Gold Up – the musical duo of Raphael (from France) and dancehall composer Zack Ariyah – has just shared a new single titled Location. The soothing afro-beat tune features vocals from Jamaican dancehall star Busy Signal and Ghanaian recording artist Kelvyn Boy.
Location went live on all digital streaming platform on March 18 and was accompanied by the release of the official video on YouTube.
Rapper turned singer Skales is back with a new album! He dropped Sweet Distractions, a fourteen-track LP a few days ago – February 18 – via OHK Entertainment and Mad Solutions. The record has four features: Imanse, Zoro, Rotimi and the Kabusa Oriental Choir.
The release of the album was accompanied by a new video – track #9 – Nobody to Somebody. Click here or on the image above to watch the visuals and remember to like, comment and share.
Emerging Nigerian artist Portable, who is also known as Portable Omolalomi, currently has one of the biggest trending songs in the country: ZaZoo Zehh. The record is done in collaboration with Poco Lee and YBNL Nation’s boss Olamide.
Zazu Zehh is a street term, which generally refers to hustling and making things happen. Sadly, these are usually negative things. Nonetheless, the record has taken off like wild fire and the recently released video is following suit. Click here or on the image above to check it out.
This past summer Nigerian singer Fireboy DML, who is signed to the YBNL Nation imprint, released Peru. The afrobeat song became an instant club banger taking off in both Nigeria and Ghana.
Fast-forward to the end of December, which is when the remix was published. Interestingly, the new version features English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, whose presence on the track has automatically catapulted it into an international hit.
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On December 24th African pop star Yemi Alade premiered the official video for Fire – track number seven on her Queendoncom album – released in August of this year.
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The return of Wande Coal continues as the veteran Nigerian singer shares visuals for his latest single, Come My Way. The song, which comes to us courtesy of Starstruck and Empire, is produced by Bruno and Screwface.
Come My Way is Wande Coal’s first solo release of 2021. It follows last year’s Realms EP, his first new project in six years. The track blends the infectious vibes of afro-beat and the throbbing digital pulse of South Africa’s exploding ama-piano sound with Wande’s powerful, multi-octave vocals.
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On August 24th, Atlantic Recording artist Burna Boy shared a new song and video titled Question. The reigning king of Afro music went hard on this track, delivering what many are already calling another hit. The song is collaboration done with another heavy hitter in the African music industry; Don Jazzy.
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