A great way to start off any week is always with good music. There are tons of new releases every week and it can be difficult to keep up. With these weekly articles, we will be sharing our top picks of the best new releases from the week.
Afrobeats the Genre, a branch of the Amplify Africa family, compiles a list of our favorite new releases every week and keeps a regularly updated playlist across different platforms. You can access the playlist here.
Here are our favorite new releases from over the last week.
Lojay & Sarz – LV N ATTN
Upcoming artist, Lojay, and veteran producer, Sarz have been making waves with their song ‘Tongono’. The duo spent months working together and have now released a body of work that represents this. ‘LV N ATTN’ is a 5 track EP that brings a unique twist to the afrobeats scene and as an added bonus it Grammy award winner, Wizkid, features on the project.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4IEaUhIuCs
MI ft Oxlade – All My life
Mr. Incredible is rolling back the years with ‘All my life’. This song gives us similar vibes to some of the love songs he has released in the past like ‘One Naira’, or ‘Playlist. He recruits rising star, Oxlade, who seems likes he has the Midas touch at the moment. MI is gearing up for the release of his highly anticipated 5th studio album which should be out later this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGUXxw7RAQw
Ria Sean – Lemonade
In her short career, upcoming artist Ria Sean has already worked with some established acts like Leriq, Adekunle Gold, and GoodGirl LA. Ria gives off a soulful sound with the aesthetics to match in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcYk9spc8I0
Tomi Thomas – Hopeless Romantic
Tomi has come a long way from his early days with the boy-bandish group ‘LOS’ back in the day. He has one of the most unique voices in Nigeria and with this new EP, ‘Hopeless Romantic, he exhibits his vocal prowess of afrobeats tracks in a special way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo6MfSHxuVg
Sarkodie & Kwesi Arthus – Coachella
When two of Ghana’s biggest rappers hop on a track then you know you’re about to get some heat. Sarkodie did face some scrutiny for sampling Ghanian high-life legend George Darko but Sarkodie clarified in an interview that he got permission before releasing the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW8BN2YPjEQ
Mizzle ft Oxlade – Smile For You
Every year we get that one song that is a sweet melody that gets you smiling and puts you in the mood for summer, ‘Smile for you’ might just be that song. Upcoming artist/producer, Mizzle, hit the jackpot with this track and when you have Oxlade on a hook you can’t be disappointed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtM6qHqBbL4
Speroachbeats ft Peruzzi & Mayorkun – Constantly
This song has been on the minds of many ever since it was teased on social media a few weeks ago. The DMW crew members have so much chemistry and are adding to Nigeria’s Amapiano catalog.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0lX3q76mUU
Young John ft Kidi – Off You
Producers seem to be getting more recognition and are putting more work out there. Young John has made some hits over the years and might have just delivered another one with this track that features upcoming Ghanian artist Kidi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-KukBlYjEA
Mr. Eazi – Rotate
“Rotate” comes amid a busy run for Mr. Eazi who has been consistently releasing fresh material lately such as “Sekkle & Bop” with Popcaan and Dre Skull, his collaboration with The Compozers “Problem”, as well as visuals for “E Be Mad”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-WKXefqhSU
Jinmi Abduls – Jowo (The African remixes)
Last year, rising star Jinmi Abduls released Jowo with Joe boy and Oxlade. Fast forward a few months later and he is taking the song across the continent with remixes from artists in different African nations.
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