Aya Nakamura, Naza and the new french urban scene

naka track bumps

There’s TONS of German rappers with a Turkish or Kurdish background. In fact, as far as I know they dominate the German urban scene, but I don’t know too much about it. Think it’s mostly trap-influenced tho, not much of an Afro vibe there. There was a Ghanaian (I think)-German girl who had some nice tracks a couple of years ago, but I can’t think of her name rn.

Now if you were studying Dutch instead...

wondered if this bump would be about the Fally Ipupa show at Bercy last night, since Aya Nakamura featured on one of his songs a couple years ago

love this new one.

I was thinking of Ace Tee, from Hamburg: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Tee

I especially liked “Jumpa” (starts at 2:35 in the video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beNAT-vIAxE
From 2017 - it’s more R&B than afropop tho.

xps to self

Nouveau Nakamura:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSi8w6xJwVc
Aya Nakamura • Jolie Nana

(song starts at 3:55)

Meanwhile, “Djadja” has blown up in the Spanish-speaking parts of the world. Its most recent remix (there’ve been a few) is with Maluma.

changement de style - dare I say 'much needed'?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAA31YId_sQ
Aya Nakamura • Doudou

Anyone listen to the new Nakamura album?
I found it very enjoyable and pleasantly varied. Not sure there’s another “Djadja”, but “Tchop” is no doubt earmarked as the next “Pookie”, “Doudou”, with its smoky Nigerian beat/production, is ace, “Fly” is a lovely ballad, “Ça blesse” is a great deep cut, closing track “Préféré” with OBOY could be the surprise hit - and then there’s current smash “Plus Jamais” with Stormzy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIQMdSu-xTc

One thing that struck me while listening is how much I, with my competent-at-best French, was able to follow the lyrics. She seems to have dialled back the argot/“street French” compared to her previous stuff, which I found quite impenetrable in places (although, according to French Wikipedia, not much has changed: ”L'album utilise toujours une langue française « élastique et inventive », enrichie d'argot et de ses expressions.”)

yeah it’s nice! my kids already regard “plus jamais” as old news

what are their current faves?

whatever’s in “france top 50” in spotify lol

djany they like

and maître gimes

this Djany?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTj23t6M8A8
Djany ft. Gaz Mawete • Bima

seems like older news than “Plus Jamais”, but it’s quite nice

btw Tracer, don't know if you're familiar with this thread that popped up as if by magic yesterday:
What are your kids listening to in 2021?
(I c&p'ed our little convo to it, seemed appropriate)

ahh thank you :)

She's based in Brussels rather than France, but Lous and the Yakuza is probably my favourite discovery of 2020 and I'll be voting for her in tracks and albums in the ILM polls

"Dilemme"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDyyI2gAKrY

"Amigo"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNGwThvjadY

"Bon acteur"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWtEP3Uc8A8

"Tout est gore"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH73_5U0uCU

oh and "Solo", the album's closing track, is worth a shoutout too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph6FkwzJJkc

salut, copains et copines de Je Kiffe la Musique, the new Nakamura is fantastic, love the beat and everything about it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lp9clJSB7E
Aya Nakamura ft. Damso • Dégaine

Mignon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKveC4CaGC8
Aya Nakamura - Baby