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    Home » Checkout some top Nigerian afrobeat songs that breakout globally
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    Checkout some top Nigerian afrobeat songs that breakout globally

    AmosflashBy AmosflashAugust 19, 2021No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Top Nigerian songs that cracked the border aren’t necessarily the ones that featured foreign artiste(s), most of the songs are pure Afrobeat and created from the root.

    For the past few years, Nigerian songs have been rapidly gaining ground on the global stage.

    The music of Nigeria includes many kinds of traditional (folk) and popular music fused in one genre as afrobeat or Afropop.

    Checkout some top Nigerian afrobeat songs that breakout globally
    Checkout some top Nigerian afrobeat songs that breakout globally

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    Afrobeat is a genre that implies the mixture of components or elements of West African musical varieties including highlife and fuji music with western jazz and subsequently funk and soul influences, now stylized as Afropop.

    These are songs from Nigerian artiste that travels beyond boundary

    2Baba – African Queen

    African Queen is a song by 2Baba, it was released in 2004 as a supporting single to his debut album that launched him as a viable solo artist.

    Top Nigerian songs that cracked the border
    2Baba

    It cracked the border and became an international, in 2006, African Queen was used in the soundtrack for the film ‘Phat Girlz’, which was released internationally.

     

    D’Banj – Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist is a song by D’banj, it was released in 2012, as a supporting single from DB Records’ compilation album titled  D’Kings Men

    Top Nigerian songs that cracked the border
    D’Banj

    Oliver Twist debuted at number nine (9)  on the UK Singles Chart becoming the first-ever Nigeria song to debut on the chart, the visual also had the cameo appearance of Kanye West.


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    Wizkid – Ojuelegba

    Ojuelegba” is a song by Wizkid, it was released in 2014, In 2015 as a supporting single self-titled second studio album Ayo

    Top Nigerian songs that cracked the border
    Wizkid

    Drake was the first mainstream artiste who jumped on the wave, remixing Wizkid‘s Ojuelegba song and from then established a relationship that birthed his hit single ‘One Dance‘

    Davido – Fall

    Fall is a song by Nigerian singer Davido, it was released in 2017.

    Top Nigerian songs that cracked the border
    Davido

    It debuted in US Billboard Hot R&B Songs at #25 becoming the longest-charting Nigerian pop song in Billboard.

    Burna Boy – Ye

    “Ye” is a song by Burna Boy, it was released in 2018, 

    Top Nigerian songs that cracked the border
    Burna Boy

    It peaked at #26 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop and #31 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts

    Rema – Iron Man

    Iron is a song by Rema, it was released in 2019.

    Top Nigerian songs that cracked the border
    Rema

    The song appeared on Barack Obama‘s 2019 summer playlist

     

    Wizkid & Tems – “Essence”

    Essence is a song by Nigerian singer Wizkid, released on 30 October 2020 as the 11th track from his fourth studio album, Made in Lagos.

    Checkout some top Nigerian songs that breakout globally
    Wizkid

    It features Nigerian singer Tems, who wrote the song alongside Wizkid. “Essence” was produced by P2J and Legendury Beatz.

    The “sensual” song sees the duo express their desire for each other. A music video was released on 9 April 2021, shot in Accra, Ghana.

    Checkout some top Nigerian songs that breakout globally
    Tems

    “Essence” is the first Nigerian song in history to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Global 200.

    Another version with an additional feature from Canadian singer Justin Bieber was released on 13 August 2021.

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