that’s Kenyan gengetone, right? another blind spot there
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 21:26 (three years ago) link
but yes, one of the big musical stories of last year was amapiano taking root outside of South Africa. watch this blow up further in 2021. in Nigeria homegrown piano is all over the charts right now. lots of producers (including some of the biggest names) are taking a stab at it.case in point: the biggest song in Nigeria right now:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFX9cruEfooRexxie ft. Mohbad • KPK (Ko Por Ke)another big one besides the Zinoleesky, that’s providing Phyno with his biggest hit in ages:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YrjQz_zncYDJ Kaywise ft. Phyno • High Waythis is not exactly a smash, but it should be - I love it to pieces, such a sticky hook!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnN1JeKowTUEltee Skhillz ft. Niniola • Lucy (Remix)(this one is actually produced by a SA producer, Eternal Africa, who works with Naija artists as well)
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 21:27 (three years ago) link
Did we do Tanzapiano yet?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hIka4cx_-URayvanny ft. Diamond Platnumz • Wozacan’t wait for the “Jerusalema”-biting video!(actually we did: I posted Marioo’s “Mama Amina” with Sho Madjozi & Bontle Smith on the Amapiano thread last month, but “Woza” is more interesting to me because the amapiano is incorporated in the bongo flava here)
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 21:43 (three years ago) link
...for contrast, some of that nu classic (convential?) Naija “afrobeats” sound:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dE1mygXWOERuntown • If E Happen For Lagos...and this, from Ghana:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zOz0R4z_9ADarkovibes • Crazy People(from his latest EP The Cornerstone. I nominated his Kpanlogo album from last spring for the EOY, it’s very groovyvibeywavey)
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 21:58 (three years ago) link
...and oh yeah, in 2021 afropop will go even more global:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gijs__G364gMr Eazi ft. J Balvin • Lento (prod. Killertunes)
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 22:00 (three years ago) link
so excuse me for being on a roll, *BUT*:that L.A.X track Nabozo posted is a great example of how thoroughly amapiano has permeated Naijapop in just one year. it’s not overt amapiano, like the Zinoleesky, Rexxie and Kaywise tracks, but it’s unthinkable without it.(the same can probably be said about that Darkovibes track, although it’s possible I’m hearing things)I’m constantly updating my (quite possibly unique) Spotify playlist for tracking and tracing amapiano’s influence on (with a few exceptions, so far) West African pop. I’m now at 99 tracks, but I’m sure I will come across many more, it’s become hard to keep up:🇳🇬🇬🇭🇿🇦NAIghaPIANO🎹🎹(my criterium is: if I feel the track wouldn’t have sounded like it does without amapiano I’m including it. it’s likely not everyone will agree with all of my choices. I welcome comments and suggestions!)
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 22:32 (three years ago) link
Nabozodamus:
I assume we will have a separate thread for the South African scene(s)
and that breastcrawl will curate a Spotify playlist.
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 22:36 (three years ago) link
Very curious in the new year abt the scene from Angola
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 22:41 (three years ago) link
have you heard any good stuff from there recently? I’d be very curious to hear them
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 23:03 (three years ago) link
them, it...
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 23:04 (three years ago) link
I did a dive midway last year and found some stuff I dug, need to do a follow up, there was def a distinct sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVkpPRu77Js
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Wednesday, 6 January 2021 00:52 (three years ago) link
Ah cool, that’s the track that came up last year in our convo about Angolan kuduro and “Afro House” in the Dance Music Nobody Talks About thread.For the record, we’re talking about:DJ Malvado & Nelo Paim ft. DJ Habias & Nad Beatz • Amingas
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 6 January 2021 07:31 (three years ago) link
🔻🔻Could everyone please label the tracks they are posting? It makes it so much easier to search for something, and as with all internet links, there is every chance these YouTubes (or Soundclouds or whatever the case may be) will become broken at some point (in a couple of years perhaps, or you know, next week, it happens all the time), and then we won’t have anything left to go on.🔺🔺
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 6 January 2021 07:32 (three years ago) link
...and oh yeah, in 2021 afropop will go even more global
about that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-GX9bpT3MINao ft. Adekunle Gold • Antidote (produced by Sarz)
(thanking ufo for the alert)
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Thursday, 7 January 2021 22:23 (three years ago) link
(hope to be able to put up the Rolling SA thread tomorrow btw)
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Thursday, 7 January 2021 23:13 (three years ago) link
the sister thread is up!MZANSI MUZIQ 2021 🇿🇦 Rolling South Africa thread
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 12 January 2021 08:36 (three years ago) link
No hits, but a few things that caught my attention lately from some "minor" artists:- IcePrince feat Tekno - Make Up Your Mind. It's no "One Leg Up" but decent single from last year, I like the saxophone.- Mmzy - Wildin. New guy, not fully convinced by Animal despite the interesting somber tone / sax, but I like Wildin.- Barry Jhay - O Ga Ra. This is from 2018, I had never heard of the guy. Warm stuff, I like that flute.- Ecool - Sobente. Nothing particular, a little slow, but competent.
The DJ Spinall album (Grace) is noteworthy if you're looking for a consistent set of songs (and you don't think albums are overrated)
Ok I'll post something officiallyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngZIp43W3wsRuntown - If E Happen for Lagos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtqzVHK-MfMDJ Tunez & Olamide - Require (more Amanaija)
― Nabozo, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 21:04 (three years ago) link
Oops, I checked the whole 2020 thread and forgot to check here: Runtown already posted :/ O Ga Ra actually late 2019, not 2018.
― Nabozo, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 21:22 (three years ago) link
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― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 23:01 (three years ago) link
okay so i've been to busy to nom this year but will try to put in a ballot on the train home tomorrow afternoon. what have you guys been voting for so far?
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 21 January 2021 23:17 (three years ago) link
*too
Too busy to spell, it seems
(i feel like this is the tread where all the people i have similar tastes with tend to come together, so feel free to mention all genres)
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 21 January 2021 23:19 (three years ago) link
honestly I'm trying to take the poll less seriously this year -- ilm massive isn't what it once was and that's fine, I don't need to get upset about it. But vote for Koffee's "Lockdown" and you'll make me happy longneck :)
― rob, Thursday, 21 January 2021 23:26 (three years ago) link
I will!Wait... so no one nom'd any of the Scorpion Kings albums? Just the Kabza solo? No vote splitting then, I guess. Lol.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 21 January 2021 23:29 (three years ago) link
Trying to free up some time to post more music this year. ilm massive may not be what it used to be (mea culpa), but you guys are still trustworthy when it comes to new music.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 21 January 2021 23:32 (three years ago) link
ha to be clear, that def wasn't aimed at anyone round here! I still get a ton of enjoyment and value out of the board, just less so the eoy poll than times past
― rob, Thursday, 21 January 2021 23:44 (three years ago) link
Tru dat
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 21 January 2021 23:48 (three years ago) link
A lot of really great stuff this year - even quite a few albums(!) - but i don’t expect much of it to enter the list. I’m listening to breastcrawl’s nom’d SA tracks right now and am amazed at how many great tracks I’ve missed even though I’ve been listening to SA stuff all year.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 21 January 2021 23:53 (three years ago) link
so otm -- it was an overwhelmingly abundant year and I can't pretend I heard much more than a fraction. weirdly I feel like albums is where there might be some afropop consensus? iirc I voted for Wizkid, Tiwa, Amaarae, and Azana...might be forgetting something else too. I nommed the uneven Burna but can't remember if I had room for it
― rob, Friday, 22 January 2021 00:03 (three years ago) link
I prefer the Davido to the Burna tbh but not sure if it was nom’d? Didn’t see Niniola either? Oh well. Will vote for Wiz and Tiwa, the best of the bunch.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 22 January 2021 00:13 (three years ago) link
hm might be worth double checking the Davido, there was def some enthusiasm for that. also I didn't care for it, but I would assume the Fireboy DML was nominated
― rob, Friday, 22 January 2021 00:16 (three years ago) link
guys, you’re catching me at a bad time...ILM 2020 EOY🔷AFROPOP NOMSILM 2020 EOY🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICAN NOMS🎼is my posting in vain?🎼
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Friday, 22 January 2021 00:29 (three years ago) link
sorry breastcrawl, it's cuz I don't have spotify
― rob, Friday, 22 January 2021 00:32 (three years ago) link
i voted for the wizkid, azana, fireboy and tiwa albums, and simmy ("ngihamba nawe") and busiswa in tracks
― ufo, Friday, 22 January 2021 00:34 (three years ago) link
Haven’t listened to the Azana album until now but it deserves my vote. Gorgeous stuff.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 22 January 2021 00:47 (three years ago) link
ok if the poll motivated you to listen to that for the first time, then I love poll
― rob, Friday, 22 January 2021 14:21 (three years ago) link
If memory serves correctly I voted for 4 afropop albums and 4 tracks, but guess I should avoid naming which ones for spoiler purposes.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Friday, 22 January 2021 15:28 (three years ago) link
a+ bop:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xopfgeXDlKABankulli x Not3s • Foreign (killer production by DJ Coublon)
― get down, get down, get down / why piano wenza so? (breastcrawl), Saturday, 23 January 2021 16:40 (three years ago) link
shocker! TSJ not in agreement with my tracks ballot!
― get down, get down, get down / why piano wenza so? (breastcrawl), Saturday, 23 January 2021 21:12 (three years ago) link
breastcrawl* > tsj
*I voted for the album, but not the song
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 23 January 2021 22:18 (three years ago) link
Omah Lay is a good example of the plateau problem I had with 2020 in general: so much sustained quality that I struggled to pick highlights from genres or even artists
― rob, Sunday, 24 January 2021 16:49 (three years ago) link
"godly" >
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 24 January 2021 17:03 (three years ago) link
really hope it places, it was my favourite Omah song so far, but I fear he is another one who might (have) be(en) vote-splitted away
― get down, get down, get down / why piano wenza so? (breastcrawl), Sunday, 24 January 2021 17:10 (three years ago) link
*is* my favourite...
― get down, get down, get down / why piano wenza so? (breastcrawl), Sunday, 24 January 2021 17:11 (three years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Sunday, January 24, 2021 12:03 PM (one hour ago)
lol I guess that might be true, but I basically liked everything I heard him on last year...and thus didn't vote for any of them sorry!
― rob, Sunday, 24 January 2021 18:20 (three years ago) link
Really digging KPK
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Sunday, 24 January 2021 22:43 (three years ago) link
mutual satisfaction guaranteed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAkcBuc-52oDJ Spinall ft. WurlD & Niniola • Pure Water
(from Spinall's Grace album mentioned upthread)
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Thursday, 28 January 2021 15:14 (three years ago) link
that's really good! some naijapiano has sounded weirdly truncated to me (I know, I'm the goldilocks of 'piano) but that's perfect
― rob, Thursday, 28 January 2021 15:20 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92St1TBJL2EPeruzzi - Southy Love feat. Fireboy DML
We're easily at more than 50% Naijapiano by now.
― Nabozo, Thursday, 28 January 2021 18:15 (three years ago) link
Even Davido joins the bandwagon (The Best feat. Mayorkun), but he still sounds like himself
― Nabozo, Thursday, 28 January 2021 18:17 (three years ago) link
Rema lol
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 3 December 2021 21:57 (two years ago) link
Sorry, meant TEMS lol
i liked the joeboy and laycon albums a lot
some great songs too, like bankulli’s “foreign,” “bloody samaritan,” that amaarae collab from the tiwa ep, and yeah, “replay” and “found” from the tems ep
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Friday, 3 December 2021 22:01 (two years ago) link
That Lojay EP is good yeah. voodoo, I'm not sure I've ever heard Laycon, any track recs?
a lowkey fave: Okyeame Kwame & Kuami Eugene's "Yeeko" posted somewhere waaay upthread
I heard Amaarae blasting out of someone's car in Montreal the other day, which made me very happy
― rob, Friday, 3 December 2021 22:31 (two years ago) link
“wagwan” is the laycon track I usually turn to
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Saturday, 4 December 2021 02:11 (two years ago) link
Digging Niniola's new EP, "Lagos to Jozi", particularly the first track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4JJCbNl5js
― daavid, Monday, 6 December 2021 05:21 (two years ago) link
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Friday, December 3, 2021 9:11 PM (three days ago)
uh this is dope, thanking you
― rob, Monday, 6 December 2021 16:33 (two years ago) link
i think i got that rec from dog latin, so thanks go to him!
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Monday, 6 December 2021 16:46 (two years ago) link
alright that almost makes up for him trying to kill my alabaster deplume thread ;)
― rob, Monday, 6 December 2021 16:51 (two years ago) link
Naira Marley has had a great year - while Coming is still my favorite, First Time In America is pretty undeniable too. It now has a video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fX2Tw7sPC8
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 8 December 2021 21:48 (two years ago) link
"wagwan" rules, thanks
― ufo, Wednesday, 8 December 2021 22:25 (two years ago) link
I love that whole Laycon mini album from earlier in the year. Some real gems on it
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Thursday, 9 December 2021 00:18 (two years ago) link
All Over Me and Don't Want You Back are my faves off the Laycon album and I'll be nominating at least one of them for EOY.
Others:
Yeeko is fantastic. Bounce by Rema is exceptional.Overdose by DunnieNavy Kenzo - NisogeleePrettyboydo - Police n TeefKwesi Arthur - Baajo
I've enjoyed a fair bit of Afrobeats this year, but it was frontloaded
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Thursday, 9 December 2021 00:23 (two years ago) link
Checking out the Laycon album now
It's worth mentioning that Burna's "Kilometre" and "Question" are fantastic too
― rob, Thursday, 9 December 2021 00:27 (two years ago) link
oh shit "All Over Me" is a jam, how did I miss this guy?
― rob, Thursday, 9 December 2021 00:32 (two years ago) link
This mixtape from DJ ICHE of Kenyan club/drill/kuduro styles is pretty sick.https://hakunakulala.bandcamp.com/album/nai-yetu-mixtape
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Friday, December 3, 2021 4:04 PM (five days ago)
sampled a bit of this too and it's pretty awesome
― rob, Thursday, 9 December 2021 00:39 (two years ago) link
"kilometre" snuck up on me and it's now one of my fav burna songs. the hook pops into my head every few days
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Thursday, 9 December 2021 00:56 (two years ago) link
ha yeah based on mental play count it could be my SOTY
― rob, Thursday, 9 December 2021 00:58 (two years ago) link
yup his best in a while
― Spottie, Thursday, 9 December 2021 01:01 (two years ago) link
Glad you enjoyed that Rob, it's a great mixtape.
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Monday, 13 December 2021 20:56 (two years ago) link
has anyone written anything about the globalization of drill? seems like a massive phenomenon that I see rarely mentioned anywhere (in english at any rate)
― rob, Monday, 13 December 2021 21:02 (two years ago) link
Simon Reynolds did a big similar thing about trap a couple of years back
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Monday, 13 December 2021 22:29 (two years ago) link
there were a good amount of pieces that came out about ghanaian drill last year, which touched on the topic. like this one: https://www.complex.com/music/2020/10/inside-ghana-asakaa-drill-scene/
yaw tog's "sore" is a banger among bangers.
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 14 December 2021 01:43 (two years ago) link
Missing breastcrawl, his eoy poll was a treasure trove. What are the songs I’ve been missing out this year to consider on my ballot?
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 14 December 2021 03:57 (two years ago) link
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin)
From these I really liked:
Laycon - all over meDunnie - Overdose
Don’t care much about the rest but Navy Kenzo beat could be something I’d absolutely love in the right context.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 14 December 2021 05:54 (two years ago) link
Crayon - Too Correct (feat. Rema)Masterkraft, Bella Shmurda & Zlatan - HalleluOmah Lay - UnderstandWizkid - Mood (feat. Buju)Ice Prince - Kolo (feat. Oxlade)Teni - MosladoBurna Boy - Kilometre + Want it allDavido & Focalistic - Champion Sound (rather South African tbh)Stonebwoy & Focalistic - AribaReekado Banks - Ozumba MbadiweOlakira - Summer Time (feat. Moonchild Sanelly)Ayra Starr - Bloody Samaritan
In the worst case scenario, none of them will make my ballot, but they're still on the playlist
― Nabozo, Tuesday, 14 December 2021 07:58 (two years ago) link
I've been asked to play "Afrobeat and Highlife" on NYE. I'm only adjacently familiar with that kind of stuff, so I'll probably stray into more modern territory; so these personalised lists are great.
I always think it would be great to have a mini Afrobeats poll (or maybe including soca/dancehall too since there seems to be a lot of crossover between posters more than anything else.
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Tuesday, 14 December 2021 10:19 (two years ago) link
Moka, the Lojay 7 Sarz EP a few have mentioned might appeal to you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4IEaUhIuCs
― rob, Tuesday, 14 December 2021 14:48 (two years ago) link
thanks for that complex link, vc
― rob, Tuesday, 14 December 2021 14:51 (two years ago) link
So are we going for Bounce or Soundgasm for EOY?Both are wonderful, imo. Peace of Mind is a favorite too, but the two I mentioned are more likely to succeed.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 14 December 2021 15:36 (two years ago) link
Also... looking past Essence, will you be going for Mood (mentioned above) or Anoti. Again, I love them both.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 14 December 2021 15:37 (two years ago) link
― rob
Ok yeah! This is sounding delightful.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 14 December 2021 16:33 (two years ago) link
Some other songs which I really like:
Kwiish Sa - LiYoshonaScorpion Kings x Tresor - FolasadeOmah Lay - UnderstandBusta 929 - Mmapula
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 14 December 2021 17:39 (two years ago) link
have you tried Tresor's new album Motion? I think Thrill and Dancing with the Moon were the early singles
I totally lost track of amapiano this year, but De Mthuda's "John Wick" came on my playlist last night and it's good
― rob, Tuesday, 14 December 2021 17:41 (two years ago) link
I might definitely vote for Dunnie - Overdose. I’ve played it 5 times in the last 12 hours.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 14 December 2021 17:43 (two years ago) link
Bounce is my track of the year in any genre so I'm noming it whatever
Yeah I love that Dunnie song. Really sweet
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Tuesday, 14 December 2021 18:36 (two years ago) link
Loke Loke by Oluwa Kuwait and Teni is also a sleeper hit in my listening. Every time it comes on I'm impressed by it.
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Wednesday, 15 December 2021 00:56 (two years ago) link
Burna Boy and Wizkid have a song out called B. d'Or. I am sure Messi appreciates. It's totally perfunctory though.
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 19:28 (two years ago) link
spotify fed me this new amapiano remix of Angeliqe Kidjo's "Agolo" - by Da Capo's Touch? or something? It's lovely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-wy0wyuoYQ
― sean gramophone, Saturday, 18 December 2021 19:32 (two years ago) link
Nice.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 21 December 2021 15:28 (two years ago) link
i have regretfully late passed this whole thread but I just ran into Yeeko on the best-of-the-year nominations and I need ya'll to know this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSbi2Jvls7A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdJcmvQ0DFc
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Friday, 31 December 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
idgi, what's the connection?
― rob, Saturday, 1 January 2022 15:04 (two years ago) link
Wasn’t delirious released like a decade ago? I think it even made it to the ILM poll
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 1 January 2022 16:42 (two years ago) link
https://travelnoire.com/missed-afrochella-2021-heres-what-went-down-in-ghana?item=3
Brief look at afrochella 2021 with Wizkid and more
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 5 January 2022 17:56 (two years ago) link
I suppose Yeeko does sound a bit like Delirious
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Friday, 7 January 2022 01:07 (two years ago) link
rolling afropop 2022
― rob, Friday, 21 January 2022 14:49 (two years ago) link
xps, yes i definitely hear Delirious in Yeeko
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 19 February 2022 01:12 (two years ago) link