With Africa on My Sleeve
Come to think of it, I might not be showing enough love to Camila Cabello in this segment; after all, she has an excellent track record as a pop star. I have been playing “My Oh My” — in fact, the whole of Romance — for a couple months now, and I was champing...
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What are the odds of two singers with the same name popping off at the same time? Thankfully, we can tell them apart: the names are spelled different, they come from different countries and they make different type of music (at least for now). So while the British Anne-Marie is holding her own in...
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This year, Fally Ipupa made sure he was a fixture. With new return-to-the-roots album (Control), he glued us to the dancefloor (“ École“) and charmed with undeniable ballads (“Aime-moi“, “Canne à sucre”). Still on the matter, he just released a video for “One Love”, a love declaration of sorts to his one and only....
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So Diamond Platnumz protegé, Rayvanny, has a huge hit on hands with “Mwanza”. Sadly, his homecountry’s regulator has deemed the song immoral and banned it on the airwaves and other public spaces. Diamond should be used to it by now… Other strong moments here come from the likes The Chainsmokers, Fally Ipupa and Stefflon...
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Tanzania’s crooner Harmonize has had a meteoric rise to fame and was quick to step out of the huge shadow of his label mate/boss Diamond Platnumz. His specialty: tear jerkers such as “Atarudi” (she will come back), which has caught our hearts instantly. So, for the second time (only?), he gets the nod to...
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I would like to believe that I made the best of circumstance, took these nice lemons (songs) to make tasty lemonade (playlist), and nailed down the champion vibe. It’s all about attitude here. The songs weave through different mind states from self-assertion and exuberance to resolve and gratitude. This is — I believe —...
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“Apeshit” was the first single from The Carters’ (Beyoncé and Jay-Z) inevitable yet much anticipated debut album. However good you might feel about the song, it was overshadowed by its video: shot in the Louvre and replete with artistic mastery and double meanings, it would take a book to unpack all the various messages...
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