This video just in for the season, a breezy Nigerian-South African duo dating back to Olakira's EP in May and that was maybe a little overlooked.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjZ-SjMnx1gOlakira feat. Moonchild Sanelly - Summer Time
People here are bound to like this lovely romantic joint. And what's not to love, it's been growing on me too.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIcsU494u8MAdekunle Gold & Lucky Daye - Sinner
― Nabozo, Thursday, 29 July 2021 21:31 (two years ago) link
I like the almost Joe Hisaishi style instrumentation on 'Sinner' - the intro bars reel me in, but sadly the song itself doesn't grab me.
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Wednesday, 18 August 2021 09:59 (two years ago) link
^ha Hisaishi is really otm (as is the rest of your assessment)
Lady Donli's previous project didn't quite grab me, but I'm liking her new EP WILD
lead single "Searching":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU22CmI_LYc
― rob, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 15:52 (two years ago) link
The Tems EP is amazing. I'm so in love with Vibe Out atm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_-n_RHDyuA
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 09:12 (two years ago) link
Cheers for this. I feel a bit out the loop when it comes to afrobeats/african music in general (actually ne wmusic in general) at the moment.
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 12:23 (two years ago) link
The Lojay & Sarz ep is giving me 2019 Rema feels. Panty in particular stays on repeat.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, 26 September 2021 11:26 (two years ago) link
CKay's "love nwantiti" charted this week at #23 in Australia, I presume for TikTok-related reasons
― monotony, Monday, 27 September 2021 02:44 (two years ago) link
Celebrating achievements, light strings and trap music for Burna Boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0FE2Hjn30EBurna Boy - Want it all feat. Polo G
― Nabozo, Sunday, 3 October 2021 10:51 (two years ago) link
Chuq - knack am ft kelvyn boy & Teflon Flexxhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3a1Srhj26YHeard on Instagram, heh. TMI?
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Sunday, 10 October 2021 19:42 (two years ago) link
the new juls album is pretty incredible front to back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Flxj-hVmc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y62zJCwFfqY
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Monday, 11 October 2021 15:03 (two years ago) link
Any idea of the ID for this song plz?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-o2Y1lpsJ4
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Thursday, 14 October 2021 21:35 (two years ago) link
I was going to say some gqom song but all the songs are listed viborg :)Omunye is sort of the peak hit for these guys (Distruction Boyz). Dlala Thukzin is the slim Dlala. This year he did Phuze.Since we haven't posted the full version of the remix:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpqgLgZvCmADlala Thukzin - Phuze Remix Featuring Zaba , Sir Trill , Mpura Mpura & Rascoe Kaos
― Nabozo, Friday, 15 October 2021 07:14 (two years ago) link
A friend named her child Naledi. I love that name (means star in Pedi).
― Nabozo, Friday, 15 October 2021 07:17 (two years ago) link
That is a beautiful name. But thank you, that was stupid of me. I listened to it live and failed to check the description afterwards. It wouldn’t be a normal week for me on ILM unless I posted something really dumb. (Also realized after posting it might be more suited to the S.A. thread sorry.)That remix is strong stuff for sure!
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Friday, 15 October 2021 09:06 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIqbvsSXyWUTimaya - Cold Outside feat. Buju
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7pqX9MDgPQWande Coal - Come my way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcR0PWGfUhsAyra Starr - Bloody Samaritan
― Nabozo, Friday, 5 November 2021 11:48 (two years ago) link
thank you nabozo!
― sean gramophone, Friday, 5 November 2021 15:07 (two years ago) link
Bloody Samaritan is one of the songs of the year
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, 7 November 2021 21:19 (two years ago) link
otm
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Sunday, 7 November 2021 23:30 (two years ago) link
Sweet naijapiano, another twist on the sound, wonder if it leads anywherehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bovm6-15OooReekado Banks - Ozumba Mbadiwe
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 07:40 (two years ago) link
Not that it has to
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 08:01 (two years ago) link
Wow, check out this cover of Bloody Samaritan. Shame it's not longer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCFhXIVzgtU
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 13:18 (two years ago) link
that's great. "bloody samaritan" is def a soty candidate
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 16:29 (two years ago) link
yah
― Spottie, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 16:50 (two years ago) link
Not seeing anything discussed here in any critics ballots/ lists that have started coming out
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 2 December 2021 18:02 (two years ago) link
It's been a pretty weak year for afrobeats to be honest, petering out from the fireworks from the two last years with Wizkid and Burna Boy as giants, the South African connection, first-class newcomers (Fireboy, Rema, Omah Lay). It just seemed there were more releases. Also breastcrawl has gone missing. The fact that Love Nwantiti is the biggest hit this year and spawned 8 remixes is a little worrying for the competition.
― Nabozo, Thursday, 2 December 2021 19:58 (two years ago) link
I'd agree, with a bunch of caveats about my subjectivity: I'm def paying less attention than in past years and haven't warmed to many of those newcomers the way I did the previous cohort. Plus I more or less burned out on amapiano by the middle of the year, so naija turning to that sound doesn't exactly thrill me. But I do think there's been something a bit bland & empty about most of the afrobeats I heard this year; not necessarily bad, just forgettable & a little too vibey for its own good.
Sort of the exception that proves the rule(?): Tems' EP is one of the highlights of the year imo...all 18 minutes of it.
― rob, Thursday, 2 December 2021 20:26 (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, 3 December 2021 21:04 (two years ago) link
Tema EP is my AOTY. I also love the Lojay EP and have played the new Wizkid tunes a lot. Rema’s output has been scarce but strong. And amapiano has had a GREAT year. .
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 3 December 2021 21:57 (two years ago) link
Rema lol
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