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Weekly Music Video

This week's music video is ARIKE Remix by Kunmie, Simi and Mabel. It's a remix of Kunmie's single ARIKE.

Kunmie (full name Oluwabukunmi Ariybi) is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He grew up in the church and stared playing drums when he was 8, later becoming a songwriter for other Nigerian artists. Kunmie has shared that he got into music during a difficult time in his life and it helped him to escape from loneliness. 

His breakthrough came with the release of Arike in February. It went viral on TikTok and reached No. 2 on the Spotify Viral 50 Global playlist. In March, Kunmie released his debut EP Before We Became Strangers. His music is Afrobeats and Nigerian R'n'B. It has been described as soulful and filled with Youruba-inspired drum patterns.

Watch the music video for the original Arike here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgsa2p0lIPY 

Arike is about romantic relationships. For the remix, Kunmie teamed up with fellow Nigerian singer Simi and British/Swedish singer Mabel, who added their perspectives to the song. The single came out in July and the music video premiered in August.

 


 

There's also a lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9njQz9mbRg

 

Stream/buy Before We Became Strangers here:  https://cidar.lnk.to/kunmie-bwbs 

 

For more on Kunmie visit these links:

49th Street UNCOVR special:  https://the49thstreet.com/kunmies-captivating-coming-of-age-story/

Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kunmieofficial/ 

Official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kunmieofficial 

Official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Kunmieofficial 

 

And for more music by Simi and Mabel, check out these posts: 

 

Simi: 

Music video for Woman to Woman (released in March):  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/07/weekly-music-video_16.html

Audio for Day By Day with Kizz Daniel (released in June): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTRK5RcFibI&list=OLAK5uy_lFM5E0VARjK1odGRkErd2BYSakOVm9FHc

 

Mabel:

New Music Releases (my post from July which includes the visualiser for Turn Me Up): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/07/new-music-releases.html

 

Want more African music? Check out these posts:

New Music Releases (includes IS IT by Tyla (South African): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/07/new-music-releases.html 

Juno- INTENTIONS (Nigerian): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/09/weekly-music-video_10.html









 

 

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