From Angola, a spanking banger that slaps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE45E4wRp8QZoca Zoca ft. Uami Ndongadas, Johnny Bravo & DJ Pzee Boy • O Pam
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 22 February 2020 18:43 (four years ago) link
From South Africa, two companion pieces to some stuff I wrote on the “Emcimbini” thread:Love how TNS keeps honing his sound, so many lovely touches in this production:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKvHPX4AQowDr Thulz ft. TNS • Believe In Lovemesmerising Limpopo Wave (think Master KG, Makhadzi, King Monada) from producer Airic, best known for his work with Manqonqo:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYTOAINoOhQAiric ft. N.K.A • Ama 2000
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 22 February 2020 19:16 (four years ago) link
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=oiOnMB0JR44Dice Ailes ft. Olamide • Pim Pim
― breastcrawl, Monday, 24 February 2020 18:55 (four years ago) link
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
― Nabozo, Monday, 24 February 2020 19:55 (four years ago) link
Soyez le bienvenu à notre thread, monsieur Beynaud !
― breastcrawl, Monday, 24 February 2020 20:38 (four years ago) link
Yeah, that's the stuff! Beynaud could deliver a killer album someday, I think. His style is intense, but he could make it work.
― Frederik B, Monday, 24 February 2020 22:30 (four years ago) link
Accelerate, his most recent album, was all killer, no filler!
― breastcrawl, Monday, 24 February 2020 22:43 (four years ago) link
It was on my ballot for that year, and it is very good! But he has an even better one in him, I think.
― Frederik B, Monday, 24 February 2020 22:56 (four years ago) link
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/
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 15:39 (four years ago) link
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
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 19:45 (four years ago) link
high time for a new playlist I think:ILM rolling ✳️all-inclusive✳️ afro 2020I’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!
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 21:05 (four years ago) link
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
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 21:15 (four years ago) link
icymi: ILM rolling ✳️all-inclusive✳️ afro 2020
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 21:19 (four years ago) link
Nice work! Thanks breastcrawl
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Thursday, 27 February 2020 01:39 (four years ago) link
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=uW3hLhyWDLgNiniola ft. Femi Kuti • Fantasy
― breastcrawl, Friday, 28 February 2020 06:21 (four years ago) link
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=g5rFro4XdZ0Diamond Platnumz • Jeje
― breastcrawl, Friday, 28 February 2020 06:42 (four years ago) link
another late vote for Beynaud; his stuff is consistently great.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 28 February 2020 17:36 (four years ago) link
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
― J0rdan S., Monday, 2 March 2020 23:36 (four years ago) link
I love Sauti Sol and they get way too few mentions in this thread imo. The corniness is good not bad :)
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 3 March 2020 12:41 (four years ago) link
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
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Tuesday, 3 March 2020 15:19 (four years ago) link
ja that's good. pim pim is my favourite 2020 track so far I think. so louche
― ||||||||, Tuesday, 3 March 2020 20:39 (four years ago) link
pim pim, dumebi (remix) and eMcimbini three-way tie
― ||||||||, Tuesday, 3 March 2020 20:43 (four years ago) link
thanks for iyabo, that's dope
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 4 March 2020 15:21 (four years ago) link
Iyabo: great track, but another one that ends too soon imo
― rob, Saturday, 14 March 2020 16:01 (four years ago) link
Blame all those afropop party dj’s, always playing 1 minute of every track, max.
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Saturday, 14 March 2020 17:13 (four years ago) link
lol really? madness
― rob, Saturday, 14 March 2020 17:15 (four years ago) link
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)
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Saturday, 14 March 2020 17:21 (four years ago) link
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.
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Saturday, 14 March 2020 17:36 (four years ago) link
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
― Frederik B, Saturday, 14 March 2020 20:22 (four years ago) link
yeah, it’s probably similar. I prefer to get the full song experience, but I was raised on disco and house.
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Saturday, 14 March 2020 20:46 (four years ago) link
(when it comes to dancing out, that is)
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Saturday, 14 March 2020 20:48 (four years ago) link
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?)
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Monday, 16 March 2020 10:41 (four years ago) link
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=rajJo6jKUqYSauti Sol ft. Sho Madjozi & Black Motion • Disco Matanga (Yambakhana)
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Monday, 16 March 2020 20:20 (four years ago) link
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=eOlAnN0BgL0Serge Beynaud ft. Molière • Bandeco
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Monday, 16 March 2020 21:34 (four years ago) link
This ama song is pretty dope 2 me:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJTeCJTGLr0
Mr JazziQ - Askies
ep launch party looked funhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sexb2jH_I8
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Sunday, 22 March 2020 10:43 (four years ago) link
Yes, that whole album is very good!
I posted about it (and lots of related goodies) on the AmaPiano awesomeness thread.
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Sunday, 22 March 2020 11:17 (four years ago) link
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)
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Sunday, 22 March 2020 17:27 (four years ago) link
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
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Sunday, 22 March 2020 17:29 (four years ago) link
Ahh don’t think I realized that had become a generalized ama thread
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Sunday, 22 March 2020 19:53 (four years ago) link
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
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Sunday, 22 March 2020 22:32 (four years ago) link
Two good male/female duets from Naija:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kQ44Ra6W14Blackmagic ft. Tems • Soon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hb_VZvBsOATerry Apala ft. Niniola • Lock Up
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 24 March 2020 20:15 (four years ago) link
…and a Dutch/Ghanaian one, yes indeedy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRRl0-2ftW8I Am Aisha ft. King Promise • Lowkey
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 24 March 2020 20:21 (four years ago) link
Video for Niniola’s “Fantasy”:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-02afkIO_Ithe word “cheeky” comes to mind
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Thursday, 26 March 2020 07:29 (four years ago) link
Always time for some sweet African pop:
Nigeria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbHx9Ps7B4gDJ 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_0SMShatta 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)
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Thursday, 26 March 2020 21:06 (four years ago) link
(calmly posting on the Afro thread as I normally do)
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Thursday, 26 March 2020 21:08 (four years ago) link
...and by “always” I mean “still”, and not all the time but in doses...
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Thursday, 26 March 2020 22:21 (four years ago) link
Another beautiful male/female duet, in this case Nigerian-Ghanaian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM71Op-VFlkOgranya ft. Efya • Wicked Somebody
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Friday, 27 March 2020 11:07 (four years ago) link
Lovely stuff
― paolo, Friday, 27 March 2020 13:18 (four years ago) link
Who cares about lovely, here's Semi Tee back with another song, Gabadiya :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-zuBeqNrwY
― Nabozo, Friday, 27 March 2020 17:38 (four years ago) link