The UK's Newest Sound
Some call it Afro-Bashment, some call it Afro-Swing, some call it UK Afrobeats. With millions of hits but no name, will 2017 be seen as a tipping point for the UK's newest sound?
Some call it Afro-Bashment, some call it Afro-Swing, some call it UK Afrobeats.
It doesn't have a single name yet, but with millions of views online, regular radio rotation and a Top 20 hit this summer alone, there's a new UK sound that's gone from underground to mainstream in astonishing time.
In a move away from the 140bpm tempo and intensity of grime, a new crop of artists including Tion Wayne, Eugy, Afro B and Abracadabra combine influences from UK artists like Sneakbo and Donae'o, West African melodies and dancehall riddims.
With J Hus being nominated for a Mercury Award and major label backing for Kojo Funds, Yxng Bane and Lotto Boyzz, will we look back on 2017 as a tipping point for this sound, or is it just a wave approaching its peak?
We bring together P Montana, Team Salut and GA, some of the scene's pioneering taste-makers to tell the story and look at the future of a sound that's at once distinctly UK, but with worldwide appeal.
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J Hus
Friendly
- Black Butter.
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J Hus
Common Sense
- Common Sense.
- Black Butter.
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Kojo Funds
Warning
- F&Y LTD.
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Yxng Bane
Rihanna
- Disturbing London.
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¶Ω’b²Ή²ΤΒα
Fall In Love
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Wale, Afro B, Sneakbo & Team Salut
Stay Winning
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E.M.E
Dance For Me (feat. Wizkid)
- E.M.E Records.
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Yfs
΄΅³ΆΓ‰
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Kojo Funds
Robbery
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Eugy & Mr Eazi
Dance For Me
- D Sycamore Group.
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Lotto Boyzz
No Don
- Lotto Boyzz Records.
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Kojo Funds
Fear No One
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Mover
Ringtone (feat. Timbo)
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Mitch x Timbo
LDN City
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¶Ω’b²Ή²ΤΒα
Oliver Twist
- Mercury.
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Fuse ODG
Azonto (feat. Itz Tiffany)
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Drake
Controlla (feat. Popcaan)
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Not3s
Addison Lee (Peng Ting Called Maddison)
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Stefflon Don
Hurtin' Me (feat. French Montana)
- Polydor.
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Maleek Berry
Kontrol
- Berry's Room.
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P. Montana, Eugy, Kwamz & Flavour
Innocent
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Kojo Funds
Dun Talkin (feat. Abra Cadabra)
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Stonebwoy
Falling Again (feat. Kojo Funds)
- Samini Music.
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Ed Sheeran
Shape of You (Yxng Bane Remix)
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Timaya
Bum Bum (Remix) (feat. Sean Paul)
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Hardy Caprio
Unsigned (feat. One Acen)
- Hardy Caprio.
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K Adu
Slow Wine
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Yxng Bane
Rihanna
- Disturbing London.
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J Hus
Did You See
- Blackbutter.
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Yungen
Bestie (feat. Yxng Bane)
- RCA Records Label.
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Stefflon Don
Envy Us (feat. Abra Cadabra)
- 54 London.
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Team Salut
Hot Property (feat. Tion Wayne, Afro B & Eugy)
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- Sun 29 Oct 2017 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1Xtra