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Source: https://www.pulse.ng/articles/entertainment/music/25-greatest-afrobeats-songs-of-all-time-no-10-1-2025082011481132610

For the records these were never afrobeat

when fela was alive none of these people here could call their songs afrobeat

Afrobeat is reserved only for fela musics

IMPARTIAL:
Where is Send Down The Rain by Majek Fashek?

Where is Omoge by Mike Okri?

Where is Ngozi?

Where is Kill Me With Move?

Where is Good Bye Teacher?

Abeg, who sing kill me with move and goodbye teacher?

IMPARTIAL:
Where is Send Down The Rain by Majek Fashek?

Where is Omoge by Mike Okri?

Where is Ngozi?

Where is Kill Me With Move?

Where is Good Bye Teacher?

Abeg, who sing kill me with move?

"Nigeria Jaga Jaga" and Tetulla "You Don Hit My Cra" aren't afrobeats.

free2ryhme:
For the records these were never afrobeat

when fela was alive none of these people here could call their songs afrobeat

Afrobeat is reserved only for fela musics

It is "Afrobeats" and not "Afrobeat."

I too used to make the same mistake.

Aldebaran:
Top 10 list by Gen Z who is obviously high on something

So for ur mind Gen Z were mature when they sang "Yahooze", "Gango Aso" and "Do me" abi?

Define Gen Z make we hear.
No Be Juju Be Dat?

OgaSeun:
Fela is Afrobeat not Afrobeats.
Know the differences.

No p.

JoeEeL:
And Fela, the founder of Afrobeats, has no songs in here?

Where is Zombie? Beast of a Nation?

=====================

Don't you guys think its time to draw the line between African songs and Afrobeats? Most of these songs here are simply African songs? 2face and Psquare's style were mostly Reggae. PSquare was doing some Pop & RnB. Abdelkareem was pure rap.

Only Wizkid's Ojuelegba is pure and refined Afrobeats. Fela and Tony Allen were the pioneers of this genre. There's a special african drum that goes with it, some percussions and usually a slow-type of beat with this special trumpet sound, and usually with some Yoruba lyrics to boot. It should be said that afrobeats lyrics tend to be socially conscious or afro-lifting.

Another pure trendy and modern afrobeat song you would find is Wande Coal's "So mi so".

Other sensational pure afrobeats songs are

Teni - "Askamaya" (extremely melodious beatz. I think Dr. Dolor or Spellz. Unbelievable beatz)
L.A.X - "Sempe" (Afrobeats on fire! Somehow underrated)
Tiwa Savage ft Wizkid - "Ma lo" (One of the most unforgettable Afrobeats collabo)
Runtown - "Energy" (Great. Some elements of Afrobeats)
Tiwa Savage - "49-99" (Traditional afrobeats)
Tiwa Savage ft Naira Marley - "Ole" - (Pure afrobeats)
Simi ft Adekunle Gold - "No forget" (Excellent afrobeats)

Wizkid ft Kuti - "Jaye Jaye"
Wizkid - "Ojuelegba" (One of the grandest)
Simi - "Joromi" (Classic afrobeats)
Fireboy - "Jealous" (Modern afrobeats)

Honourable mentions:

Skibii - "Sensima" (Experimental afrobeats)
Burna boy - "Anybody" (The intro of the song alone na afrobeats "

Please list more if I forgot. Thanks guys

fela was afrobeat founder, not afrobeats founder.

Trying to figure out what's special with Wizkid's Ojuelegba track...

RavinWolf:
Omo! Na so we take jam bangers wey shake obodo Nigeria! 😂

1. African Queen — Na this song first teach us say love no dey fear face. As 2Baba sing am, even okada man begin write love letter. "No be every fine girl wey wear bone straight be queen, but African Queen na queen wey dem no fit price for Balogun market!"

2. Yahooze — Olu Maintain carry juju enter beat. Before we say “up NEPA”, everybody don dey raise hand like dem dey call heaven. Even Colin Powell join the dance, "Wetin concern agbero with overload?" E shock am! 😂

3. Do Me — P-Square no just do us, dem finish us! That dance move na wetin break many ankle. "If dance na crime, P-Square for don get life imprisonment!"

Conclusion: Na these kind songs make even NEPA sef begin feel important—because light must dey when these jams dey play. "Na who no get speaker dey complain say music too loud!" 😎

Afrobeats no be beans, na full pot of jollof with correct shaki. 💃🏾

Dem carry Wizkid's Ojuelegba put and dem no put Danfo driver... Dem dey whine.

Ojuelegba has no business in the list.... That song is not known outside southwest

Songs that proof that we all are getting old 😄

grandstar:
It is "Afrobeats" and not "Afrobeat."

I too used to make the same mistake.

leave story,

There is only one Afrobeat

Achor1111:
Who be this one again?
Nairaland is so wack!
Making front page already

If you know how that billboard list vex them ehn
The meltdown on X was pure comedy 😄

Any list without the Great and Legendary Fella Anikulapo Ransom Kuti is, to the best if my knowledge, no list.

1. Fela
2. Fela
3. Fela
4. Fela
5. Fela
6. Fela
7. Fela
8. Fela
9. Fela
10. Fela
11. Others can start entering the list.

JoeEeL:
And Fela, the founder of Afrobeats, has no songs in here?

Where is Zombie? Beast of a Nation?

=====================

Don't you guys think its time to draw the line between African songs and Afrobeats? Most of these songs here are simply African songs? 2face and Psquare's style were mostly Reggae. PSquare was doing some Pop & RnB. Abdelkareem was pure rap.

Only Wizkid's Ojuelegba is pure and refined Afrobeats. Fela and Tony Allen were the pioneers of this genre. There's a special african drum that goes with it, some percussions and usually a slow-type of beat with this special trumpet sound, and usually with some Yoruba lyrics to boot. It should be said that afrobeats lyrics tend to be socially conscious or afro-lifting.

Another pure trendy and modern afrobeat song you would find is Wande Coal's "So mi so".

Other sensational pure afrobeats songs are

Teni - "Askamaya" (extremely melodious beatz. I think Dr. Dolor or Spellz. Unbelievable beatz)
L.A.X - "Sempe" (Afrobeats on fire! Somehow underrated)
Tiwa Savage ft Wizkid - "Ma lo" (One of the most unforgettable Afrobeats collabo)
Runtown - "Energy" (Great. Some elements of Afrobeats)
Tiwa Savage - "49-99" (Traditional afrobeats)
Tiwa Savage ft Naira Marley - "Ole" - (Pure afrobeats)
Simi ft Adekunle Gold - "No forget" (Excellent afrobeats)

Wizkid ft Kuti - "Jaye Jaye"
Wizkid - "Ojuelegba" (One of the grandest)
Simi - "Joromi" (Classic afrobeats)
Fireboy - "Jealous" (Modern afrobeats)

Honourable mentions:

Skibii - "Sensima" (Experimental afrobeats)
Burna boy - "Anybody" (The intro of the song alone na afrobeats "

Please list more if I forgot. Thanks guys

Where is this lie coming from, that Fela founded Afrobeat? (or even the one with 's')?
For your information, Fela is not the founder of Afrobeat. But he became the most popular, the most controversial and a freedom fighter because of his exposure and vision.
When Fela came back from London after his studies, he used to do menial side plays during musical shows at NTA but he was not getting any attention or recognition.
So Fela traveled to live in Ghana 1967-69 and he joined a musical band there called Hedzolleh. He was later joined in the same band by Hugh Masakela of South Africa. That is where he (and Hugh) learnt what is now called ''Afrobeat''.
Before Fela set up his band in Nigeria, Orlando Julius (a well established Afrobeat musician at the time) voluntarily gave him 3 of his (Orlando's) band boys to help Fela start his own band. So there were other musicians playing the ''Afrobeat'' sound before Fela.
The Afrobeat sound itself is deeply rooted in Highlife (from Ghana), with a heavy dose of the saxophone, bass guitar and drums.

JoeEeL:
And Fela, the founder of Afrobeats, has no songs in here?

Where is Zombie? Beast of a Nation?

=====================

Don't you guys think its time to draw the line between African songs and Afrobeats? Most of these songs here are simply African songs? 2face and Psquare's style were mostly Reggae. PSquare was doing some Pop & RnB. Abdelkareem was pure rap.

Only Wizkid's Ojuelegba is pure and refined Afrobeats. Fela and Tony Allen were the pioneers of this genre. There's a special african drum that goes with it, some percussions and usually a slow-type of beat with this special trumpet sound, and usually with some Yoruba lyrics to boot. It should be said that afrobeats lyrics tend to be socially conscious or afro-lifting.

Another pure trendy and modern afrobeat song you would find is Wande Coal's "So mi so".

Other sensational pure afrobeats songs are

Teni - "Askamaya" (extremely melodious beatz. I think Dr. Dolor or Spellz. Unbelievable beatz)
L.A.X - "Sempe" (Afrobeats on fire! Somehow underrated)
Tiwa Savage ft Wizkid - "Ma lo" (One of the most unforgettable Afrobeats collabo)
Runtown - "Energy" (Great. Some elements of Afrobeats)
Tiwa Savage - "49-99" (Traditional afrobeats)
Tiwa Savage ft Naira Marley - "Ole" - (Pure afrobeats)
Simi ft Adekunle Gold - "No forget" (Excellent afrobeats)

Wizkid ft Kuti - "Jaye Jaye"
Wizkid - "Ojuelegba" (One of the grandest)
Simi - "Joromi" (Classic afrobeats)
Fireboy - "Jealous" (Modern afrobeats)

Honourable mentions:

Skibii - "Sensima" (Experimental afrobeats)
Burna boy - "Anybody" (The intro of the song alone na afrobeats "

Please list more if I forgot. Thanks guys

Past 25 years he said. Good analysis though

popp:
Make una tell us the difference abeg.

Afrobeat and Afobeats.

see the different

Majesty33:
To be candid, Ojuelegba is not part of it, Why didnt they add, Test the microphone by Terry G.

FREE MADNESS.

one of the most viral songs ever.

If Terry G performs that song anywhere, crowd go still sing every word.

N'abania by Flavor

Dem mama by Timaya

Yori yori by Bracket

Ghost Mode by Phyno & Olamide

Jailer by Asa

Water no get enemy by Fela

Ara by Brymo

Girlie o by Tiwa & patoranking ( though not too early)

Africa rapper number 1 by MI abaga & flavor

Etc deserves accolades

IEJames:
Past 25 years he said. Good analysis though

See how I missed something so basic. Chai, shame catch me small. It's well though.

Everybody with their own list.

1. Burna Boy- Money Play
2. Tekno- Wash
3. Davido- Skelewu
4. Umu Obiligbo- Awele
5. Fela- Soldier go soldier come

OgaSeun:
Fela is Afrobeat not Afrobeats.
Know the differences.

please explain.

“Beast of a Nation” by great Fela Anikulapo and “Anybody” by Burna Boy should be on your list.

JoeEeL:
And Fela, the founder of Afrobeats, has no songs in here?

Where is Zombie? Beast of a Nation?

=====================

Don't you guys think its time to draw the line between African songs and Afrobeats? Most of these songs here are simply African songs? 2face and Psquare's style were mostly Reggae. PSquare was doing some Pop & RnB. Abdelkareem was pure rap.

Only Wizkid's Ojuelegba is pure and refined Afrobeats. Fela and Tony Allen were the pioneers of this genre. There's a special african drum that goes with it, some percussions and usually a slow-type of beat with this special trumpet sound, and usually with some Yoruba lyrics to boot. It should be said that afrobeats lyrics tend to be socially conscious or afro-lifting.

Another pure trendy and modern afrobeat song you would find is Wande Coal's "So mi so".

Other sensational pure afrobeats songs are

Teni - "Askamaya" (extremely melodious beatz. I think Dr. Dolor or Spellz. Unbelievable beatz)
L.A.X - "Sempe" (Afrobeats on fire! Somehow underrated)
Tiwa Savage ft Wizkid - "Ma lo" (One of the most unforgettable Afrobeats collabo)
Runtown - "Energy" (Great. Some elements of Afrobeats)
Tiwa Savage - "49-99" (Traditional afrobeats)
Tiwa Savage ft Naira Marley - "Ole" - (Pure afrobeats)
Simi ft Adekunle Gold - "No forget" (Excellent afrobeats)

Wizkid ft Kuti - "Jaye Jaye"
Wizkid - "Ojuelegba" (One of the grandest)
Simi - "Joromi" (Classic afrobeats)
Fireboy - "Jealous" (Modern afrobeats)

Honourable mentions:

Skibii - "Sensima" (Experimental afrobeats)
Burna boy - "Anybody" (The intro of the song alone na afrobeats "

Please list more if I forgot. Thanks guys

Finally someone is saying it the way it is. Its funny as All Nigerian songs are now being classfied as Afrobeats. I'm surprised when that nonesense started as if wè dont get other genres of music

JoeEeL:
And Fela, the founder of Afrobeats, has no songs in here?

Where is Zombie? Beast of a Nation?

=====================

Don't you guys think its time to draw the line between African songs and Afrobeats? Most of these songs here are simply African songs? 2face and Psquare's style were mostly Reggae. PSquare was doing some Pop & RnB. Abdelkareem was pure rap.

Only Wizkid's Ojuelegba is pure and refined Afrobeats. Fela and Tony Allen were the pioneers of this genre. There's a special african drum that goes with it, some percussions and usually a slow-type of beat with this special trumpet sound, and usually with some Yoruba lyrics to boot. It should be said that afrobeats lyrics tend to be socially conscious or afro-lifting.

Another pure trendy and modern afrobeat song you would find is Wande Coal's "So mi so".

Other sensational pure afrobeats songs are

Teni - "Askamaya" (extremely melodious beatz. I think Dr. Dolor or Spellz. Unbelievable beatz)
L.A.X - "Sempe" (Afrobeats on fire! Somehow underrated)
Tiwa Savage ft Wizkid - "Ma lo" (One of the most unforgettable Afrobeats collabo)
Runtown - "Energy" (Great. Some elements of Afrobeats)
Tiwa Savage - "49-99" (Traditional afrobeats)
Tiwa Savage ft Naira Marley - "Ole" - (Pure afrobeats)
Simi ft Adekunle Gold - "No forget" (Excellent afrobeats)

Wizkid ft Kuti - "Jaye Jaye"
Wizkid - "Ojuelegba" (One of the grandest)
Simi - "Joromi" (Classic afrobeats)
Fireboy - "Jealous" (Modern afrobeats)

Honourable mentions:

Skibii - "Sensima" (Experimental afrobeats)
Burna boy - "Anybody" (The intro of the song alone na afrobeats "

Please list more if I forgot. Thanks guys

I agree wit you boss 100%. I just could not sit and waste my time educating people like you just did.
I personally feel as an Africa, Afrobeat songs should e like 80% relatable to all Africans.

H

JoeEeL:
See how I missed something so basic. Chai, shame catch me small. It's well though.

I understand my bro. Your analysis still stood out

Memories

Why me by dbanj was bigger than Oliver Twist
This list is below par

Bang bang bang by femi kuti is not there why? 🙄

KUKERE BY IYANYA still missing so bro I don't support this and what happened to GREENLAND BY TY BELLO?