Away from the bright lights of pop stars, there's a healthy dose of music coming out of Nigeria. Every week, Pulse brings you the other side of the culture that you barely see. We're scratching the underbelly of Nigerian creativity for this one.
10 new songs you need to hear this week
Pulse staff picks the top 10 all new songs and latest new music releases across genres in Nigeria that you need to hear this week.
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1. Mafikizolo - 'O fana nawe' ft Yemi Alade
Produced by Masterkraft and DJ Maphorisa, South African duo Mafikizolo unlocks a new single. Titled 'O Fana Nawe'; the rich number features Nigeria's Yemi Alade.Download.
2. Omagzzz - 'Motives' ft Zamir
Omagzzz is curating a playlist called 229 Friday with a new song added on Fridays. Recently the first song on the playlist called 'Motives' which is featuring Zamir was released.Download.
3. Darkovibes - 'Shutdown'
Darkovibes arrives from Ghana with dancehall in tow. Only this time, there's no raunchiness, just good vibes and synths.Download.
4. Jessica Bongos - 'Macho Man'
Jessica Bongos-Ikwue, the Daughter of the legend and a star in her own right has just released her debut 12-track album titled, "Broken to Peace”. Check out 'Macho man' off the project.Download.
5. Anietie Bature – 'No Other God'
‘No Other God’ is an afro rock blend laced with rich instrumentation and solid vocals. Simply put, this is a wonderful song to enter into the presence of God with.Download.
6. DJ Ike – 'Give It To Me' ft. 1da Banton
DJ Ike Premieres another single titled “Give it to me” featuring Squareball’s Entertainment Nigerian dancehall artist 1DA Banton.Download.
7. JustRotimi - 'Let me in'
JustRotimi is a singer, songwriter and audio engineer. A graduate of Accounting from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. His debut single, 'Let me in', is off his soon to be released EP.Download.
8. NC Grey - 'Adonis'
'Adonis', explores themes around unrequited love for a best friend, while also digging deep into the concept of black love (or lack of), from the perspective of one black woman.Download.
9. Percy - 'Gimme love'
Produced by Disally, the Trick Billionaire Music acts delivers a stellar afro-pop banging number, that will impress music critics and wow music lovers across all regions.Download.
10. Timzil - Ọwọ́ Lókè
Off the success of his single "Bachelor For Life", Timzil comes with Ọwọ́ Lókè, which is an anthem for friendship and good tidings.Download.
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