This is the second annual edition of #TheYamboSelection, presenting several segments of East Africa's Top 40 Pop Songs of 2015. This particular segment lists the Top 25. The same criteria were used for 2015 as for 2014 to select and rank the best songs out of those released or published during the year, and which were accessible in video form for this purpose. However, the final list has grown from 25 in 2014 to 40 in 2015.
There is just so much really good lay music out of Africa these days that you sense you are not doing anyone justice by listing less rather than more; but there is a limit to any leeway. The listing task requires more and more meticulous attention because of growing complexity arising from a discernible and laudable burst of creativity up and down sub-Sahara, and with easier and faster online access to artists' creations, and 'the market'. Every region seems to be catching up with the 'pioneers' and demanding attention by sheer activity and flashes of brilliance. No one can sit on their laurels.
The focus of the lists released under #TheYamboSelection is the song, not the singer. There is an added requirement: that only songs in video form qualify. In addition, any song under consideration must broadly fit the standard definition of popular (or pop) music.
The main sources of the songs considered for listing are the music channels hosted by DSTV: Trace Urban (now split into Trace Mziki and Trace Naija), MTV Base, AfroPop, HipTV and Sound City. Certainly, YouTube is very important in this exercise. It is actively searched to expand the pool of qualifying clips, and relied upon for online links to the songs specifically listed below. YouTube is indeed a vital, but far from 'straightforward', resource in regard to the curating of clips not necessarily or frequently featured on the specified TV channels.
READ: The Full Introduction and Selection Criteria
READ: Africa's Top 25 Songs of 2014
II. THE LIST OF E. AFRICA'S TOP 25 POP SONGS OF 2015
[Click on a Song's title to watch the video]
25. Malele by Shilole (2015):
24. Nudahinduka by Aime Bluestone (2015):
23. Two of Dem by Victoria Kimani (2015):
22. Hotter by Wyre ft. Khaligraph Jones (2015):
21. Sibyo by Kitoko + Meddy (2015):
20. BougerLe by Akothee (2016):
19. Haina Budi by Eko Dydda (2015):
18. Aya Yaa by Abdu Kiba ft. Ruby (2015):
17. Ooh Lala Oui Oui by Yvonne D'arq ft. Victoria Kimani (2015):
16. Nerea by Sauti Sol ft. Amos x Josh (2015):
15. Nobody But Me by Vanessa Mdee ft. K.O (2015):
14. Kidawa by Izzo Bizness ft. Shaa (2015):
13. Toba by Shaa (2015):
12. Baby Don't Go by Muthoni The Drummer Queen and Khuli Chana (2015):
11. Love Phobic by H_ART THE BAND (2015):
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10. Shake Yo Bam Bam by Sauti Sol (2015):
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9. Game by Navy Kenzo ft. Vanessa Mdee (2015):
8. Ihale by Susumila (2015):
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7. Sijazoea by AT (2015):
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6. Take it Slow by Zikki ft. Jaguar (2015):
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5. So Good by Eddy Kenzo (2015):
4. Kaunyaka by Chege + Mh Temba ft. Dj Maphorisa (2015):
3. Chekecha Cheketua by Alikiba (2015):
2. Never Ever by Vanessa Mdee (2015):
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