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Tems top charted artist of 2022 Wizkid "Essence" with Justin Bieber and Tems became song of the year.. The Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart ranks the best-performing Afrobeats singles in the United States.
OFA (Oxlade From Africa) is the debut studio album by Nigerian singer Oxlade.It was released on 20 September 2024, through Troniq Music and Epic Records.The album features guest appearances from Flavour, Dave, Fally Ipupa, Wande Coal, Ojahbee, Popcaan, Tomi Owó and Bobi Wine.
The chart is measured from leading audio and video music services, plus download sales from top music retailers. [1] The first chart was published in the issue dated 29 March. [2] The first number-one song on the U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart was "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" by CKay, on 29 March 2022. [3]
Afrobeat is a genre that developed in the 1960s and 1970s, taking influences from Fuji music and highlife, mixed in with American jazz and funk. Characteristics of Afrobeat include big bands, long instrumental solos, and complex jazzy rhythms. [20] [21] The name was coined by Nigerian afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. [22]
Afrobeats: The Backstory is a documentary series that delves into the rise and global influence of Afrobeats, a genre of music that originated in Nigeria.Directed by Nigerian filmmaker Ayo Shonaiya, the series premiered on Netflix on 29 June 2022, offering an in-depth look at the cultural, political, and social landscape that shaped the Afrobeats sound, as well as its growth.
Samuel Onwubiko (born 25 October 1995), known by his stage name Limoblaze is a Nigerian gospel singer-songwriter and rapper. [1] He is well known for the hit song "Jireh (My Provider)" with Lecrae and Happi, a reworking of "Jireh" by Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music; the song made it to the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs of 2022, Official Charts No. 15, and won several other ...
Both worked on Talking Heads' highly acclaimed 1980 album Remain in Light, which brought polyrhythmic Afrobeat influences to Western music. The new generation of DJs and musicians of the 2000s who have fallen in love with both Kuti's material and other rare releases have made compilations and remixes of these recordings, thus re-introducing the ...
Its data is published and compiled by Official Charts Company, from digital downloads, physical record sales, and audio streams in UK retail outlets. At the end of a year, OCC will publish an annual list of its 20 most successful Afrobeats songs, throughout that year on its website, [ 1 ] and BBC Radio 1Xtra 's website.