRRl0-2ftW8
I Am Aisha ft. King Promise • Lowkey

Video for Niniola’s “Fantasy”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-02afkIO_I

the word “cheeky” comes to mind

Always time for some sweet African pop:

Nigeria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbHx9Ps7B4g
DJ Neptune ft. Joeboy & Mr Eazi • Nobody

(the kind of sound that unites West and East Africa)

Uganda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAzRKql3vpY
Eddy Kenzo • Tweyagale

(lovely tune and a big hit; always happy to see him do well)

Ghana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzxSNgs_0SM
Shatta Wale • Melissa

(this one is solidly from last year, but I was reminded of it by the Kenzo track – must be the schmaltzy old school sax; strong uninvited-guest-showing-up-drunk-at-the-wedding-party vibes)

(calmly posting on the Afro thread as I normally do)

...and by “always” I mean “still”, and not all the time but in doses...

Another beautiful male/female duet, in this case Nigerian-Ghanaian:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM71Op-VFlk
Ogranya ft. Efya • Wicked Somebody

Lovely stuff

Who cares about lovely, here's Semi Tee back with another song, Gabadiya :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-zuBeqNrwY

Oh cool, it has a video now!

The track (plus its virtual flipside “Lemonade”) was posted earlier on the Amapiano Awesomeness thread.

I'm totally lost about where to post South African stuff now I must admit