The Native
33
Best New Music Album Special: Ajebutter22 – “What Happens In Lagos”
We got an early listen of Ajebutter's sophomore album. Here's what we
Best New Music: Davido has something to say about avoiding drama on new track, “FIA”
Retreating from toxic love
Best New Music: “Che Che” is a well-earned win for Mayorkun’s year long slow burn
DMW starlet delivers stunning follow-up to
Best New Music: Niniola’s “Saro” is a sweet war cry sold as an energetic love song
The best track off a best new album
Best New Music: Juls and Burna Boy are as cool as the arctic on “Gwarn”
Under covers Afro-fusion blues
Best New Music: Jeff Akoh’s “Shokolokobangoshe” satire and showmanship all wrapped in a neat package
Destined for the big
Best New Music: With Amaa Rae, AYLØ’s “Whoa” is a sweet sultry tribute to lost love
A feature that deserves its own
Best New Music: BankyOnDBeatz and Dj Yin make a house bop for the ages with “Good loving”
Possible grammy contender.
Best New Music: Get on the “Ghana Bounce” with Ajebutter22
Another unlikely hit from the king of one-liners and catchphrases
Best New Music: Rock with the SDC and Funbi on the high-life inspired “Up 2 You”
Tec and Ghost bring us music from the tree
Best New Music: D’Banj reinvents himself as a high-life crooner on “It’s Not A Lie”
The Kokomaster is back on the come
Best New Music: “Fall” is another mark of the Davido take-over
On genre evolution and the O.B.O's back to back
Best New Music: Odunsi crafts an unlikely Afrosoul work of art with “Lose U”
Hearts don't stay broken forever, they move
Best New Music: Minz’s “Story” is everything you have heard lately and nothing you have ever known
Your favourite new
Best New Music: Juls lets Maleek Berry and Nonso Amadi shimmer on “Early”
The crown jewel of a much anticipated debut project
Best New Music: Brush up your vibe-out playlist with YCEE’s new squad anthem, “N.O.U.N”
The song you want to play the next time you get the aux
Best New Music: Wani’s Afropop do-over of Drake’s “Blem” is better than the original
Appropriating the
Best New Music: PatrickxxLee is drunk in the woods and looking for “Pocahontas”
A love song, but not
Best New Music: Darko is a hip-life revelation on “Tomorrow”
Fela sounds, back to their roots and revived by a new generation.
