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Nigerian Artistes Dominate As Apple Music Releases 2018 A-List Of African Songs
Nigerian artistes have dominated the first-ever Apple Music’s A-list African songs. Out of the 49 songs in the inaugural list, Nigeria took the biggest chunk, grabbing 19 entries while Ghana was in second place with 13 entries.
Some of the Nigerian songs that made the list include are ‘Askamaya’ by Teni The Entertainer, ‘Fever’ by Wizkid, Duncan Mighty, Tiwa Savage’s ‘Lova Lova,’ Adekunle Gold’s ‘Damn, Delilah’, Burna Boy’s ‘Ye’, ‘Red Handed’ by Mayorkun and ‘Wonder Woman’ by Davido.
Ghana is represented by such songs as ‘Fluid’ (Amaare), ‘Stay Woke’ (DrakoVibes), ‘Feels’ (M.anifest) and others.
South Africa comes third with seven songs including ‘Jungle’ (Nasty C), ‘Wakanda Forever’ (Sho Madjozi), ‘Blame Fire’ (Petite Noir) and ‘Boza’ (Darkie Fiction).
Listen to Apple Music’s A-list of African music here.
Below is the full list:
- Mayorkun (Nigeria) feat. Peruzzi, Dremo & Yonda – ‘Red Handed’
- Tekno (Nigeria) – ‘On You’
- Kwesi Arthur (Ghana) feat. Kidi – ‘Don’t Keep Me Waiting’
- Davido (Nigeria) – ‘Wonder Woman’
- Nasty C (South Africa) – ‘Jungle’
- Sho Madjozi (South Africa) feat. Ycee – ‘Wakanda Forever’
- Amaarae (Ghana) – ‘Fluid’
- Ayo Jay (Nigeria) – ‘Let Him Go’
- Mr Eazi (Nigeria) feat. Simi – ‘Surrender
- Kizz Daniel (Nigeria) & Davido – ‘One Ticket’
- Sho Madjozi (South Africa) – ‘Huku’
- Petite Noir (South Africa) – ‘Blame Fire’
- Jovi (Cameron) – ‘Ndolé’
- Aya Nakamura (Mali) – ‘Djadja’
- Vegedream (Congo) – ‘Ramenez la coupe à la maison’
- Olamide (Nigeria) – ‘Motigbana’
- DJ Snake & Niniola (Nigeria) – ‘Maradona Riddim’
- Darkie Fiction (South Africa) – ‘Bhoza’
- DarkoVibes (Ghana) feat. Stonebwoy (Nigeria) – ‘Stay Woke’
- Shane Eagle (South Africa) – ‘Gustavo!’
- R2Bees (Ghana) feat. Wizkid – ‘Supa’
- King Kaka (Kenya) feat. Kristoff – ‘Dundaing’
- M.anifest (Ghana) feat. Kwesi Arthur – ‘Feels’
- Stonebwoy (Ghana) – ‘Smile Time Done’
- Wizkid (Nigeria) – ‘Fever’
- Mr Eazi (Nigeria) feat. King Promise & Maleek Berry – ‘Dabebi
- Teni (Nigeria) – ‘Askamaya’
- Burna Boy (Nigeria) – ‘Gbona’
- D’Banj (Nigeria) feat. Cassper Nyovest – ‘Something for Something’
- Wizkid (Nigeria) – ‘Master Groove’
- Fally Ipupa (DRC) – ‘Aime-moi’
- R2Bees (Ghana) – ‘Boys Kasa’
- Anatii (South Africa) – ‘NDAWENI’
- Tiwa Savage (Nigeria) feat. Duncan Mighty – ‘Lova Lova’
- Joey B (Ghana) feat. La Même Gang – ‘Stables
- Sarkodie (Ghana) feat. King Promise – ‘Can’t Let You Go’
- Mbosso (Tanzania) – ‘Hodari’
- Toofan (Togo) feat. Wale – ‘DJ Dosé
- Davido (Nigeria) – ‘Nwa Baby’
- Reniss (Cameroon) – ‘Big Tinz’
- Fally Ipupa (DRC) – ‘École’
- King Promise (Ghana) – ‘Abena’
- Olamide & Wizkid (Nigeria) – ‘Kana’
- Burna Boy (Nigeria) – ‘Ye’
- Adekunle Gold (Nigeria) – ‘Damn, Delilah’
- Toofan (Togo) – ‘Affairage’
- M.anifest (Ghana) feat. Bayku & Yaa Pono – ‘Don’t Follow Me’
- Kidi (Ghana) – ‘Thunder’
- Wendy Shay (Ghana) – ‘Astalavista’
