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“Shosholoza” to “Akwaba”: 10 African Songs That Became Football Anthems
From "Soul Makossa" and "Shosholoza" to "Waka Waka", "Magic in the Air" and "Akwaba": 10 African football anthems…
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Azonto, Skelewu, Buga: 10 African Dance Crazes and the Songs That Started Them
Kpanlogo, kwassa kwassa, azonto, Skelewu, Zanku, Jerusalema and Buga: 10 African dance crazes and the songs that started…
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Forgiveness Stays at No. 1 on the AfroYard Hot Songs (week of 9 November 2026)
Asake's "Forgiveness" stays at No. 1 on the AfroYard Hot Songs chart for the week of 9 November…
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Top 10 Davido Songs That Prove Why He Is a Legend
The best Davido songs of all time in 2026. From If to Timeless, the records that prove his…
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The Grammy for Best African Music Performance: how African pop got its own category
In 2023, the Recording Academy announced a new Grammy category, Best African Music Performance. At the first presentation…
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“Fall”: the Davido love song that became Afrobeats’ slow-burn American hit
Davido's "Fall", produced by Kiddominant and released in 2017, became the longest-charting Nigerian pop song on Billboard and…
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The featured-verse economy
Why the guest verse is currency in African music: the remixes that made careers, the hook specialists, and…
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The album is back in Afrobeats
Burna Boy, Wizkid, Asake, Rema and Tems have turned the album back into an event. Why Afrobeats stopped…
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Twelve years with Wizkid’s Ayo
Wizkid's 2014 album Ayo gave us "Ojuelegba" and set up everything from One Dance to Made in Lagos.…
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Davido and Erigga clash in social media exchange
The exchange began with a compliment. On Wednesday, Nigerian rapper Erigga posted on X to acknowledge musicians who…