wait, I just realized I had conflated the producer tags for Kel-P beats and Guiltybeatz in my head. They're not the same person? Sorry for my ignorance here.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 12:30 (four years ago) link
GuiltyBeatz = Ghanaian, “Akwaaba” etc.Kel-P (“it’s Kel-P vibes”) = Nigerian, most of Burna’s post-Outside hits, and Niniola’s current one.
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 30 July 2019 12:44 (four years ago) link
(GB uses “another Guilty Beat” as his tag)
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 30 July 2019 12:48 (four years ago) link
Yeah that makes sense, but A-star is ghanian, isn't he? Maybe that's why I heard it wrong?
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 14:18 (four years ago) link
Yep, and his previous one, “Bogada”, was in fact a GuiltyBeatz production.
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 30 July 2019 14:39 (four years ago) link
Right. That should explain my confusion, lol.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 16:23 (four years ago) link
So what does everyone think of Davido’s power move?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSgXrOsE5hEDavido ft. Chris Brown • Blow My Mind
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 30 July 2019 19:56 (four years ago) link
Not bad but not really touching the best stuff out?
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 20:04 (four years ago) link
It’s no Dumebi.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 30 July 2019 20:05 (four years ago) link
Naija jam alert:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5RTQ2FSAEUIdahams • Amayanabo (The King)
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 07:23 (four years ago) link
Amapiano - baby, keep it coming!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3OTClCxDykJobe London & Mphow69 ft. Kamo Manje • Sukendleleni
Live performance.
― breastcrawl, Friday, 2 August 2019 21:26 (four years ago) link
HOLY SHIT SOLEGE
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Saturday, 3 August 2019 00:33 (four years ago) link
i kind of love this track that came on random shuffle on YouTube—the vocal harmonies are pretty dope, and i dig it as a liberation anthem.
Dj Maphorisa x Kabza De Small ft Mhaw Keys - Koko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0fuyILii2g
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Saturday, 3 August 2019 01:10 (four years ago) link
Just heard Davido's "Fall" on my local DC rap/r'n'b station so that marketing push for the song mentioned upthread in a January Rolling Stone article (and a later Rolling Stone article) must still be going...
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 3 August 2019 03:03 (four years ago) link
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 3 August 2019 06:21 (four years ago) link
it seems like a lot of other people like it, too, given that it had garnered approximately 60,000 more views in the past 18 hours
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Saturday, 3 August 2019 21:17 (four years ago) link
*has.
It is pretty massive. I could see him crossing over to more mainstream audiences in a big way tbh.
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Saturday, 3 August 2019 21:20 (four years ago) link
and of course i'm an idiot, and i don't mean "mainstream," i mean "western/US". way to look like an asshole, table. [hides under rock]
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Saturday, 3 August 2019 21:21 (four years ago) link
I'm thinking that it's interesting and instructive that Davido and Wizkid have both opted for Chris Brown collabos as if they think *that's* the audience that will help them cross over - while Burna Boy piggybacks off Dave's Location straight into the brit charts.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 5 August 2019 14:14 (four years ago) link
ummm so I'm supposed to be talking to a documentary film maker about possibly being a researcher for a new film about afrobeats. interesting!
― frame casual (dog latin), Monday, 5 August 2019 14:35 (four years ago) link
can anyone recommend a site where i can order physical copies of some of these sent to an south african address?
― Heez, Monday, 5 August 2019 15:08 (four years ago) link
enjoying busiswa being joyously sweary herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cY0nFJpos0
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 6 August 2019 16:53 (four years ago) link
xpost,
I don't think there are a lot of physical copies of this stuff at all, Heez!
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 6 August 2019 18:25 (four years ago) link
not even as dubplates?
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 6 August 2019 19:48 (four years ago) link
Even for the full album releases? I'm looking for the Sun-El and Simmy albums and have my sister in Joberg checking all sorts of places with no luck.
― Heez, Tuesday, 6 August 2019 19:55 (four years ago) link
I bought two copies of the Simmy album at the Musica down on Waterfront in Cape Town in March - I think they had the Sun El as well.
And yes, Tuomas, if you’re reading this it means that I did buy it for you. I just forgot to send it to you - sorry! I still have it if you want it.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 7 August 2019 14:09 (four years ago) link
Thought you were specifically askibg about naija music, heez. Sorry again.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 7 August 2019 14:10 (four years ago) link
No prob! I did find this record store in Joberg call Afrosynth Records which is now the first place I’m going when I eventually head over there again
― Heez, Wednesday, 7 August 2019 14:13 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxjpzUgZvbo
I'm thinking this girl has potential
I haven't found too many new things that excite me in afrobeats. Some things are good (Supernova, Boda Sodiq, Oil & Gas) but they're not "new".
― Nabozo, Saturday, 10 August 2019 21:09 (four years ago) link
Welcoming to the thread: Swae Lee. His new single is produced and co-written by Tekno.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBioIsLoXoESwae Lee ft. Drake • Won’t Be Late
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 17 August 2019 19:41 (four years ago) link
Really enjoying Eazzy - Away posted upthread
― frame casual (dog latin), Sunday, 18 August 2019 13:53 (four years ago) link
Happy Mondays!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odSYrpgSPccMaWhoo ft. Heavy K • Umshado
― breastcrawl, Monday, 19 August 2019 06:55 (four years ago) link
Got to say that the Swae Drake and Tekno works well for me.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 19 August 2019 09:10 (four years ago) link
It’s wonderful, plays to both Swae Lee and Drake’s strengths.
― breastcrawl, Monday, 19 August 2019 18:12 (four years ago) link
Hoping it will become a big (US/international) hit, to keep the Afropop momentum going.
― breastcrawl, Monday, 19 August 2019 18:18 (four years ago) link
Drake has no strengths :)but otherwise yes, very nice tune
― rob, Monday, 19 August 2019 18:24 (four years ago) link
been trying to put together a nice afrobeats mix recently. but my first attempt ended up being a bit flabby, with about 70% drifting by, a little tame, lacking a bit of the fun and dynamicism of a previous mix I made, or how it feels when I mix dancehall and soca. there are some great tunes on it, but together they lack punch until I get to the faster stuff at the end. I guess it's my usual coming about (some) afrobeats, that it can sometimes be a bit smooth and lacking the bite of other styles. and a lot of rhythms are starting to sound like each other until, of course you get a curveball. I can't help feeling that the enormous wave of SA house kicked off by Sun El and co is starting to feel a bit like a glut, for example. I guess I'm really just asking where I can hear more bangers..
― frame casual (dog latin), Monday, 19 August 2019 22:57 (four years ago) link
also I accidentally contaminated the mix with Drake which makes it a curate's egg
― frame casual (dog latin), Monday, 19 August 2019 22:58 (four years ago) link
I’m curious: what do you consider “glut” (glut, natural glut)? When it comes to SA I would have thought stuff like “Tshikwama” or “Umshado” might be right up your alley.Also I think this thread at least offers a variety of bangers of many different stripes.This brings out the bang in banger, for instance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDSuBKrTLPkScrô Q Cuia ft. Nerú Americano • O PintinPerforming it live on Angolan TV.
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 08:16 (four years ago) link
Or I could always post the next A-Star, guy is relentless, it’s hard to keep up:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFMVEAdB2EsA-Star • Hypeman
Learn the dance routine.
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 08:19 (four years ago) link
I am absolutely loving A-Star and Material Culture and Eazzy at the moment. Feel like that's the kind of stuff I most want to mix rather than the more warm-house and r'n'b inflected stuff
― frame casual (dog latin), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 15:34 (four years ago) link
do we cover much east african stuff ITT? I feel like with quite a few festivals like Nyege Nyege and Ongala taking place this summer, it's something I'd like to know more about
― frame casual (dog latin), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 15:36 (four years ago) link
Music from East African countries is relatively underrepresented here, and it tends to be mainly the chart-oriented stuff by people like Diamond Platnumz and Rayvanny. However, there was a bit of singeli/Nyege Nyege Tapes discussion on the Rolling herky-jerky thread earlier this year, as mentioned upthread, and I posted a Jay Mitta track here - which is of course also featured on this Spotify playlist of most of the African stuff posted on various threads.
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 18:07 (four years ago) link
https://www.nyegenyege.com/2019-artist-lineup/This is the lineup for the Nyege Nyege Festival, to be held in two weeks’ time. Dozens of names, of which I know only a few. Feel free to post interesting tracks!
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 18:27 (four years ago) link
ah cool. i was so keen to go to NN this year but it was a mission and i didn't go in the end, mch to my current disappointment
― frame casual (dog latin), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 18:48 (four years ago) link
that line up looks intriguing even though i've heard of maybe 2% of it.
― frame casual (dog latin), Wednesday, 21 August 2019 18:50 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxQ9MRxm9UoMr Eazi ft. Simi • DoyinGlorious production by Killertunes
― breastcrawl, Friday, 23 August 2019 06:35 (four years ago) link
oh, there’s a video already:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBMredVuy7M
― breastcrawl, Friday, 23 August 2019 16:29 (four years ago) link
gorgeous
― big city slam (Spottie), Friday, 23 August 2019 16:32 (four years ago) link
Not all that random Ghanaian highlife rap I’m loving:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsNCFKjB_x8NiiQuaye ft. Kirani Ayat & Akan • Twa Wonan Ase
― breastcrawl, Friday, 23 August 2019 21:59 (four years ago) link