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The music video was released on 22 August 2016, directed by Clarence Peters. It became the third music video by a Nigerian artiste to surpass the 100 million views milestone on Youtube, [17] and the top five most viewed Nigerian music video of all time [18] as of 2021.
Essence" was included in Spotify's Song of the Summer playlist in June 2021, [13] and in Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2020 playlist. [14] In April 2023, African Folder's staff listed Essence as one of the best African songs of all time. [15] In October 2023, Billboard's staff ranked "Essence" as number 407 in their Best Pop Songs of all ...
[20] [40] [41] The album's eponymous single won Best Song, and M'bilia Bel was awarded as the Best New Artist. [21] [22] The song was listed among the "100 Greatest African Songs of All Time" by the Kenyan weekly magazine Daily Nation. [42] Afrisa's popularity began to rival that of François Luambo's band OK Jazz. [43]
List of gospel songs which have reported sales of 1 million units or higher but are uncertified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Though "I'll Take You There" by The Staple Singers was certified Gold on January 31, 2019 for digital sales of 500,000 units, [4] its physical sales of 1.5 million units, reported on May 6, 1972 are uncertified by the RIAA.
(Top) 1 Algeria. 2 Angola. 3 Benin. 4 Botswana. 5 Burkina Faso. 6 Burundi. 7 Cameroon. 8 Cape Verde. 9 Côte d'Ivoire. ... This is a list of musicians from African ...
Hosted by Minnie Dlamini and presented by the Recording Industry of South Africa, the event was live streamed on YouTube and broadcast on SABC1 at 20:00 South Africa Standard Time . It honoured the best albums, music videos and songs released in South Africa during the period 15 April 2023 to 14 April 2024.
He has stated UK, Ghanaian and Nigerian music have all influenced his music. [82] Mr Eazi calls his music 'Banku Music'. [83] [84] He was the first African pop artist to gain an extensive Apple Music artist page. [81] In 2016, Beat FM in North London became the first British radio station dedicated to afrobeats. [85]
The album's eponymous techno-soukous-infused-single, which featured Jocelyne Béroard, became a massive hit in Africa and Europe, as well as among diaspora communities worldwide, and remains a timeless classic in African music. [62] [18] [63] [54] The song addresses the issue of poverty in Africa. [38]