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These Nigerian Afrobeats Songs Are Turning 10 Years In 2023 These Nigerian Afrobeats Songs Are Turning 10 Years In 2023. In this article, TrendyBeatz takes a long nostalgic trip down memory lane to curate a list of songs that turned a decade in this new year, 2023. Here's a TrendyBeatz curated list of songs that made 2013 a stellar year for the Nigerian music scene.
But there was much more going on than hits and highlights. Afrobeats embraced continent-spanning sounds, from traditional genres to South African club music. Female artists from the continent shined as brightly as their male counterparts. Across the board, bold, experimental new sounds began to creep into the landscape. As an exciting year in Afrobeats and African music comes to a close, take a look at some of the trends that defined this broad soundscape in 2023.
Luckily, YouTube offers a free passport to experiencing the creativity from these scenes and artists as well as music from all across the planet. A true benefit of the streaming age is that hip-hop fans of any age who appreciate originality, flow and bumping beats can learn about how an American-bred art form has inspired the world.
"Giving African music its own category would highlight and celebrate the diversity and richness of Africa," Shawn Thwaites, project manager at the Recording Academy, said in a roundtable about the new category. "This is a great step forward!"
The key to his appeal lies in his embrace of sounds from all over the continent, especially amapiano. His album Work of Art mixes the popular Afro-house offshoot with Mauritian séga music as well as fújì, an Indigenous Yoruba genre from Nigeria.
With "Water," the lead single from her upcoming debut EP, she also became the first solo musician from South Africa in 55 years to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Largely driven forward by a popular TikTok challenge, the song debuted at 67 and has peaked at 21 so far.
He also extended his love and gratitude to his fiancée, Whitney Alford, and shouted out his Top Dawg Entertainment labelmates. Lamar specifically praised Top Dawg's CEO, Anthony Tiffith, for finding and developing raw talent that might not otherwise get the chance to pursue their musical dreams.
Burna Boy's sixth studio album Love, Damini was released in 2022 and became the highest debut of an African album on the Billboard 200 chart. It also became the highest-charting African album in France, the Netherlands and the UK.[17] In October, Burna Boy was awarded the Member of the Order of the Federal Republic plaque for his achievements in music.[3] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked him number 197 on its list of the 200 greatest singers of all time.[9] Burna Boy won his fourth Best International Act at the BET Awards in 2023.[18] He won The Headies Afrobeats Single of the Year category and also the Song of the Year for "Last Last".[19]
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu was born on July 2, 1991, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.[20] His mother Bose Ogulu worked as a language translator, and his father Samuel managed a wedding company. His maternal grandfather Benson Idonije once managed Fela Kuti.[21][22] His mother later became his manager.[23] Ogulu grew up in Southern Nigeria and began making his own beats using FL Studio.[21][24] He attended Corona Secondary School in Agbara, Ogun State, and relocated to London, England, to further his studies.[21][25] He studied media technology at the University of Sussex from 2008 to 2009,[26] and also studied media communications and culture at Oxford Brookes University from 2009 to 2010.[27] Burna Boy returned to Port Harcourt and took up a year-long internship at Rhythm 93.7 FM.[27] He launched his music career after returning to Lagos.[27][28]
On January 19, 2018, Burna Boy was featured on American rock band Fall Out Boy's song "Sunshine Riptide", a track from their seventh studio album Mania.[38] He released his third studio album, Outside, exactly a week later, on 26 January 2018. Described by the singer as a mixtape, Outside consists mostly of afrobeats, dancehall, reggae, and road rap. It features guest appearances from English musicians J Hus, Lily Allen, and Mabel. Outside was supported by six singles: "Rock Your Body", "Streets of Africa", "Koni Baje", "Sekkle Down", "Heaven's Gate" and "Ye". Its production was handled by Leriq, Baba Stiltz, Jae 5, Juls, Chopstix, Steel Banglez, Fred Gibson, Phantom, and FTSE. The album received positive critical acclaim and was ranked by Pulse Nigeria and Nigerian Entertainment Today as the best Nigerian album of 2018.[39][40] It won Album of the Year at the 2018 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[41] In February 2018, Outside debuted at number three on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.[42] A single from the album, "Ye", ended up atop most Nigerian publications year-end list as the biggest song of 2018.[43][44]
On January 3, 2019, Burna Boy was announced alongside Mr Eazi as one of the artists performing at the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.[49] He won four awards at the Soundcity MVP Awards Festival, including African Artiste of the Year, Listener's Choice, and Best Male MVP.[50] On March 21, 2019, Burna Boy released a 4-track collaborative EP with Los Angeles-based electronic duo DJDS, titled Steel & Copper.[51] The EP blends Burna Boy's upbeat melodies with DJDS' slinky trap beats.[52][53] Steel & Copper combines elements of dancehall and reggae music with Afropop and trap.[52][53]
On March 19, 2021, Burna Boy was featured on Canadian singer Justin Bieber's song "Loved by You", a track from his sixth studio album, Justice.[75] On September 17, 2021, he was featured on American singer-songwriter Jon Bellion's single "I Feel It", which marked the first musical collaboration between the two, but the latter co-wrote "Loved by You" with Justin Bieber.[76] On June 4, 2022, Burna Boy performed at the Belgravia Sports Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, where he allegedly refused money to wear a ZANU-PF scarf as an endorsement of the Mnangagwa administration.[77]
"Burna Boy has not diluted his African heritage to reach his global audience, Instead he has placed an unmistakably African stamp on music drawn from all around Africa. A voice that exemplifies the West African cultural virtue of coolness, poise and control."
Writing for Rolling Stone, Adewojumi Aderemi proclaimed him as an influential voice, not just because he releases African hits for the world to hear, but through the conversations he sparks through his work and his interviews.[114] RZA, in a Rolling Stone interview reflecting on the influence of Afrobeats on hip-hop, commends Burna Boy for his leadership in the movement and acknowledges the inspiring impact of Afrobeats from the African continent.[115] Lloyd Bradley of The Guardian opined that Twice As Tall positions African music in the 21st century by using contemporary sounds for traditional melodies and rhythms.[116] In 2021, Pitchfork named him one of the most important artists of their first 25 years.[117]
Lawrence Burney of Vulture has argued that Burna Boy's stylistic presentation and convincing interpretation of hip hop and dancehall won him more credibility and commercial success in the U.S. than his Naija contemporaries such as Davido and Wizkid received.[121] African artist Angélique Kidjo dedicated her Grammy win to Burna Boy, for changing the global perception of Africa and its music.[122] Aniefiok Ekpoudom of The Guardian said Burna Boy uses Afrobeats to remind Africans everywhere about their roots in the continent, and argued that his soldout show at Wembley Arena was his coronation as king of Afrobeats.[123] Sarah shimnom Kallah writing for Vanguard said, Burna Boy is not only a musical force, but also a social activist and a cultural icon who is using his platform to speak out against injustice, corruption and oppression in Nigeria and across Africa.[124]
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 16 July 1990), known professionally as Wizkid,[3] is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.[4] A prominent figure in the modern day Afrobeats music scene, he is regarded as one of the most commercially successful and influential artists of the genre.[5][6]
He began recording music at the age of 11 and released a collaborative album with the Glorious Five (5), a group he and a couple of his church friends formed. In 2009, Wizkid signed a record deal with Banky W's Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E). He later rose to the limelight after releasing "Holla at Your Boy", the lead single from his debut studio album, Superstar (2011), which also spawned the singles "Tease Me/Bad Guys" and "Don't Dull".
Wizkid began recording his debut studio album Superstar in 2009.[19] He released "Holla at Your Boy" as the album's lead single on 2 January 2010.[21] The song was nominated for Best Pop Single, and earned him the Next Rated award at The Headies 2011. In addition to winning the award, he was awarded a 2012 Hyundai Sonata courtesy of the organizers.[22] Its music video was nominated for Most Gifted Newcomer Video at the 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards.[23]
Between 2012 and 2014, Wizkid recorded his second studio album Ayo. It features guest appearances from Femi Kuti, Banky W., Seyi Shay, Phyno, Tyga, Akon and Wale. The album's production was handled by Sarz, Shizzi, Uhuru, Del B, Dokta Frabz, Maleek Berry, Legendury Beatz and Spellz. It was initially titled Chosen.[citation needed] According to MTV Base, the album suffered from a pushed-back release date.[34] It was reported earlier that the album would feature Don Jazzy, Efya and Olamide.[35] On 6 September 2014, Wizkid revealed the album's cover art and track listing. Prior to announcing plans for a second studio album, Wizkid had plans to release a mixtape in April 2013.[36] In an interview with Ok!Nigeria TV at Disturbing Headquarters in London, he said the mixtape would be released in April. He also said it would feature Wale and Tinie Tempah.[37] Wizkid later announced that he would be releasing his second studio album on 12 June 2013.[38] In an interview with HipTV, Banky W revealed the album's title and commented on the album's delay. He also gave an estimated time frame for the album's release.[39]
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