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
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)
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