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Afropop Round-up 2022-2023

Just over a year ago  I did round-up of the Afropop (African popular music, also known as Afrobeats) posts on the blog (follow-up to my 2019 and 2021 round-ups). You can see that here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2022/10/afropop-round-up-2021-2022.html

I've shared more African music since then, so here is a round-up of posts from 2022 to 2023. :)

 

Yemi Alade- Baddie (Nigerian): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2022/11/weekly-music-video_9.html

Mr Eazi feat. DJ Tárico and Joey B- Patek (a fusion of African music styles): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2022/12/weekly-music-video.html

CKay and Ronisia- lose you (Nigerian/French): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/01/weekly-music-video.html

Bey T and Karun- Personal (Kenyan): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/02/weekly-music-video_8.html

Pérola- Fénix (Angolan): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/02/weekly-music-video_15.html

Features Write On Me by Adanna Duru (Nigerian American): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/03/new-music-releases.html

Ayra Starr- Sability (Nigerian): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/04/weekly-music-video.html 

Features Tyla and Ayra Starr's single The Girl Next Door (South African/Nigerian): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/06/new-music-releases.html  

Includes Pheelz Like Summer by Pheelz (Nigerian); scroll down: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/07/more-summer-vibes.html

Tyla- Water (South African):  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/09/weekly-music-video_20.html

Features a live performance of Ayra Starr's Bloody Samaritan: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/07/live-performances-round-up-2022-2023.html  

Includes Ayra Starr's Rhythm & Blues: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/10/new-music-releases.html

 

Karun- Only You | A COLORS SHOW

And here is a song I haven't previously shared! :) This is Only You, the new single by Kenyan singer and songwriter Karun. She recently performed it live for COLORS, in collaboration with Spotify Africa. COLORSXSTUDIOS is a music platform which showcases music from around the world.

Only You is an English language song with chilled, R'n'B vibes. The video premiered on 30th October.

 

 

For more from Karun, see the list above to listen to Personal, her single with Bey T.


And visit the COLORS site for more global music: https://colorsxstudios.com/

 

Hope you liked the post! :) What is your current favourite African song?



 


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