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![NATIVE Selects: New Music From Ayra Starr, SGaWD, Darkoo & More](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0642.png)
NATIVE Selects: New Music From Ayra Starr, SGaWD, Darkoo & More
new tracks to kickstart your weekend
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Darkoo taps Mayorkun for summer-ready bop, “There She Go”
Sampling a Nigerian pop classic to enjoyable
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Four takeaways from the inaugural Billboard Afrobeats chart
Amidst the excitement, there's some insightful points to look
![Songs Of The Day: New Music From Alpha P, Bella Alubo, Darkoo & More](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Bella-Alubo.jpg)
Songs Of The Day: New Music From Alpha P, Bella Alubo, Darkoo & More
Catch up on all new releases this
![NATIVE Exclusive: With Darkoo, you always get twice as much](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Frame-173.png)
NATIVE Exclusive: With Darkoo, you always get twice as much
“I'm comfortable with both sides of me and I can be what I wanna be when I wanna be
![Best New Music: Darkoo puts her twist on romantic vulnerability with “Pick Up”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Darkoo-Pick-Up-BNM.jpg)
Best New Music: Darkoo puts her twist on romantic vulnerability with “Pick Up”
Representing both sides of the conversation in a disintegrating romantic
![Songs Of The Day: New music from Darkoo, Niniola, Naya Akanji and more](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pjimage-1.jpg)
Songs Of The Day: New music from Darkoo, Niniola, Naya Akanji and more
Featuring releases from Niniola, Naomisa, TÖME and
![A 1-listen review of Cuppy’s ‘Original Copy’](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-24-at-3.07.06-PM.png)
A 1-listen review of Cuppy’s ‘Original Copy’
The 12-track offering positioning her as a truly pan-African
![Darkoo lands another hit with new single “Kryptonite (Tough Times Never Last)”](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG-20200224-WA0002-2.jpg)
Darkoo lands another hit with new single “Kryptonite (Tough Times Never Last)”
We have a summer hit on our hands
![Best New Music: Darkoo’s “Juicy” makes lust sound profound and playful](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Darkoo-Juicy-BNM-1.jpg)
Best New Music: Darkoo’s “Juicy” makes lust sound profound and playful
An early contender for 2020's song of the
![Songs of the day: New music from Stonebwoy, Darkoo, Drummer Queen, Kida Kudz, and more](https://thenativemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Songs-of-the-Day-Drummer-queen-1.jpg)
Songs of the day: New music from Stonebwoy, Darkoo, Drummer Queen, Kida Kudz, and more
Music from around Africa you NEED to listen