Best African songs of 2022: The African music business had a positive 2022 despite the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic’s detrimental impacts are still felt widely.
More concerts and festivals returned to the events schedule. The biggest names in African music, especially those who specialize in Afrobeats, Afro-fusion, and amapiano, released a number of noteworthy albums this year.
Additionally, we observed a lot of effective partnerships between African musicians and musicians from other continents.
The editorial team at Music In Africa, which is made up of editors and contributors from all over the continent, creates a playlist featuring a selection of some of the most popular songs each year around this time. The playlist below is separated into six regions, each of which has five songs that stood out to the journalists who chose them and the local music scene in that region.
West Africa, led by Nigeria and Ghana, continues to make the most progress on the continent overall. According to a number of organizations in the music industry, Nigerian music enthusiasts listen to the most music of any nation. Afrobeats, which initially draws inspiration from native sounds and later broadens to include influences from all over the world, is their preferred musical style. The creators of 2022’s top singles include both established pop stars and up-and-comers.
The Francophone West Africa music sector has been very active this year. Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, and Guinea are only a few French-speaking nations that have used their indigenous rhythms to produce pleasant and well-liked Afropop music. All of the songs on this list have received recognition and nominations at various award shows and are well-known online.
Amapiano continues to rule the local music scene and South Africa continues to produce some of the most famous albums on the continent. The amapaino movement is being led by musicians like Kabza De Small, DJ Maphorisa, Young Stunna, and Mellow & Sleazy, while future South African sounds are still being shaped by Master KG, K.O, Makhadzi, and 9umba.
After COVID-19 limitations were relaxed in the area this year, the East African music business as a whole exhaled a sigh of relief. Both the alternative and mainstream music scenes are once again active, offering fans the chance to interact with their favorite performers live once more. Many popular acts in the region kept generating streams and earning opportunities to perform both inside and outside of their own nations.
Below are Best African songs of 2022;
‘Buga’ by Kizz Daniel & Tekno
‘Kwaku the Traveller’ by Black Sherif
‘Ku Lo Sa’ by Oxlade
‘C’est Dieu’ (remix) by KS Bloom ft. Chidinma
‘Calm Down’ by Rema
‘Last Last’ by Burna Boy
C’est La même Phase’ by Roseline Layo
Khusela’ by Kabza De Small ft. Msaki
‘SETE’ by K.O ft. Young Stunna & Blxckie
‘Mtasubiri’ by Diamond Platnumz ft. Zuchu
