Dubbed Sounds of Africa, the campaign highlighted six artists and six podcasters and came to life through a social media campaign in the week leading up to 25 May. It all culminated in a night of merrymaking in Johannesburg, South Africa, where some of the creators as well as music industry stakeholders were present.

The six podcasters included Kenya’s Mantalk.ke and The Sandwich Podcast, Nigeria’s I Said What I Said and Tea with Tay and South Africa’s True Crime ZA and After School is After School with Sis G.U. The six artists were Kenya’s Chris Kaiga and Nikita Kering’, Nigeria’s Ladipoe and Preyé, and South Africa’s Nomfundo Moh and Zoë Modiga.

The host for the evening was the multi-talented Patricia Kihoro, who kicked off the event with a fireside chat with Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy, Spotify Africa’s Managing Director.

In her first-ever interview in the role, Muhutu-Remy shared about the Spotify journey in Africa and how platforms like Spotify can help out African storytelling on the map. A creator panel featuring Eli and Oscar of Mantalk.ke, Jola from the “I Said What I Said podcast” and South African artist Zoë Modiga reiterated the importance of telling our own stories as a way of changing the perceptions of the continent.

Spotify also announced the creation of the Africa Podcast Grant to help highlight voices from the continent. The $100,000 grant will be given to 10 creators that are telling Africa’s story. This fund aims to amplify underrepresented stories and perspectives in podcasting.

The party officially kicked off with Blinky Bill, who delivered an electrifying set that got everyone dancing, and a couple of Kenyans in the house even joined him on stage. South African dancer-turned-artist Kamo Mphela took the stage right after with a building-shaking performance .

DBN Gogo was next with an Amapiano set, before the main act of the night, Nasty C took the stage. The Coolest Kid in Africa definitely delivered, ending with his hit song Particular. To close off the night, Juls took to the decks for an Afrobeats set that left everyone wanting more.

“This is the first of many initiatives to come. We would like to highlight even more African creators on an even bigger scale, to ensure that the whole world knows that Africa is not just a moment, it is here to stay.” – Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy, Managing Director, Spotify SSA

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Multi-award-winning Nigerian Afrobeats, Pop and R&B singer/songwriter, Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, professionally known as Kizz Daniel is the epitome of an all-around entertainer with a magnetic tone, captivating lyrics, an alluring screen presence, and undeniably engaging beats; the irrefutable characteristic of all his songs.

Kizz Daniel, the founder of Fly Boy Inc. record label – which launched operations in 2017- hails from Ogun state, where he completed the trilogy of his education, eventually graduating with a degree in Water Resources Management and Agrometeorology, in 2013.

Life as this talented artiste knew it completely changed when he released his breakout single ‘Woju‘, fresh out of university, in 2014. The instant hit track became an eternal anthem, nominated the Hottest Single at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards in the same year.

Hot on the heels of the success of his initial single, Kizz Daniel released a follow-up single, “Laye,” another sensational hit in 2015, instantly positioning him as one of the artistes to watch out for in the future. In the same year, Kizz released his first studio album, ‘New Era’ clearing up every remaining sentiment lingering in the mind of music lovers and stakeholders in the music industry.

Cementing his reputation as one of the most incredible young artistes of the time, this enigmatic talent embarked on features and partnerships, working with various heavyweights in the music industry in stellar productions which led to Kizz releasing his second studio album ‘No Bad Songz’ in 2018; an impressive body of work which debuted at number 55 on the US iTunes Chart and became number 1 on the World Album Chart within a record-breaking 24 hours of its release.

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Fast forward to 2020 where this relentless star released his third studio album ‘King of Love’, an impeccable 17-track album that had hit songs such as ‘Pak ’N’ Go’, ‘Boys Are Bad’ among many other incredible songs.

Kizz Daniel has shown that he is indeed an artiste of many parts when he dabbled into lighthearted comedy skits, revealing his funny and witty side. In 2021, Kizz Daniel released a single titled, ‘Lie’ which has so far, garnered a total of over 50 million streams across all platforms; while its visuals gained 4 million views on Youtube alone within 2 weeks of its release.

Since his foray into the limelight in 2015, Kizz Daniel has shown time and time again that he is a generational talent, a musical visionary, and an artist who has an instinctive ear for great sounds proven by his innumerable hits. Kizz Daniel is a true talent, a clean breath of fresh air, and is irrefutably wired for sound.

 

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Shot in Nigeria, Kenya, United Kingdom and the United States of America; Yemi Alade delivers an emotive visual to provoke emotions why Africa is great.

“Africa” is housed on Yemi Alade’s sophomore album “Mama Africa: The Diary of an African Woman”, and is produced by BeatsByEmzo and the music video directed by Ovie Etseyatse. Watch, share and Enjoy!

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