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Africa-Press – Angola. <\/strong><\/span>2022 has been a good year for African music, particularly for the Amapiano and Afrobeats genres reeling out hits after hits for dance halls and Tik Tok galleries. We countdown the top 25 songs from the African soundscape this year.<\/b>
\n25. Didi B featuring JR La Me\u0301lo & TamSir: \u2018En Haut\u2019 (Co\u0302te D\u2019Ivoire)<\/b><\/p>\n

Ivorian rapper Didi B\u2019s \u2018En Haut\u2019 blends trap, coupe\u0301-de\u0301cale\u0301, and call-and-response. With tempered vocals from JR, Didi B reels off braggadocio lyrics targeting his perceived foes. \u2018En Haut\u2019 employs the masterstroke of praise-singing associated with coupe\u0301-de\u0301cale\u0301 for a solid party-starter effect at shindigs and clubs.<\/p>\n

24. Highlyy featuring Tion Wayne: \u2018Soldier\u2019 (Congo\/Diaspora)<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2018Soldier\u2019 entered public life as a TikTok tease. Sensational soul singing, communicating unease and zest with equal intensity, the 18-year-old Essex native Highlyy repurposes BNXN fka Buju\u2019s lyrics on Reminisce\u2019s \u2018Hustle\u2019 for her debut, \u2018Soldier\u2019. Grime artist Tion Wayne secures the song\u2019s street credibility with hard bars depicting the disquiet of UK street life while coasting over JRocs\u2019 production.<\/p>\n

23. Jay Melody: \u2018Sugar\u2019 (Tanzania) <\/b><\/p>\n

Tanzanian singer Jay Melody lends his tenor and occasional falsetto to this dancehall tune inflected with East African rhythms. It is about love as much as it is about dance\u2014but ultimately it gestures towards longing, the food metaphor of choice is a familiar one, sugar, without which life cannot be sustained.<\/p>\n

22. Bien: \u2018Inauma\u2019 (Kenya)<\/b><\/p>\n

Sauti Sol member Bien\u2019s consolatory tune Inauma highlights majestic guitar rhythms patterned after those soulful East African tunes sitting somewhere between love song and dancehall.<\/p>\n

His vocal delivery segues into the alchemy, little wonder this tune released in the final quarter of the year has gained quite a massive following.<\/p>\n

21. Oxlade: \u2018Ku Lo Sa\u2019 (Nigeria) <\/b><\/p>\n

The conceit of Oxlade\u2019s falsetto-laden smash hit goes beyond the iconic acrylic green set of his Colors studio performance, it is the indigenisation of that English word \u201ccloser\u201d to Yoruba. It is linguistically subversive in its irony, without shedding any shine from Oxlade\u2019s vocal accomplishment.<\/p>\n

20. Pheelz and BNXN (fka Buju): \u2018Finesse\u2019 (Nigeria)<\/p>\n

Finesse is such a fine word for what it stands for: the craft of being an impostor, navigating spaces alien to one\u2019s upbringing and social status, with an aspirational end goal in sight.<\/p>\n

Add the gift of garb to a dream and a dime and you will find the operational manual veteran producer-turned-singer Pheelz valorises with fine vocal ad libs assists from BNXN.<\/p>\n

19. Wegz & Ash: \u2018Amira\u2019 (Egypt) <\/b><\/p>\n

For the electropop single \u2018Amira\u2019, Egyptian trap rapper, Wegz, and Middle Eastern-infused deep house producer, Ash, teamed up.<\/p>\n

\u2018Amira\u2019, a love story, might sharply contrast with Wegz\u2019s hard-hitting, tough persona exhibited on records like \u2018TNT\u2019 and \u2018Dorak Gai\u2019 that garnered him notoriety.<\/p>\n

18. Gra\u0302ce Lokwa featuring Moses Bliss & Prinx Emmanuel: \u2018Kumama Papa\u2019 (Congo) <\/b><\/p>\n

When Maajabu Talent Show contestant, Grace Lokwa, posted a 31-second clip on TikTok in late January, he didn\u2019t anticipate stardom.<\/p>\n

Within weeks of release, the video titled \u201cKisi Y\u2019a Soni\u201d (not to be confused with the opening track on his debut album) garnered millions of views on the platform and affiliate websites, with tens of covers.<\/p>\n

For the official release, he features Nigerian gospel artists, Moses Bliss and Prinx Emmanuel.<\/p>\n

17. Asake: \u2018Terminator\u2019 (Nigeria)<\/b><\/p>\n

On \u2018Terminator\u2018, Asake employs a multisyllabic flow to deliver the double meanings and layered witticisms.<\/p>\n

Understanding his witty poetry behooves the listener to deconstruct his first verse: Come make we talk, I no be killer-killer, hire-hire (hire-hire)\/This your loving get meaning for my body oh.<\/p>\n

Asake\u2019s love story, adopting lingo from South-Western Nigeria\u2019s spiritualist movement, proves the hypothesis that the enthralling features of the human body (read: female body) present a channel to the divine.<\/p>\n

16. Deep London & Boohle: \u2018Hamba Wena\u2019 (South Africa)<\/b><\/p>\n

Duets are standard fare in making Amapiano hits and \u201cHamba Wena\u201d hardly varies that formula.<\/p>\n

It is automated drums and sizzling synth, slowed down for that effective African rhythmic spread; little wonder it comes with its own dance.<\/p>\n

Imagine you are in any nightclub anywhere in the world, what is said hardly matters.<\/p>\n

15. Musa Keys & Loui: \u2018Selema (Po Po)\u2019 (South Africa\/Tanzania) <\/b><\/p>\n

Giyani-born producer Musa Keys\u2019 ambition with \u2018Selema\u2019 may have been political, perhaps a tool to unify the SADC-member countries\u2019 influence in the global music industry. The result is a smash hit.<\/p>\n

14. Kizz Daniel & Tekno: \u2018Buga (Lo Lo Lo)\u2019 (Nigeria)<\/b><\/p>\n

Kizz Daniel often credits himself as having no bad songs. This boastful assumption was a little too early for his credentials and understandably frowned upon.<\/p>\n

But in retrospect, his assertion may have been modest. In 2022, he started the first quarter with the hot embers from his late 2021 release, Barnabas EP, smashed the middle of the year with his dance-crazed boastful tune, \u2018Buga\u2018 and finished it off with his latest, \u2018Cough\u2019.<\/p>\n

13. Nadia Mukami featuring Latinoh: \u2018Zawadi\u2019 (Kenya) <\/b><\/p>\n

Barely a month after the birth of her son with partner and fellow Kenyan artist, Arrow Bwoy, Nadia Mukami released her sophomore project, Bundle of Joy.<\/p>\n

The self-styled African popstar\u2019s transition to motherhood was not a smooth one as she battled miscarriage, depression, self-doubt, career halt and uncertainty.<\/p>\n

She tells her story on her Bundle of Joy EP, starting off with the paean for her son, aptly titled gift in Swahili. Piano-led \u2018Zawadi\u2019 features labelmate, Latinoh, who lends his tenor to the beautiful ditty.<\/p>\n

12. Ahmed Saad: \u2018Wasa3 Wasa3\u2019 (Egypt)<\/b><\/p>\n

The 41-year-old multi-hyphenate Egyptian pop and Shaabi singer is a breakout international star consolidating his popularity in the Arab world with worldwide recognition.<\/p>\n

His percussive patriotic anthem \u2018Wasa3 Wasa3\u2019 not only serves as an original soundtrack of the Egyptian television series, The Choice 2: Men of Shadow, it is an ear candy combining prospects of nationhood and healing with a feel-good sound, and it works.<\/p>\n

11. Calema & Ze\u0301 Felipe: \u2018Onde Anda\u2019 (Sa\u0303o Tome\u0301 and Pri\u0301ncipe\/Diaspora)<\/b><\/p>\n

Sa\u0303o Tome\u0301 and Pri\u0301ncipe-born duo Calema\u2019s foray into music has seen their sound transverse the Lusophone world.<\/p>\n

On \u2018Onde Anda\u2019, the now Portuguese-based singers expand their sonic palette with the infusion of sertanejo into their well-known pop music.<\/p>\n

Joined by Brazilian heartthrob, Ze\u0301 Felipe, they recall a night of stolen kisses, one-night stands, long-distance relationships, regrets, and a baby.<\/p>\n

Although they lament the lost love complicated by distance, they pause to reminisce on the good of love across borders.<\/p>\n

10. Daliwonga featuring Mellow & Sleazy, M.J: \u2018Abo Mvelo\u2019 (South Africa)<\/b><\/p>\n

Daliwonga\u2019s \u2018Abo Mvelo\u2019, like most successful Amapiano tunes, thrives on the irresistible groove of sizzling maracas and well-paced relentless drumming.<\/p>\n

The verses slather effusively on the edgy rhythms produced by Mellow and Sleazy as if to instigate dance or channel black rage into sublimation.<\/p>\n

9. Rema: \u2018Calm Down\u2019 (Nigeria)<\/b><\/p>\n

Rema\u2019s \u2018Calm Down\u2019 is a study of the fine art of seduction over melodies.<\/p>\n

On the rather mellow record, Rema invites producer, Andre Vibez, as wingman on his quest for love.<\/p>\n

Although love isn\u2019t the sole pursuit of this baby-faced singer fearing heartbreak, he admits to its dulcifying effect.<\/p>\n

8. Black Sherif: \u2018Kwaku the Traveller\u2019 (Ghana) <\/b><\/p>\n

\u2018Kwaku the Traveller\u2019 is one of those life-changing songs, for both singer and listener.<\/p>\n

It belongs in the firmament of songs that reimagines genre, in this instance, it is UK Drill travelled back in time to Ghana for some lessons in the griot tradition, so that it can fully carry the weight of Black Sherif\u2019s experiences which adds just the right amount of grit and assuredness to the subgenre.<\/p>\n

7. Zuchu: \u2018Mwambieni\u2019 (Tanzania)<\/b><\/p>\n

Fast-rising Tanzanian pop star Zuchu offers a smooth low-tempo tune for the dance floor, something uniquely East African in its instrumentation and a honeyed vocal performance in Kiswahili with a call and response to boot.<\/p>\n

Recently certified with five million followers by social media behemoth Instagram, 2022 is a good year for this chanteuse on almost every count.<\/p>\n

6. 9umba, Toss & Mdoovar featuring Sir Trill, Sino Msolo, Lady Du, Young Stunna & Slade: \u2018uMlando\u2019 (South Africa)<\/b><\/p>\n

The ensemble responsible for this early 2022 release TikTok viral sensation hardly imagined its ceiling-shattering success, but in these days of intensely percussive Amapiano and warm bass lines, anything from Soweto can set the world alight, especially if garnished with a charismatic dance.<\/p>\n

5. Camidoh featuring Mayorkun, King Promise & Darkoo: \u2018Sugarcane (Remix)\u2019 (Ghana)<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2018Midoh\u2019s \u2018Sugarcane\u2018 conveys romantic overtures to an aloof love interest.<\/p>\n

Its potency is the ease with which the Ghanaian singer\u2019s words translate from lyrics to rhythmic body movements.<\/p>\n

If the intention of the original was subtle, in its blend of Ghanaian-Nigerian references, the remix exposes romance beyond words, innuendoes and borders.<\/p>\n

4. Asake featuring Burna Boy: \u2018Sungba (Remix)\u2019 (Nigeria)<\/b><\/p>\n

2022 has been a meteoric rise for Nigerian Fujipiano star Asake whose four-track self-titled EP features the street hop anthem, \u2018Sungba\u2019.<\/p>\n

An amazing guest verse by Burna Boy transformed this tune from a regular Lagos party fare into international recognition for Asake, who may be the fastest-rising male superstar Afrobeats ever produced.<\/p>\n

3. Costa Titch featuring C\u2019Buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T: \u2018Big Flexa\u2019 (South Africa)<\/b><\/p>\n

Costa Titch\u2019s influence on amapiano has been certified with \u2018Big Flexa\u2019 as the most viewed amapiano video on YouTube. \u2018Big Flexa\u2019, built on persuasive percussion, with interjections of whistles and swoons, and celebratory lyrics rapped in borrowed S\u2019pitori accent, is a delight.<\/p>\n

2. Farid: \u2018Be\u2019amart Meen\u2019 (\u0628\u0627\u0654\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0645\u064a\u0646) (Egypt)<\/b><\/p>\n

Farid\u2019s \u2018Be\u2019amart Meen\u2018 is one of the finest and most well-composed songs of the year.<\/p>\n

With lyrics by Mostafa Nasser, composition from Tiam Ali, Tiam Tariq, Mostafa El-Attar and Mohamed Maghrabi, and vocals sung in Arabic by Ahmed Farid, the song works a soothing falsetto oscillating between human trepidation and divine interference.<\/p>\n

1. Burna Boy: \u2018Last Last\u2019 (Nigeria)<\/b><\/p>\n

Musicians mine heartbreaks to sell records, but when pop stars do, we get a dance.<\/p>\n

When Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy released his most intricate and emotive album yet, Love, Damini, its musical direction, and theme of vulnerability were anchored on the Toni-Braxton-sampled \u2018Last Last\u2019.<\/p>\n

Although Burna Boy\u2019s masculinity was not in question, ditto for his vulnerability, \u2018Last Last\u2018 shines a light on his current state of mind.<\/p>\n

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