Origin of Afrobeats in the US

In this week’s episode of Afrobeats Weekly, Tunde and his co-host, Showontstop, discuss Swizz Beatz commentary on the introduction of Wizkid to America and the origin of Afrobeats in the US. They also touch on news making the rounds in Afrobeats this week and all the major songs that dropped this week.

OUTLINE

00:00 - Introduction 04:20 - Fan mail 05:35 - News making the rounds Rema adds 6 songs for 'Raves & Roses' Ultra as it becomes the most streamed Afrobeats album on Spotify. Asake announces date for landmark O2 Arena concert Wande Coal Releases Tracklist For New Album, To Feature T-Pain, Wizkid, Others 11:15 - Origin Of Afrobeats in the US 16:50 - New Songs & Albums New Songs Someone by Fireboy Hallelujah by Ckay and Blaqbonez Co-Star by Amaarae Madam de Madam by Yaba Buluku Boyz and Falz Penny by Kwesi Arthur Terminator by King Promise New Albums God’s Engineering 2 27:53 - Spotlight of The Week Name: Jeffrey Benson 29:54 - Afrobeats Charts 31:44 - The five 37:29 - Eliminate 8 - Mr Eazi Edition 42:00 - Sign out

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