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African Fresh Picks: Ayra Starr x Wizkid, Ayox x Qing Madi, Darkoo, Olamide, Seyi Vibez & More
Listen to 10 new must-hear songs from African artists Kizz Daniel, Fido, Bhadboi OML, Seyi Vibez, Olamide and Wizkid and more.
Ayra Starr and Wizkid are ready to fill up the “freakin’ dancefloor” this summer with “Gimme Dat.” The slow-burning acoustic guitar melody from Wyclef Jean and Mary J. Blige’s 2000 Grammy-nominated hit “911” and tropical drums, courtesy of producers VybeO and Mikabeatz adds to the song’s sensuality and serenity. Ghanaian artists Twitch 4EVA and Yung D3mz and producer Uche B team up on the scorching single “Temperature.” The spurts of the log drums feel like trickling beads of sweat down the body, but the whistling ad-libs interspersed throughout the song add more ventilation. Two titans of the last two decades of African music, Olamide and Wizkid, teamed up for this slick cut, which layers a horn section over some traditional Afrobeats drum patterns and features both icons crooning, using their voices as additional instrumentation to augment the track.
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