AgentOfAllah:
Thanks Naptu2. You have no idea how much this means to me...it came at a time I'm organising an African event at my institution; so I've shamelessly created a new playlist in which more than 60% of the songs are from your list. The song "Welela" brought so much memories, I almost teared up listening to it!

Thank you again. You're awesome!!!

My naptu2 is beyond awesome

This might probably be the first African song to become a worldwide hit. The song is so special that I'm going to post two videos of it. There are uncountable versions of this song.

Miriam Makeba first released Pata Pata in 1957 and it was an instant hit. She made a lot of trips to the US and Europe over the next few years, partly due to the US/Caribbean legend, Harry Belafonte, who was eager to promote African artistes in the US. She also campaigned against apartheid.

In 1960, after one of her trips abroad, she went back to South Africa, but was denied entry. The white supremacist government had cancelled her passport and revoked her citizenship documents because she campaigned against apartheid.

Many African countries came to her aid. She was given citizenship of many African countries including Ghana and Tanzania and Cuba also gave her citizenship. She was also invited to perform at the inauguration of the Organisation Of African Unity (the forerunner of the African Union) and she also addressed the UN.

She lived in the US for much of her time in exile and re-released Pata Pata in the US in 1967. It became a worldwide hit again.

So many people have covered this song (including Manu Dibango). She released a dance version in 1989 and it became an anthem on Radio Nigeria (I'm still searching for that version).

Cc adexsimply

Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq5S5sH1Ikk

She was a regular guest at the Nigerian Music Awards in the late '80s and early '90s.

I think this performance was at the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1967 (she had previously appeared on the Tonight Show in 1963).


Cc adexsimply

Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNeP3hrm__k

Naptu2. Please I need the title of this song by charly boy. Ogbonyara was the chorus or something like that.

I seriously need to get that song. Just downloaded 1990.

joseph1832ng:
Naptu2. Please I need the title of this song by charly boy. Ogbonyara was the chorus or something like that.

I seriously need to get that song. Just downloaded 1990.

Akula Owu Onyeara. The original version by The Funkees is on YouTube. I also saw 1990 on YouTube, but I'm still looking for Big Bottom.

naptu2:


Akula Owu Onyeara. The original version by The Funkees is on YouTube. I also saw 1990 on YouTube, but I'm still looking for Big Bottom.

Thanks a mill. What I'm seeing is the one of The Funkess.

naptu2:
She was a regular guest at the Nigerian Music Awards in the late '80s and early '90s.

I think this performance was at the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1967 (she had previously appeared on the Tonight Show in 1963).


Cc adexsimply

Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNeP3hrm__k

Funny enough, this was the first video I viewed on YouTube. I was so glued to her live performance that I kept replaying over and over. I'm still wondering how I never knew of Miriam Makeba till last night, she looked so happy and beautiful.

I've been shamelessly humming and dancing to this song all day. I LOVE MAKEBA

AlfaSeltzer:
Try this my favorite


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHyhMp_xtSc

Nna God bless u on this videop

Please can someone avail me the links to these songs please? :


Je ka ma fera wa mo nife re o shade

You is the one ti Mo really feran by harzadous

Show me love by taiwo and Kenny (taye Kenny... Awa omo meji..... Show me love huh huuuun, show your real love......... Ooooleku, fun mi ni owo mi o....)

Orlando- iwo ololufe mi o jowo dakun ye ma ko mi sile, sile,..... Iwo ni Mo feran just (I love you)..... Ni gbogbo aye mi...


Please

This is probably the most famous and the best a capella group to come out of Africa (by now, many of you will already know the group I'm referring to). They've won 4 Grammy awards.

The South African isicathamiya and mbube styles of singing (a capella) were very popular in Nigeria in the 1970s and '80s. It was believed at that time, that black South Africans were very good singers and that this ability was developed because of their long years of suffering under the apartheid system (just as it was believed that black Americans developed their ability to sing during the era of slavery in the United States).

Ladysmith Black Mambazo became the symbol of South African a capella singing in the 1980s. They sang Homeless and Diamonds In The Soles Of Her Shoes with Paul Simon and also provided backing vocals on another Paul Simon song, Bodyguard. These songs became worldwide hits.

I'm going to post two videos here. The first is a video of Ladysmith Black Mambazo performing Homeless. The second is a video of Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo performing Homeless.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFQ1TSzdpRA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b5B9pOUd4M


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBMAXQ28V-w

Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I_T3XvzPaM

Pointblank09:
++++++VIP Gheu

Can some one tell me the name person that sang
Africa ooooo eeee oooo
Africa ....Africa eeeeeee and the tiltle?

The song that you are referring to (Gheu), is actually called Ahonka Womu and it is on the list.

Thosyn:
Waohh waohh, thanks for this really...I'm most impressed with the OP

But i haven't seen Aki Special on the list...I love this song, i hope i have a witness out there


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_MnLaaWc3w

I consider him to be a Nigerian and his songs are on my list of 150 Nigerian songs.

naptu2:
The old debate: "Was Prince Nico Mbarga a Nigerian or a Cameroonian"?

Prince Nico Mbarga was born in Abakaliki, Nigeria to a Cameroonian father and a Nigerian mother. He grew up in Nigeria and started playing music in Nigerian school bands. He achieved his greatest success while playing in Onitsha, Nigeria.

Prince Nico Mbarga was one of the original members of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN). He also set up his record company (distributed by Polydor Nigeria) and his hotel in Nigeria (the hotel was in Ikom).

Prince Nico Mbarga died in a motorcycle accident in Calabar, Nigeria in 1997 and he was buried at his residence in Ikom, Nigeria.

In my view, Prince Nico Mbarga was a Nigerian.

There are quite a few songs that I forgot to include in the list. I'm going to quickly post three of the most popular ones.

How could I forget this song. It was so popular that many people thought that it was a Nigerian song (I thought so too in the late 1970s and early 1980s). They even included it in the Nigerian section of the musical Kakadu.

We are going,
Heaven knows where we are going,
We know we are.

And we'll get there.
Heaven knows when we will get there.
We know we will

Osibisa - Woyaya




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1QM3_fguB8

This song was the signature tune of so many shows on radio and tv. It was often played early in the morning on Radio Nigeria (especially on Radio Nigeria 2, the Sunshine Station).

Everybody,
In what you're doing,
A smile will bring a sunshine day

Osibisa - Sunshine Day



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeH3OdgGHso

Do you remember Julius Agwu's cover version of this song?

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday, Friday

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Awilo Longomba - Gate Le Coin



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R11Q-ppsNXU

naptu2:
Do you remember Julius Agwu's cover version of this song?

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Awilo Longomba - Gate Le Coin



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R11Q-ppsNXU

I sure do. . .

I didn't see Sarafina soundtrack among the list.

There's this song I have been trying to find. I hummed it to upload so you can help me with the title and artist but it has refused uploading

Seun, been trying to upload a VN but I have been getting error message and it is 228kB in size. Please, look into this. Thank you.

some old time classics I must tell, hmmm making remembering how old I use to be when some of this oldies were released ....70's - 80's o!. house ,were can download this great mixs please ?

naptu2:
Since nobody has written about this wonderful song, I'm going to write about it.

This song takes me back to my childhood.

The song was incredibly popular in the 1970s. It's from a 1974 South African musical. They toured Nigeria many times and I think they also staged a performance at FESTAC '77.

Lots of Nigerian schools and youth groups also performed this play and these two songs were played over and over on Radio Nigeria.




From the musical Ipi Tombi, this is N'tombia.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPV_GyFXn8o

hmmmm,,, brother, must wanna make me sobblike a man, the classics ipimitombia way back ! u really showed me u are from the oldies my brother, that song still gets me on ma feet any day anytime. God blessings upon u for this recall sire. Only those from the oldies would understand.

Who knows the name of this juju song. It's an old song, but I no longer remember its name. I only remember this riff.

Please click on this link to download a voicenote of me playing the riff on my keyboard (Nairaland's file upload feature is not working).

https://dropfile.to/758TyE4

And this is the bassline of a famous Ebenezer Obey song, but I can't remember its name. Does anybody remember the name of the song?


https://dropfile.to/bEskFcc

https://dropfile.to/rgQpAUH

[quote author=naptu2 post=53886466]There was a thread on the home page yesterday, about how difficult it is for songs from other African countries to break into the Nigerian market. This reminded me of songs from other African countries that have been hits in Nigeria. So I decided to do a list of 50 songs by other Africans that have been hits in Nigeria.

Note (1) This is not a list of all the songs by other Africans that have been hits in Nigeria. It's just a list of 50 songs.

2) Eddy Grant is in the honourable mentions section because, although he sang about Africa and arpatheid and he often visited Nigeria, he is actually from Guyana in the Caribbeans/South America (some people think that he is Nigerian). Oliver Mutukudzi's song is also in that section because it wasn't a major hit, despite the fact that it was played a lot on the radio.


Song - Artist (Country)


1) Khona - Uhuru (South Africa)

2) Windeck - Cabo Snoop (Angola)

3) Decale Aladji - DJ Ramatoulaye (Ivory Coast)

4) Gweta - Toofan (Togo)

5) Azonto - Fuse ODG (Ghana)

6) Coupe Bibamba - Awilo Longomba (Congo)

7) Agolo - Angelique Kidjo (Benin)

8 ) Voodoo Child - Angelique Kidjo (Benin)

9) Magic System - Premier Gaou (Ivory Coast)

10) Mzbel - 16 Years (Ghana)

11) Umqombothi - Yvonne Chaka Chaka (South Africa)

12) Thank You Mr DJ - Yvonne Chaka Chaka (South Africa)

13) I'm Burning Up - Yvonne Chaka Chaka (South Africa)

14) Winnie Mandela - Yvonne Chaka Chaka (South Africa)

15) I Cry For Freedom - Yvonne Chaka Chaka (South Africa)

16) Hi Life - Wally Badarou (Benin)

17) Wes - Alane (Cameroon)

18) Wes - I Love Football (Cameroon)

19) Ahonka Womu - VIP (Ghana)

20) Jika - Mi Casa (South Africa)

21) It's Your Wedding Day - Brenda Fassie (South Africa)

22) Vulindlela - Brenda Fassie (South Africa)

23) Fefe Nefe - Tic Tac (Ghana)

24) You May Kiss Your Bride - Bollie (Ghana)

25) Via Orlando - Mahoota and Vetkuk (South Africa)

26) Lengoma - DJ Sbu ft Zahara (South Africa)

27) Destiny - Malaika (South Africa)

28) Fanta Diallo - Alpha Blondy (Ivory Coast)

29) Cocody Rock - Alpha Blondy (Ivory Coast)

30) Doo Be Doo - Freshly Ground (South Africa)

31) Kokolioko - Miatta Fahnbulleh (Liberia)

32) Africa - Salif Keita (Mali)

33) Ye Ke Ye Ke - Mory Kante (Guinea)

34) Pata Pata - Miriam Makeba (South Africa)

35) Malaika - Miriam Makeba (South Africa)

36) I've Got You Babe - Lucky Dube (South Africa)

37) Different Colours - Lucky Dube (South Africa)

38) Ipi Ntombia - Ipi Tombi (South Africa)

39) The Warrior- Ipi Ntombi (South Africa)

40) Zamina Mina Zangalewa - Zangalewa (Cameroon)

41) Bring Him Back Home - Hugh Masekela (South Africa)

42) Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango (Cameroon)

43) Wa Jo - Nell Oliver (Benin)

44) Baby Girl - Nell Oliver (Benin)

45) Homeless - Lady Smith Black Mambazo (South Africa)

46) Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes - Lady Smith Black Mambazo (South Africa)

47) Yela - Baaba Maal (Senegal)

48) So Why - Youssou N'dour, Papa Wemba, Lucky Dube, Lagbaja, Jabu Khanyile and Bayete (various African countries)

49) All For You - ET Mensah (Ghana)

50) Wavin' Flag - K'naan (Somalia)


Honourable mentions


Hello Africa - Eddy Grant (Guyana)

Give Me Hope Joanna - Eddy Grant (Guyana)

I don't Wanna Dance - Eddy Grant (Guyana)

Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant (Guyana)

Todii - Oliver Mutukudzi (Zimbabwe)

Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) - Rozalla (Zambia)
[/quote).hello bros, this no 38 .ipi ntombia (south Africa).could you check with it again?,I seem to know the music way back as a child but the title .....please help with it, really need to download it . what is the title of the track, album name ?

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[quote author=gidjah post=54782359][/quote]

Remember that it was originally a play and all the songs came from the play. Search for Ipi Tombi or Ipi Ntombi or The Warrior.

Or you can download it straight from the YouTube video if you have YouTube Downloader.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPV_GyFXn8o

naptu2:


Remember that it was originally a play and all the songs came from the play. Search for Ipi Tombi or Ipi Ntombi or The Warrior.

Or you can download it straight from the YouTube video if you have YouTube Downloader.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPV_GyFXn8o

ok bro, I have the warrior on my play list already, great work!

naptu2:
Coupe Decale Aladji

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uchk1kXZBXU

So this is the origin of Dejo Tufulu's hit movie "Alhaji" back then? Wow, thank you naptu sir. Sesemele...

joseph1832ng:
Naptu2. Please I need the title of this song by charly boy. Ogbonyara was the chorus or something like that.

I seriously need to get that song. Just downloaded 1990.

joseph1832

naptu2:
I could have sworn that I heard Charly Boy's version of this song sometime between 1986 and 1989, but the Internet is telling me that it was released in 1990.

This song was originally done by the Funkees in the 1970s and it's no surprise that Charly Boy covered it (it's a Charly Boy kind of song).


The Funkees – Akula Owu Onyeara (1972)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0QbL3rM1Vw


Charly Boy - Akula (1990)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoVdVhnie9c

naptu2:

josep h1832

thanks a lot. Really love this song even though I don't understand what he's saying.

This is the best thread ever created on nairaland

I've forgotten the name of the artiste. I remember he's an albino, in the song, he kept mentioning zombie. The song was a hit back then.

I don't remember seeing Miriam Makeba Welala in the list.