Best of African Pop

adidasss · 06-01-2022, 12:34 PM

Just a thread to dump some great pop tunes from the African continent.

A few from Rema (Nigeria):

Ayn Marx · 06-01-2022, 03:26 PM

[QUOTE=adidasss;2206294]Just a thread to dump some great pop tunes from the African continent.

A few from Rema (Nigeria):

Fun song but the sharp drum sound hurts my ears.

Lisnaholic · 06-04-2022, 08:16 PM

Yep those Rema songs are pretty good, adiddass. I was surprised to hear the word "lockdown" turn up in the second song!

Way before lockdowns became commonplace, this thread gathered together a bunch of Afro Pop songs, although some of the youtube clips have gone:-

https://www.musicbanter.com/country-...-pop-week.html = It's Afro-Pop Week

That thread focuses on older style pop, most of it easily identifiable as African. For something more modern (2008, so modern to me), with a more international sound, this is a nice song from GoldFish, a S.African band:-

06-01-2022, 12:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Best of African Pop Just a thread to dump some great pop tunes from the African continent. A few from Rema (Nigeria): __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

06-04-2022, 08:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Yep those Rema songs are pretty good, adiddass. I was surprised to hear the word "lockdown" turn up in the second song! Way before lockdowns became commonplace, this thread gathered together a bunch of Afro Pop songs, although some of the youtube clips have gone:- https://www.musicbanter.com/country-...-pop-week.html = It's Afro-Pop Week That thread focuses on older style pop, most of it easily identifiable as African. For something more modern (2008, so modern to me), with a more international sound, this is a nice song from GoldFish, a S.African band:- __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

06-01-2022, 03:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ayn Marx Music Addict Join Date: May 2022 Location: Sometimes Posts: 556	[QUOTE=adidasss;2206294]Just a thread to dump some great pop tunes from the African continent. A few from Rema (Nigeria): Fun song but the sharp drum sound hurts my ears.