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Victony and Tempoe released the video for "Soweto" in October 2022. The video was directed by Jyde Ajala and garnered over 8 million views on YouTube within four weeks. A second video was released for the remix. [4] The song featured at number 15 on Rolling Stone magazine's "Top 40 Afropop Songs of 2022". [5]
Afrobeats, not to be confused with Afrobeat or Afroswing, is an umbrella term to describe popular music from West Africa and the diaspora [1] [2] that initially developed in Nigeria, Ghana, and the UK in the 2000s and 2010s.
Afrobeat (also known as Afrofunk [3] [4]) is a West African music genre, fusing influences from Yoruba music [5] [6] and Ghanaian music (such as highlife), [7] with American funk, jazz, and soul influences.
"Hero" was described as an "inspiring summer song" and "a crossover between pop and EDM". [5] American web site EDM.com said that the song clearly refers back to the sound of the early 2010s which since then had eroded a bit, but that "(...)after a brutal year devoid of live music thanks to the fury of COVID-19, many ravers have found themselves nostalgic, desperately clinging to memories of ...
Afro tech (also Afro-tech or AfroTech) [1] [2] is a sub-genre of house music and afro house which originates and is predominantly made in South Africa. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It emerged in the 2010s. South African DJs and music producers who popularized the genre include Black Coffee , Culoe De Song , Bekzin Terris, Euphonik ( DJ Themba) , Punk ...
The music of South Africa exhibits a culturally varied musical heritage in conjunction with the multi-ethnic populace.Genres with the greatest international recognition being mbube, isicathamiya, mbaqanga, afrofusion, kwaito, South African pop music, afro house, South African hip hop, Shangaan electro, bacardi house, bolo house, gqom and amapiano.
Tempoe began his career as a statistician and web developer in Nigeria's budding tech industry. He had always found pleasure in music, teaching himself basic production techniques using the fruity loops app and producing songs for free, before a chance meeting with then afrobeats producer, CKay, led to him producing the latter's first official single, "Nkechi Turnup" in 2016.