rolling afropop / afrobeats 2017

It has grown on me but it's very controlla-wave 6 months late.

this version of it sounds different than when it was titled something else

i dont really see it as controllawave though

i mean its an actual afropop artist lol

Well... I always start singing "gyal yuh body good and you're special to me" (popcaan's verse) every time I hear the beat.

eh you might be right idk maybe im just subconsciously hunting for another controlla

at any rate its at the very least pleasant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqW18C4plZ8

ILM's 2017 Rolling Afrobeat/Afropop Thread Spotify Playlist

Nigerian blogs mentioned here in addition to discussion of piracy issue

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/world/africa/nigeria-lagos-afrobeats-music-piracy-seyi-shay.html

excerpts from article

In Lagos, Africa’s biggest city, legitimate music stores are rare, streaming services haven’t caught on and fans are flocking to markets like Computer Village, with its rows of yellow umbrellas shading young men selling illegal downloads. Throughout the city, thousands of pirated CDs are churned out each day, and some artists even pay to appear on them, hoping the exposure will somehow be worth it....

“We’re no longer getting revenue from oil, so we’re arguing that content is the new crude,” said Aibee Abidoye, general manager at Chocolate City Group and 5ive Music, which seeks royalties on behalf of three Lagos-based record labels....

Many musicians pay to have their music heard. Popular music blogs like notjustok.com and naijaloaded.com collect as much as $120 from unknown musicians to promote a single song. Budding musicians also pay to have their songs featured on “latest mix” CDs hawked on the streets. A collection called “Mega Mix” contained new pirated songs from well-known musicians like Davido and Wizkid, along with songs from 43 less-known singers.

hey. not sure if this interests you but I've started a Spotify play list of Uganda Pop tracks, mostly made up of stuff I found online last summer, but sadly limited to what's on Spotify. It's collaborative so if you fancy it feel free to add anything you like to it https://open.spotify.com/user/1153731601/playlist/3mGD7yiSrXji5dhfvKCSuH

hope you don't mind: i jacked that for the thread playlist as well.

Oh, nice!
There's also a new Tekno + Krisbeatz single today. The kid can do no wrong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw3YPJ1DUAU

Some gqom for the summer:

https://soundcloud.com/afro-songz/distruction-boyz-shut-up-groove-ft-babes-wodumo-mampintsha

Really nice vibe on this one.

how come nigerian music labels can't find illegal markets but they can prevent me from hearing a new Tekno jam >:(

It's on Spotify! You can also get it here:
https://www.mp3naija.com.ng/music/tekno-samantha-prod-by-krizbeatz

Thanks!

hope you don't mind: i jacked that for the thread playlist as well.

― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, June 9, 2017 7:41 PM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

no probs, but be aware most of the tracks are not from 2017

never a stickler about that

"Loose Guard", the new Flavour featuring Phyno, is a beauty. Finally, a perfect blend of the classic Young John sound and current post-kayidawave.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GakI5IS4SSg

Also, damn!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvOWpwOR2UU

Vision DJ ft. Samini, "Like December".

Another Juls joint.

Talking about Juls, surely people have noticed Leap of Faith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20bOgmbxvIw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJC3XtyRXpU

Not entirely sure where to post this, but MHD has been mentioned on this thread in other years, so I'll just write a bit about him here. I loved the remix that was on the Berité mix I posted upthread:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2I3pXTe3QE

But MHD is apparently a legitimately big French rapper, who calls his sound 'Afro Trap' and had a top ten hit with pt 8 (Never)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRRPt0ysfyI

His debut album MHD was released last year, and it's kinda pretty great. Much more hip-hop, I suppose, but very good.

Also, any opinions on the Wizkid album? Love the opener, the rest hasn't really caught on yet.

Saw Yemi Alade with a band (drummer and 2 keyboardists plus 2 dancers) do a good late-night gig at the Howard Theatre in DC this past weekend. Keyboardists provided some backing vocal tracks, but Yemi's vocalizing was live and her dancing (and that of her dancers) was energetic and fun

https://www.gq.com/story/diplo-africa-tour-interview

Yeah, me and this producer, E-kelly, did a song for Mr Eazi. Before I left, I was like, Hey, this is an idea for a song. I gave him the stems—the music for the beat. Then I land and he's already sent me three demo versions with new drums. And Skales has already done a new version of “Run Up” with new guitars. The records were voiced and mixed. I've never seen people so hungry and the quality so high. In America, I can't get Travis Scott to answer my text messages. I gotta go pour water on his face to wake him up and get him to voice a song. I don't mind doing that, but I also don't mind being here on the frontier, making music with all the Nigerians.

...

I'd never been to Africa, besides South Africa, and everybody in South Africa calls it fake Africa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2u5Gbadn7o

this is pretty great

The new Patoranking & Diamond Platinumz collabo is perfect.

https://youtu.be/ZjN4agWqTdc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwC1xMwxVnI

I hope you enjoy that nice piano
And The Patoranking I have on repeat is This Kind Love, which has a video out this year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGJuX7Gjbdo

Seyi Shay is still one of the most interesting too. Yolo Yolo also now has a video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I2UK8kFzAM

And since this thread has been dreadfully under-used, here's one more for cuties and Tekno in the middle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPe57sFzjhw

Just got onto this last night. Never heard of Diron Animal, but he's Angolan by way of Portugal and is also in a Portuguese band called Throes + the Shine. His solo album is pretty much all party jams.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poBQolEtlM8

Diron Animal Album out on Soundways I should checkout.

Patoranking "This Kind Love" is nice. I like the horn sample

diron animal is great!

Christ, so much good stuff in here! How did I miss this thread for so long?

I've been looking into Team Salut, who produced the Seyi Shay single posted upthread and a few other Eugy tracks. They seem so be doing exactly the kind of stuff I wanna hear in 2017.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxL25sKo5so

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9fwJGfinvo

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

what did you guys think of the Unforgettable clip, I don't care much for Montana and I cringe a little, but there are proper dance moves found in Kampala

the new Alade should drop in a matter of days, there's new singles being posted on youtube
I feel all fuzzy after listening to her french versions, that are as approximate as they are charming

I think Na Wash has never been posted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GFzWtHQrg

I'm really getting into Lil Kesh. He's one fire right now, here's the latest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGZFbMI2NiA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNUgqIQhIUQ

And more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyWK_dLxPUc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3c6i5vK_ck

also previously unposted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h_T3nFjZSg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiLhvpLF-Es
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdxuZlN3e98

I love this so much!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8LFwC1nEpU

People seem to like Tony Allen's jazz project, The Source this year, but are ignoring his collaboration with Chicago Afrobeat Project. I'm seeing them live on the 18th.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoaGsn5epuA&feature=youtu.be

Sauti Sol are great. I love Nishike especially.

For those compiling your year-end lists, this playlist includes all the available tracks on this thread, organized roughly chronologically in order of mention:

ILM's 2017 Rolling Afropop and Afrobeats Thread Spotify Playlist

Right now I think my 2017 top looks like this (top 20)

Patoranking - Love you die (ft. Diamond Platnumz)
Juls - Early
Wizkid - African Bad Gyal
Tekno - Maria
Olamide - Wo!
Dotman - My Woman
Kcee - Juice (ft. Maleek Berry)
Akothee - Tucheze
Lil Kesh - Rora
Lil Kesh - No Fake Love
Fally Ipupa - Eloko Oyo
Tekno - Samantha
Seyi Shay - Your Matter
Kiss Daniel - Yeba
D'banj - It's Not a Lie
Kcee - Romantic Call
Wizkid - Come Closer
Orezi - Just like that
Becca - Na Wash
Eugy - Prize

excluding: Daddy Yo, This Kind Love, Yolo Yolo, Tonight, Akrakabo, Leg Over etc etc (2016) and You Alright Yeah (great but too British)

Aw is Akrakabo 2016? That's by far my favorite :(

Ah no I speak nonsense, it's 2017. I also just realized he says Tout le monde debout ehh and not Tout le monde est dévoué.

Yay, then I can keep it on my list :)

I love Kidi’s Odo - not sure if it’s been posted as my connection is acting up.

https://youtu.be/jINRh9t3hw0

Has Diamond Platnumz ever shown more attitude and been clearer that he has the chops to be the East African Wizkid ? Rick Ross in the midddle. Quite a decent hit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1iHgDTplfw