So a recently made a new friend from Zambia and he really wanted to push me outside my comfort zone, and my usual sphere of music by challenging me to create a slick Afrobeats episode; and it's a challenge I've ruminated on for quite some time... But wait no more! Here it is, my long overdue Afrobeats episode!
With this episode I wanted to concentrate on more melodic music; with soulful vibes and smooth, well rounded instrumentation - And most of the tracks fit that brief. It's been wonderful to get to know a completely different genre of music, yet again, and finding that I have the ability to choose and mix some of the finest examples of that genre - It really has been an enjoyable endeavour.
A lot of these tracks are earworms - Listen a couple of times and you'll be waking up humming some great African rhythms like I have been the last few days!
As always, feedback is much appreciated, you can reach me on twitter @soen
Until next time,
Enjoy this Afrobeats set!
-Soen
Tracklisting:
1. Omah Lay - understand
2. Ayra Starr - Rush
3. Fireboy DML, Asake - Bandana
4. Toby Grey - Yolo
5. Libianca - People
6. Stormzy, Rema - Hide & Seek - Rema Remix
7. Victony, Tempoe - Soweto
8. Fireboy DML, Ed Sheeran - Peru
9. CKay, Focalistic, Davido, Abidoza - WATAWI (feat. Davido, Focalistic & Abidoza)
10. Ruger - Asiwaju
11. Azanti - preSSUre
12. Mavins, Crayon, Ayra Starr, LADIPOE, Magixx, Boy Spyce - Overloading (OVERDOSE)
13. Eugy, Maleek Berry, LADIPOE - Medicine (feat. Maleek Berry & LADIPOE)
14. Young Jonn, Davido - Dada (feat. Davido) [Remix]
15. KiDi - Zombie
16. Joeboy - Contour
17. Pheelz - Pheelz Like Summer
18. Phyno, Olamide - Ojemba
19. Kel-P - One More Night
20. Michael Brun, Oxlade - Clueless (with Oxlade)
