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Sun-El Musician and Basketmouth feature on Apple Music’s Africa Now Radio With Cuppy This Sunday
This Week’s Episode Features a Conversation With Sun-El Musician, the 5 Hottest Tracks of the Week and Basketmouth’s Favorite African Proverb!
Tune in to Africa Now Radio With Cuppy This Sunday, 14th June at 1pm Ghana/ 2pm Lagos or London / 3pm Johannesburg/Paris / 6am LA / 9am NYC Only on Apple Music
Cover Star Interview
South African producer Sun-El Musician joins Cuppy via FaceTime on Apple Music to talk about how he has been spending his lockdown, progress he is making with his label El World, and his plans for his forthcoming album titled ‘To The World and Beyond’!
The Big 5
Cuppy shares the 5 hottest new African tracks of the moment. This week’s selection includes new tracks from Mr Eazi feat. King Promise, Skiibii & Reekado Banks, Semi Tee, Reefer Tym and Mshayi.
Proverb of the Week
Nigerian comedian and actor Basketmouth joins Cuppy on the show to share a proverb in Pidgin, which translates as: “You can’t push someone and tell them where to fall to.” He explains the meaning behind it is about us having empathy.
Tune in and listen to the full episode this Sunday, 14th June at 2p Lagos/London / 3p Johannesburg/Paris / 6a LA / 9a NYC only on Apple Music at apple.co/_AfricaNow
Sun El Musician Tells Apple Music About His Lockdown, His Label El World, and Upcoming Album ‘To the World and Beyond’
Sun-El Musician Tells Apple Music About Lockdown
“I’m in Joburg. I’ve just been working on my album. I thought I wanted to be alone. At first, you don’t want anyone to come to the studio because you’re just busy. But now as I was working on the album, it was a really funny, interesting way of just working through emails and just sending each other files, which is just difficult for me because I prefer having people coming over to the studio and really bouncing ideas in person. The human touch. So yeah, it’s been just little tricky, so, but yeah.”
Sun-El Musician Tells Apple Music About His Favourite Part of Being an Artist
“Before this album, I would say being in the studio, but then just really being on this lockdown now, not going to gigs, I sort of took it for granted. Now it’s just like everything is just non-operational. So I kind of miss being out there. Yeah. I’m some sort of in between now. I still love being in the studio, but I just love seeing people’s faces when they listen to my music.”
Sun-El Musician Tells Apple Music About His Record Label El World
“I wish I could take all the credit, but I’ve got to give it to my team. My brothers and my sisters that work at El World Music. What we decided when we started the whole thing was either I become a solo act or we sign guys just under the label. Because of my history, because I was signed before and I felt it took me longer for me for people to just understand what I’m all about and the vision, I was like, ‘Okay, let’s just sign guys.’ And we try and just speed up the process for them to just not go through all the craziness that we went through. It’s not really just keeping them as artists forever. It’s just really just teaching them about the business and them owning their own masters in the future and all of that.”
Sun-El Musician Tells Apple Music About His New Album ‘To the World and Beyond’
“I have new voices and a new sound that I’m just bringing out. I’m also working on my album. It’s called ‘To the World and Beyond.’ It should be at a double disk. I’ve had all these other songs that I’ve just composed over the years and I feel I could give them a little bit of light. Probably 23 songs. And instrumental house as well. I can’t wait! Every time on all my feeds and my stories, people always just do covers, so hopefully with the instrumental on the album, people would just write… They’re free actually. That’s what I’m basically saying. You can write whatever, just tag me, send it to me, definitely check it out. I’m always about the music.”
Basketmouth Tells Apple Music About Lockdown and Shares His ‘Proverb of the Week’
Basketmouth’s Shares with Apple Music His Proverb of the Week
“The proverb of the week is simple. ‘Dey no dey push person, can’t tell am where he go fall.’ That means you can’t push someone and tell the person where to fall. It’s quite direct. It simply means that you can’t hurt someone and actually dictate how the person’s supposed to feel. Do you understand? I’ve offended people and they’ll be upset and I’ll be like, ‘Why are you upset?’ They’re like, ‘You offended me.’ You understand? So it’s just about us having empathy and all that stuff.”
Basketmouth Tells Apple Music About Lockdown
“I’ve been working, I’ve been writing and I’ve been creating content because, it’s not like I saw the pandemic coming, but I saw a little bit of shift going from TV to mobile. I kind of saw it coming, so I was like, you know what? Start creating more content. I’ve kept myself busy with content creation and all that stuff. So yeah, I’ve been busy.”
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MeanAugustine Ready To ‘Elevate’ With New Single
Versatile Ghanaian Musician, MeanAugustine has officially premiered his latest song titled “Elevate” live on streaming platforms.
Formerly known as Narja, MeanAugustine has shaken up the music scene with the release of this new superb record that is difficult to place under the umbrella of a specific genre.
He shows off impressive versatility by switching different styles and fusing distinct genres to produce an euphonious record.
“Elevate” is simply a motivational song that talks about focusing, grinding, finally winning and rising to the next level in one’s career.
However, there is nothing simple about the trilingual delivery and performance by MeanAugustine on the Z3NA produced track.
Effortlessly switching between English, Twi and a modicum of Patoa, the artiste enraptures a medley of listeners.
Created on the back of a normal conversation between two artistes; MeanAugustine and Kinjunia, “Elevate” was chiefly performed as a freestyle.
“The song was actually inspired by my conversation with Kinjunia, we talked for about two hours on how to elevate our music career,” MeanAugustine told Amplify Ghana.
He added that the chorus: “me and my gang go elevate,” just came to mind and he straightaway decided to record.
The song was mixed and mastered by MeanMix.
“Elevate” by MeanAugustine is now out and available on all digital streaming platforms.
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TIWA SAVAGE RELEASES ‘LOST TIME’, THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THE OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK FOR DEBUT FEATURE FILM ‘WATER & GARRI’
Singer, songwriter and actor TIWA SAVAGE has today released LOST TIME, the first single taken from WATER & GARRI – THE SOUNDTRACK album. ‘Water & Garri’ is a feature film from Everything Savage and Unbound Studios and is set for release on May 10, 2024 on Prime Video with the full soundtrack also released on the same day through EMPIRE. Watch the trailer HERE.
Produced by Khari ‘Needlz’ Cain (Bruno Mars, Drake, Cardi B) and Poo Bear (Justin Bieber, TY Dolla, Usher), Lost Time is a captivating, stripped back guitar-led mid tempo record which sees Savage reminiscing of a past love and the yearn to re-live happier times.
The immersive soundtrack album was curated by Savage and includes ten original songs from Tiwa alongside featured artists from the worlds of Afropop, R&B and Hip Hop. Giants such as Grammy nominated stars Olamide and Ayra Starr, respected Nigerian singer- songwriter ASA, Cameroonian multi-instrumentalist and singer Richard Bona, gospel artist ZacardiCortez as well as newer talent Black Sherif, Young Jonn, Mystro Sugar and The Cavemen all feature on the album.
The Water & Garri film and its accompanying soundtrack marks a pivotal chapter in Tiwa’s artistic journey as she embarks in the world of film taking on her first lead role in a feature movie as well as its Executive Producer. The ‘Water & Garri’ film sees her play the role of Aisha, an ambitious fashion designer who returns to her native home ‘Eastside’ after 10 years away living in the United States following a family bereavement. At home, Aisha finds that things have drastically changed, violence has escalated, and tensions are high. As she reconnects with family, old friends, and her past love, she must learn to live with her scars and confront the guilt she left behind.
Lost Time is out now on all streaming platforms. Listen Here
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Listen Up: Class In Session, Ajebo Hustlers drops “Bad Boy Etiquette 102”
Dynamic multi-genre duo Ajebo Hustlers are back with their latest project, the aptly titled “Bad Boy Etiquette 102.” Hailing from Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Knowledge (George Dandeson) and Piego (Isaiah Precious) have been steadily building a reputation for music that entertains and enlightens. Listen here. (more…)
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Apple Music Celebrates Africa Month with Afrobeats Spotlight
Apple Music is celebrating Africa Month with a special focus on Afrobeats, highlighting one of the most eclectic and influential sounds in music today.
Apple Music kicks off the celebrations with the introduction of cover stars on its Afrobeats Hits playlist, starting with Nigerian singer-songwriter, Fireboy DML who just released his new single “Everyday.”
“As the first artist to be featured on this Apple Music playlist, I feel incredibly honoured and grateful,” Fireboy DML tells Apple Music. “Since 2019 I’ve had incredible support from Apple Music and I’m sure the whole African music scene can say the same. I’m excited to see where this leads and what it will do for the culture.”
Speaking about his new single “Everyday,” Fireboy DML adds: “This new era of my career is about reconnecting with one’s roots, old self and focusing on the things that truly matter — love, family, personal health. I think that’s where success truly lies. ‘Everyday’ is a song that reminds you of the days when we used to make celebratory love songs, of simpler times. From the moment the instrumental starts playing, you can already tell what you’re in for. I’m excited to share this record with the world!”
Read Also: Apple Music Releases New Africa Now DJ Mix Featuring DJ Joenel
Apple Music is also featuring “The Story of Afrobeats in 20 songs,” a written editorial feature highlighting the music and artists that helped the genre grow from a West African staple into a global phenomenon.
Towards the end of the month of May, Apple Music will also be launching a new Viral Afrobeats playlist, as well as an new Afrobeats category page that will house new releases, playlists and essential albums from the genre.
Apple Music has also released the Top Artists and Top Countries by streams of Afrobeats Hits for the past year.
Top Artists by streams on Afrobeats Hits
- Davido
- Asake
- Bnxn
- Omah Lay
- Rema
- Burna Boy
- Ayra Starr
- Adekunle Gold
- Kizz Daniel
- Zinoleesky
Top Countries by streams of Afrobeats Hits
- United States
- United Kingdom
- France
- Canada
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- Germany
- Ghana
- Australia
- Switzerland
Discover Afrobeats Hits here: https://apple.co/
Discover Afrobeats in 20 songs: https://apple.co/
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Apple Music Releases New Africa Now DJ Mix Featuring DJ Joenel
Apple Music today released this month’s Africa Now DJ Mix, featuring award-winning, Nigerian DJ, DJ Joenel (real name Eugene O. Nelson-Iye), who has embodied Afrocentricity through his live performances, radio dominance, and personal style.
Born and raised in Ahoada East L.G.A in Rivers State, Nigeria, DJ Joenel cemented his status as one of the leading DJs in the country when he became the resident DJ for Cool FM, the No. 1 hit music station in Lagos. Apart from being the official DJ for Afrobeats singer-songwriter Omah Lay, he has also performed alongside African giants Burna Boy, Davido and Wizkid, as well as Olamide, Phyno, Asake, Rema and Kizz Daniel, to name but a few.
Apple Music x DJ Joenel Africa Now Mix Tracklist:
1. Burna Boy – On Form
2. Rema – Dnd
3. Omah Lay – Reason
4. Sarz – Happiness (feat. Asake & Gunna)
5. Zlatan X Asake – Bust Down
6. Kabza De Small, Mthunzi – Amazwe (Ft Mawhoo)
7. DJ Stokie & Eemoh – Masithokoze
8. Kelvin Momo & Babalwa M – Amalobolo (feat Stixx, Nia Pearl)
9. Wizkid – Ololufe (Audio) ft. Wande Coal
10. Young John – Big Big Things (feat. Kizz Daniel & Seyi Vibez)
11. Kabza – Imithandazo (Ft Young Stunna, DJ Maphorisa, Sizwe Alakine)
12. Shallipopi – Cast Ft Odumodublvck
13. Skepta, Portable – Tony Montana
14. Tebza De DJ – Ka Valungu (ft. DJ Nomza The King)
15. Jaivah x Marioo – Bruda
16. TitoM & Yuppe – Tshwala Bam [Ft. S.N.E & EeQue]
17. Shakes & Les and DBN Gogo – Funk 55 [Ft. Zee Nxumalo, Ceeka RSA and Chley]
18. King Promise – Paris
19. Omah Lay – Holy Ghost
20. Phyno – Do I (Remix) (feat. Burna Boy)
21. Asake – Only Me
22. Flavour – Big Baller
23. Young Jonn- Go Hard
24. Dlala Thukzin – IPlan
25. Chiké & Mohbad – Egwu
26. Kaestyle – Egberi
27. Kizz Daniel, Davido Twe (Remix)
28. Babylon ft. Victony
29. Holy Ten – Ndotokuda (ft. Kimberley Richard)
30. Diamond Platnumz – Mapoz (Ft Mr. Blue & Jay Melody)
31. Davido – NA MONEY ft. The Cavemen., Angélique Kidjo
32. Nandy – Dah (Feat Alikiba)
33. Burna Boy – Tested, Approved & Trusted
34. Azawi – Masavu
35. Kizz Daniel – Showa
36. Qing Madi – American Love
37. Joshua Baraka – Dalilah (Ft Axon)
38. AJEBO HUSTLERS- CELINE DION Ft Odumodublvck
39. Victony – Everything
40. Tyla – Jump (Ft Gunna & Skillibeng)
41. Takura – Hazvireve Rudo Handina
42. Ugaboys – SALARY (ft. Selecta Jeff)
43. Ayra Starr – Commas
44. Bien – Ma Cherie
45. M3lon – Slow Whine
46. KJ Spio – C- Undress You (Ft Sarkodie & Oxlade)
47. Bnxn & Ruger – Romeo Must Die
Check out Apple Music’s Africa Now dedicated space, including its weekly radio show and companion playlist HERE.
Apple Music is the ultimate hub to an eclectic array of independently curated DJ Mixes from Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda and Ghana. Apple Music’s African DJ Mix curator partners also include a wide variety of top-tier names like Balcony Mix Africa,iMullar Sound System, KUNYE, Life Of The Party, Obrigado, Pan African Music, Party In The Jungle, Soul Candi, Spin With Engage and Turntable Entertainment.
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