Afro-club, hit platinum with Daphne, Beyoncé and TNT

The Ivorian group TNT. © Adrel Boka

07/18/2019

This week, artists Daphne, Vegedream & Damso, Niska, Beyoncé, Sir Sossa, Hiro and the TNT group punctuate the news of Afro-dancefloor releases.

The Cameroonian singer Daphné Doucement
In 2013, Cameroonian singer Njie Efundem Daphne began her career. She who was born on September 20, 1988 in Buea, launches her first single Rastafari under the label Stevens Music Entertainment, with whom she still collaborates. In 2014, she released Reflection , a maxi single of 4 tracks in which we find the songs Ndolo , Broken , Reflection and Rastafari . In 2016, she invites Ben Decca, from the famous Decca siblings, for a cover of the Ndolo title. The same year, she was named best female artist of Central Africa to AFRIMMA (African Muzik Magazin Awards) in the United States. In 2017, the single Calée meets a great success on the pan-African scene and in the diaspora, and accounts for more than 24 million views on Youtube. She collaborates with singer Mr Leo and singer and producer Salatiel for the composition of this song. Her success has earned her many awards, including Song of the Year and Best Female Voice at the 2017 Balafon Music Awards. The same year, her first international tour continued until 2018, went through Ivory Coast, Benin, Gabon, Togo, Equatorial Guinea, some European cities including Paris and the United States. Just out, the new title of Daphne is the subject of controversy on the web, denouncing plagiarism of the title of Doubly Cameroonian singer Miss Kendy. Make up your own mind.

Vegedream and Damso roam the desert with Nobody
While he has just released his new album Ategban , Vegedream has been playing singles and clips. After sending She is good his mother shared with Ninho, this time he invites the Belgian rapper of Congolese origin Damso put his flow on the title Person . This new title takes the form of an invitation to travel by the two artists who cross a desert with the sun at the zenith, completely determined to find an oasis to cool off and a hospitable village. A message of fraternity that contrasts with the incisive text of this piece. Vegedream does not hide how proud he is of the turn this collaboration has taken. In the free 20 Minutes newspaper, he states that his goal was to "get out of the singer image for football." It was important to represent my Ivorian origins, especially since I was really waiting for the turn. But I wanted to be wider and make a lot of different sounds , and there will be something for everyone in this project, I tried to bring together a lot of communities . "

Niska makes money Monday to Monday
After her drug clip alongside Booba, Niska returns with the highly addictive Monday to Monday . From its 1.3 billion cumulative views on YouTube, Niska has nothing to prove. But the rapper of Essonne still has fun demonstrating with each new piece that he can do better than what he had accustomed us to. Monday to Monday is no exception to this singular custom, as this title is catchy and summer. Directed by Daps, a British native of Nigeria, the clip was shot in the streets of the city of Évry, the municipality of Niska. Far from being satiated, Niska still relies on us to drink new strong titles like the TV channel released in 2017.

Beyoncé unveils the Spirit of the Lion King
Beyoncé released the Spirit clip for the world premiere of Disney's new version of The Lion King . In addition to the 5-star cast present in the cinematographic work, there is the equally prestigious soundtrack with big names from the international and African scene. Capturing the beauty of the African savannah, Beyoncé, who plays the role of the character Nala, sings and dances surrounded by her troupe. Her eldest daughter, Blue Ivy, also makes a remarkable appearance. The excerpts of The Lion King: The Gift's remake are interspersed with choreographies full of African cultural symbols. " It was important that the music be performed not only by the most interesting and talented artists, but also by the best African producers, " Beyoncé said in a statement on Facebook, " The authenticity and the heart were important for me." . The Lion King is released in theaters on July 19th.

Gabonese Sir Sossa takes the rifle out of the water
The artist Sir Sossa is back with the Rifle in water his new single. The former boss of Ekivo'k Family, now affiliated with Dream Empire, his label, sails solo for a career at the height of his talent. In 2009, when he starts playing music, it is to help young Gabonese artists as a producer and arranger. Then he touches the microphone and poses sharp texts telling the daily life of other young people living realities both different and similar in his homeland. Rifle in the water is an ode to self-denial in adversity and especially to resilience in the difficulty of life.

Hiro, the Warrior of these ladies
After the success of his first solo album De la haine à l'amour released in 2017, Hiro is putting this back on with his second Erratum album, which has eighteen tracks, with many speakers, including Ninho, Kalash Criminel, Singuila, Naza, Daphne , Toofan, or Still Fresh. Just two weeks after unveiling Ninho's Discovered clip, Hiro returns to his favorite theme, more sentimental than ever, with Warrior . In this title, the singer evokes his devotion to the woman he loves and that he has also managed to save from a toxic relationship. The former Bana C4 band member continues his successful solo career.

Ivorians of TNT order to Free the network
TNT (All Our Talent) is an Ivorian group of Afromix, a style halfway between the Afrotrap, The Offbeat Coupé and Afrobeat. Maydi and Jo, the two friends, were originally dancers-choreographers for almost 15 years before embarking on the song. Successful songwriters such as Viser haut , Avant avant, I Pe Pa with Serge Beynaud or Domolo with Tach Noir, the group is very high on the international flag of Côte d'Ivoire. The titles of the group are each time a real hit and Free the network does not escape the rule. Jo writes the lyrics and designs the choreographies while Maydi composes and arranges the melodies while being the vocal leader. Although the pace is catchy, the topics are conscious and engaged. Free the network speaks about violence against women.

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By: Hervé Mandina

Daphne - Vegedream - Damso - Niska - Hiro - Beyoncé - Sir Sossa - TNT

African Music - Rap - Afropop

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