Mauri Yambo: African Divas

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Wednesday, April 04, 2018

Top 15 Pop Songs By or Featuring African Divas in 2013 ~ #TheYamboSelection

INTRODUCTION

You will recall that the first list of Africa's Top Pop Songs in #TheYamboSelection series covered calendar year 2014. The second list covered 2015. However, while working on the various 2016 lists, interest in covering a few earlier years continued to grow. This interest has now resulted in the list below of Top 15 pop songs by/featuring African Divas in 2013.

The procedure for generating the Top 15 list for year 2013 derives from the one initially used for the most recent period: 2014-2016. Click here for all the essential details.

LIST OF TOP 15 POP SONGS BY/FEATURING AFRICAN DIVAS IN 2013 ~ #TYS
[Click on a Song's title to watch the video]

15. What's Poppin Tonight by RayRay (2013):

14. Dumbala by Jay A ft. Sage (2013):

13. Without My Heart by Tiwa Savage (2013):

11 (b). Bamboo by Yemi Alade (2013):

11 (a). Cadence Mudanda by Mbilia Bel (2013):

10. So Alive by Sage ft. Octopizzo (2013):

9. Usinibwage by Aika ft. Nahreel (2013):

8. Mobimba by P Unit ft Alicious (2013):

7. Zamu Yangu by Shaa (2013):

6. Watch My Ting Go by Lola Rae (2013):

5. Emi Ni Baller by Chidinma ft. Tha Suspect x IllBliss (2013):

4. My Dream by Vivian ft. Jaguar (2013):

3. Khona by Mafikizolo ft. Uhuru (2013):

2. Posa ya Bolingo by Alicios (2013):

1. Lava Lava by Shaa (2013):

Top 20 Pop Songs By or Featuring African Divas in 2013 ~ #TheYamboSelection

INTRODUCTION

You will recall that the first list of Africa's Top Pop Songs in #TheYamboSelection series covered calendar year 2014. The second list covered 2015. However, while working on the various 2016 lists, interest in covering a few earlier years continued to grow. This interest has now resulted in the list below of Top 20 pop songs by/featuring African Divas in 2013.

The procedure for generating the Top 20 list for year 2013 derives from the one initially used for the most recent period: 2014-2016. Click here for all the essential details.

LIST OF TOP 20 POP SONGS BY/FEATURING AFRICAN DIVAS IN 2013 ~ #TYS
[Click on a Song's title to watch the video]

20. Rusha Mkono by Libby (2013):

19. Geti Kali by Sana ft. Jua Cali (2013):

18. Without You by RayRay ft. James (Gogosimo) (2013) ~ (video no longer available):

17. Rejoice by Knowless ft. Ray Blaze (2013):

16. Eminado by Tiwa Savage ft. Don Jazzy (2013):

15. What's Poppin Tonight by RayRay (2013):

14. Dumbala by Jay A ft. Sage (2013):

13. Without My Heart by Tiwa Savage (2013):

11 (b). Bamboo by Yemi Alade (2013):

11 (a). Cadence Mudanda by Mbilia Bel (2013):

10. So Alive by Sage ft. Octopizzo (2013):

9. Usinibwage by Aika ft. Nahreel (2013):

8. Mobimba by P Unit ft Alicious (2013):

7. Zamu Yangu by Shaa (2013):

6. Watch My Ting Go by Lola Rae (2013):

5. Emi Ni Baller by Chidinma ft. Tha Suspect x IllBliss (2013):

4. My Dream by Vivian ft. Jaguar (2013):

3. Khona by Mafikizolo ft. Uhuru (2013):

2. Posa ya Bolingo by Alicios (2013):

1. Lava Lava by Shaa (2013):

Saturday, February 25, 2017

Top 25 Happiest Songs By/Featuring African Divas in 2014 ~ #TheYamboSelection

INTRODUCTION

Happiness is a state of mind, a feeling - with feelers to the 'outside'. Outside becomes what things we allow it to become, and what things we have no control over and so impose themselves.

Happiness and Love? They are twins. Twins, which, sometimes, alas, we find in mortal combat.

Good music!

In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Duke Orsino utters these immortal words: "If music be the food of life, play on; / Give me excess of it ..." I just want to endorse that here. If good music be, let it be. Give me more, is all!

Good music is at once a convergence of happiness - happy feelings - and its source. Happy songs make people happy, happy people arguably happier, and less sad sad people - and even, perhaps, happy; if they're not too deep into their own sadness. They breed happiness through the joyfulness of the words in the song and the soulfulness of the song in the words, the melody in the tunes, the liveliness of the body-language and suppleness of the assembled 'bodies', the harmony of the charged instruments, the pulsating visuals of the video, and the warmth of the stage upon which everything, and everything else, is set.

There is magic in the happy song, then. The song that makes people happy has magical power over 'em. So, oh my goodness, does the song that makes people truly sad.

There are times, if I may digress, that I have thought (sensed would be too strong a word) that truly throbbing drumbeat among the prayerful carries within it the voice of God in its surreal, surround beat, as it's heard among the gathered, and as it cascades across the land - and even among the landless and the faithless.

So good music, howsoever it is delivered, has the powers -- howsoever we c these powers. But, I ask:
Why is it that music videos that elicit the most happiness seem generally to have a street motif?

MEASURING HAPPINESS

Can happiness be measured? That's a question for another day.

BUT READ THIS IN THE MEANTIME: World Happiness Report 2015

DO ALSO READ: "The Happiness Contagion" that I posted on December 9, 2008

HERE, THEN, ARE THE TOP 25 HAPPIEST SONGS BY/FEAT AFRICAN DIVAS IN 2014

[For the selection and ranking criteria used in creating this list, go to the bottom of this post]

25. Sugua Gaga by Shaa (25):

24. Chuna Buzi by Shilole (2014):

23. Pala Pala by Mani Bella (2014):

22. Mfalme wa Mapenzi by Sanaipei [Sana] (2014):

21. Go Down Low by Palasso ft. Sheebah (2014):

20. Terminus by Laurette La Perle (2014):

19. Show by Victoria Kimani (2014):

18. Koolio by Stella Mwangi (2014):

17. Mimempata by Pam Daffa ft. Mesen Selecta (2014):

16. Coco Baby by Waje ft. Diamond Platnumz (2014):

15. Chapa Nyingine by Chege ft. Gift (2014):

14. Amour en Or by Claudia Bakisa ft. Fabregas Metis Noir (2014):

13. Triple Option by Papa Wemba ft. Barbara Kanam (2014):

12. Njoo by Shaa ft. Redsan (2014):

11. Gimme Some More by Fliptyce ft. Yemi Alade (2014):

10. Adaobi by MAVINS [Don Jazzy x Reekado Banks x Di'ja x Korede Bello] (2014):

9. Kuchi Kuchi by J'Ordie (2014):

8. Girlie 'O' Remix by Patoranking ft. Tiwa Savage (2014):

7. Face a Face by Mani Bella (2014):
Mani Bella is irrepressible, resourceful.

6. KooKoo by Elani (2014):
Happy to have Elani's wonderful voice featured here, singing KooKoo for all to hear. Much Love in the Iborian air.

5. Prokoto by Victoria Kimani ft Ommy Dimploz and Diamond Platnumz (2014):
Victoria Kimani is a Kenyan gal who's already going places, as you can see from her two friends, OD and DP.

4. Fiko Fiko Fion by Claudia Bakisa ft. Koffi Olomide (2014):
All laid back, two great sophisticates join to drop a lovely track: Fiki Fiko Fion. Koffi Olomide reigns still, an unobtrusive monarch. Claudia Bakisa patiently waits, with pent-up energy, for Africa's playing field to level.

3. Ole Themba by Linah (2014):
Linah delivers a wonderfully, delightfully charming bouquet of colors and sound. And beauty. And verve. The dancing girls are a feast for the eye. The lyrics, in Kiswahili, are superbly, artfully, put together. The melody -- the whole ambience -- transports us, all of us, to a place no one wants to come back from in a hurry.

Linah is a pleasantly surprising 'discovery', and a full member of the superstar group that populates this Yambo Selection 2014. She brings along with her everyone, everyone bar none, in the video.

2 Tchelete (Good Life) by Davido and Mafikizolo ft. Uhuru and Oskido (2014):
Davido and Mafikizolo? A super-charged duo delivers a song made in musical heaven. davido also scored big at the MTVMAMA2015.

1. Dorobucci by Mavin Don Jazzy, Reekado Banks, Dr. Sid, Korede Bello, Tiwa Savage ... (2014):
Dorobucci was voted Africa's best single of the year (2014) earlier this year at the MTVMAMA2015. This is a verdict that I, having myself already arrived at it before MTVMAMA2015, fully endorse. All of Africa does. It is for me also the happiest song of 2014. Nothing could stop Dorobucci that year.

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SELECTION/INCLUSION CRITERIA

To Qualify for inclusion in this list, a song Was required to meet The Following criteria:
1. Released as music video in 2014. Broadly in any of these genres: Pop, RnB, Hip-Hop, Reggae
2 Available via YouTube or Otherwise available online
3. Predominantly sung by an artiste or artistes from Africa, PARTICULARLY Sub-Saharan Africa
4. Regularly played on one or more of Africa's leading music channels: Afro Pop and HipTV Music, in particular (they pay sustained attention to their African audience); Sound City, MTV Base and Trace Urban (all three of whose fare is significantly more diffuse).
5. Have a discernible "happiness" (or sunny) content/slant in terms of the following mix of considerations: beat, language (verbal or body), lyrics, melody, visuals (dance routines, 'stage sets' and video quality), voice (and audio quality) and use of vocal and technical instruments
6. Broad sensitivity to sub-regional tastes and artists' bases of operation (East, West, Central or Southern)
7. Gender: Minimum of 1/3 Rule, if short-listed songs make this possible.

RANKING CRITERION FOR INDIVIDUAL SELECTIONS

1. How does Yambo rate a particular song relative to the others on the list?

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A call for comments: Your comments on individual selections and ranking criterion will be highly appreciated.

Note: I can imagine a future in which all I have tried to do here is open to public participation.

Friday, February 24, 2017

Top 10 Happiest Songs By/Featuring African Divas in 2014 ~ #TheYamboSelection

INTRODUCTION

Happiness is a state of mind, a feeling - with feelers to the 'outside'. Outside becomes what things we allow it to become, and what things we have no control over and so impose themselves.

Happiness and Love? They are twins. Twins, which, sometimes, alas, we find in mortal combat.

Good music!

In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Duke Orsino utters these immortal words: "If music be the food of life, play on; / Give me excess of it ..." I just want to endorse that here. If good music be, let it be. Give me more, is all!

Good music is at once a convergence of happiness - happy feelings - and its source. Happy songs make people happy, happy people arguably happier, and less sad sad people - and even, perhaps, happy; if they're not too deep into their own sadness. They breed happiness through the joyfulness of the words in the song and the soulfulness of the song in the words, the melody in the tunes, the liveliness of the body-language and suppleness of the assembled 'bodies', the harmony of the charged instruments, the pulsating visuals of the video, and the warmth of the stage upon which everything, and everything else, is set.

There is magic in the happy song, then. The song that makes people happy has magical power over 'em. So, oh my goodness, does the song that makes people truly sad.

There are times, if I may digress, that I have thought (sensed would be too strong a word) that truly throbbing drumbeat among the prayerful carries within it the voice of God in its surreal, surround beat, as it's heard among the gathered, and as it cascades across the land - and even among the landless and the faithless.

So good music, howsoever it is delivered, has the powers -- howsoever we c these powers. But, I ask:
Why is it that music videos that elicit the most happiness seem generally to have a street motif?

MEASURING HAPPINESS

Can happiness be measured? That's a question for another day.

BUT READ THIS IN THE MEANTIME: World Happiness Report 2015

DO ALSO READ: "The Happiness Contagion" that I posted on December 9, 2008

HERE, THEN, ARE THE TOP 10 HAPPIEST SONGS BY/FEAT AFRICAN DIVAS IN 2014

[For the selection and ranking criteria used in creating this list, go to the bottom of this post]

10. Adaobi by MAVINS [Don Jazzy x Reekado Banks x Di'ja x Korede Bello] (2014):

9. Kuchi Kuchi by J'Ordie (2014):

8. Girlie 'O' Remix by Patoranking ft. Tiwa Savage (2014):

7. Face a Face by Mani Bella (2014):
Mani Bella is irrepressible, resourceful.

6. KooKoo by Elani (2014):
Happy to have Elani's wonderful voice featured here, singing KooKoo for all to hear. Much Love in the Iborian air

5. Prokoto by Victoria Kimani ft Ommy Dimploz and Diamond Platnumz (2014):
Victoria Kimani is a Kenyan gal who's already going places, as you can see from her two friends, OD and DP.

Top 5 Happiest Songs By/Featuring African Divas in 2014 ~ #TheYamboSelection

INTRODUCTION

Happiness is a state of mind, a feeling - with feelers to the 'outside'. Outside becomes what things we allow it to become, and what things we have no control over and so impose themselves.

Happiness and Love? They are twins. Twins, which, sometimes, alas, we find in mortal combat.

Good music!

In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Duke Orsino utters these immortal words: "If music be the food of life, play on; / Give me excess of it ..." I just want to endorse that here. If good music be, let it be. Give me more, is all!

Good music is at once a convergence of happiness - happy feelings - and its source. Happy songs make people happy, happy people arguably happier, and less sad sad people - and even, perhaps, happy; if they're not too deep into their own sadness. They breed happiness through the joyfulness of the words in the song and the soulfulness of the song in the words, the melody in the tunes, the liveliness of the body-language and suppleness of the assembled 'bodies', the harmony of the charged instruments, the pulsating visuals of the video, and the warmth of the stage upon which everything, and everything else, is set.

There is magic in the happy song, then. The song that makes people happy has magical power over 'em. So, oh my goodness, does the song that makes people truly sad.

There are times, if I may digress, that I have thought (sensed would be too strong a word) that truly throbbing drumbeat among the prayerful carries within it the voice of God in its surreal, surround beat, as it's heard among the gathered, and as it cascades across the land - and even among the landless and the faithless.

So good music, howsoever it is delivered, has the powers -- howsoever we c these powers. But, I ask:
Why is it that music videos that elicit the most happiness seem generally to have a street motif?

MEASURING HAPPINESS

Can happiness be measured? That's a question for another day.

BUT READ THIS IN THE MEANTIME: World Happiness Report 2015

DO ALSO READ: "The Happiness Contagion" that I posted on December 9, 2008

HERE, THEN, ARE THE TOP 5 HAPPIEST SONGS BY/FEAT AFRICAN DIVAS IN 2014

[For the selection and ranking criteria used in creating this list, go to the bottom of this post]

5. Prokoto by Victoria Kimani ft Ommy Dimploz and Diamond Platnumz (2014):
Victoria Kimani is a Kenyan gal who's already going places, as you can see from her two friends, OD and DP.

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Top 25 Pop Songs By/Featuring African Divas in 2014 ~ #TheYamboSelection

INTRODUCTION

If one were to ask me, as I have already asked myself, to name The Top 25 (or 10 or 5) pop songs by/featuring African Divas in 2014, here below would be, and is, my selection of the Top 25. All my selections have a decidedly audio-visual focus, and so only rate music videos.

Of course, the naming of more than one 'like' inevitably prompts the question as to which 'like' comes first, and which next or last. In selecting and ranking my top African or East African 'likes' -- I limit myself to Sub-Saharan Africa -- I have been broadly guided by the following six criteria (each on a scale of 1 - 5, with 5 being the highest score):
1. The creative appeal and musicality of the voice asset.
2. The choice and mastery of the musical instruments in play.
3. The poetic form and content of the lyrics.
4. The artistic and aesthetic depth of the video component.
5. The synchronic quality of the audio-visual product, in terms of: harmony, tone, melody, rhythm, beat and color display.
6. Based on the foregoing, how the entire single, from beginning to end, impresses me -- or makes me feel about my encounter with it. This criterion also serves as a qualitative tie-breaker; that is, a virtual 'casting vote' whenever any other criteria yield a quantitative tie.

RANKING THE TOP 25 SELECTION

25. Woman in Love by Vivian (2014):

24. Nikimuona by Avril (2014):

22. Only You by Nene ft. Jay A (2014):

22. Baramushaka by Knowless (2014):

21. Barua Ya Dunia by Elani (2014):

20. Sugua Gaga by Shaa (2014):

19. Chuna Buzi by Shilole (2014):

18. Mfalme wa Mapenzi by Sanaipei [Sana] (2014):

17. Go Down Low by Palasso ft. Sheebah (2014):

16. Show by Victoria Kimani (2014):

15. Coco Baby by Waje ft. Diamond Platnumz (2014):

14. Koolio by Stella Mwangi (2014):

13. Nimempata by Pam Daffa ft. Mesen Selecta (2014):

12. Chapa Nyingine by Chege ft. Gift (2014):

11. Kookoo by Elani (2014):

10. Njoo by Shaa ft. Redsan (2014):

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9. Retaan by Viviane Chidid (2014):

8. Awww by D'ija (2014):

7. Blessings by Stormrex (2014):

6. Prokoto by Victoria Kimani ft. Ommy Dimploz and Diamond Platnumz (2014):

5. Fiko Fiko Fion by Claudia Bakisa ft. Koffi Olomide (2014):

4. Wanted by Tiwa Savage (2014):

3. Ole Themba by Linah (2014):

2. Johnny by Yemi Alade (2014):

You saw at the MTVMAMA2015 how Johnny gets to you at a public gathering. Does so too on radio, where I first heard it, with that distinctive (shall I say sexy?) Yemi Alade voice. A girl determined to get her Johnny (to behave) always wins hearts -- many, many more than she may lose.

1. Tchelete by Davido ft. Mafikizolo (2014):

Lukadem go! Such spirited immersion in the song. Davido and Mafikizolo draw us all into this veritable trance -- this vortex of sound and sight.

Top 10 Pop Songs By/Featuring African Divas in 2014 ~ #TheYamboSelection

INTRODUCTION

If one were to ask me, as I have already asked myself, to name The Top 25 (or 10 or 5) pop songs by/featuring African Divas in 2014, here below would be, and is, my selection of the Top 10. All my selections have a decidedly audio-visual focus, and so only rate music videos.

Of course, the naming of more than one 'like' inevitably prompts the question as to which 'like' comes first, and which next or last. In selecting and ranking my top African or East African 'likes' -- I limit myself to Sub-Saharan Africa -- I have been broadly guided by the following six criteria (each on a scale of 1 - 5, with 5 being the highest score):
1. The creative appeal and musicality of the voice asset.
2. The choice and mastery of the musical instruments in play.
3. The poetic form and content of the lyrics.
4. The artistic and aesthetic depth of the video component.
5. The synchronic quality of the audio-visual product, in terms of: harmony, tone, melody, rhythm, beat and color display.
6. Based on the foregoing, how the entire single, from beginning to end, impresses me -- or makes me feel about my encounter with it. This criterion also serves as a qualitative tie-breaker; that is, a virtual 'casting vote' whenever any other criteria yield a quantitative tie.

RANKING THE TOP 10 SELECTION

10. Njoo by Shaa ft. Redsan (2014):

9. Retaan by Viviane Chidid (2014):

8. Awww by D'ija (2014):

7. Blessings by Stormrex (2014):

6. Prokoto by Victoria Kimani ft. Ommy Dimploz and Diamond Platnumz (2014):

5. Fiko Fiko Fion by Claudia Bakisa ft. Koffi Olomide (2014):

4. Wanted by Tiwa Savage (2014):

3. Ole Themba by Linah (2014):

1. Tchelete by Davido ft. Mafikizolo (2014):

Lukadem go! Such spirited immersion in the song. Davido and Mafikizolo draw us all into this veritable trance -- this vortex of sound and sight.

Top 5 Pop Songs By/Featuring African Divas in 2014 ~ #TheYamboSelection

INTRODUCTION

If one were to ask me, as I have already asked myself, to name the Top 25 (or 10 or 5) pop songs by/featuring African Divas in 2014, here below would be, and is, my Top 5 selection. All my selections have a decidedly audio-visual focus, and so only rate music videos.

Of course, the naming of more than one 'like' inevitably prompts the question as to which 'like' comes first, and which next or last. In selecting and ranking my top African or East African 'likes' -- I limit myself to Sub-Saharan Africa -- I have been broadly guided by the following six criteria (each on a scale of 1 - 5, with 5 being the highest score):
1. The creative appeal and musicality of the voice asset.
2. The choice and mastery of the musical instruments in play.
3. The poetic form and content of the lyrics.
4. The artistic and aesthetic depth of the video component.
5. The synchronic quality of the audio-visual product, in terms of: harmony, tone, melody, rhythm, beat and color display.
6. Based on the foregoing, how the entire single, from beginning to end, impresses me -- or makes me feel about my encounter with it. This criterion also serves as a qualitative tie-breaker; that is, a virtual 'casting vote' whenever any other criteria yield a quantitative tie.

RANKING THE TOP 5 SELECTION

5. Fiko Fiko Fion by Claudia Bakisa ft. Koffi Olomide (2014):

4. Wanted by Tiwa Savage (2014):

3. Ole Themba by Linah (2014):

1. Tchelete by Davido ft. Mafikizolo (2014):

Lukadem go! Such spirited immersion in the song. Davido and Mafikizolo draw us all into this veritable trance -- this vortex of sound and sight.

Monday, February 20, 2017

PDF: Top 15 Happiest Songs By/Feat African Divas in 2010 ~ #TheYamboSelection

Top 15 Happiest Songs By/Feat African Divas in 2010 ~ #TheYamboSelection {PDF Version}

By Mauri Yambo ~ February 16, 2017

Click on this Link to Get to The Introduction and List of Top 15 Songs By/Feat African Divas of 2010, Which Was First Published on February 16, 2017

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Top 15 Happiest Songs By/Featuring African Divas in 2010 ~ #TheYamboSelection

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

The first list of Africa's Top Pop Songs in #TheYamboSelection series covered only calendar year 2014. The second list ranked songs in the following year, 2015. However, while working on the various 2016 lists, interest in tracking patterns in a few earlier years continued to grow.

That interest has now resulted in the list given below of Top 15 happiest pop songs by/featuring African Divas in 2010. But this is it. There will not be a 2009 list, tempting as that year is.

The procedure for generating the 2010 list below derives from the same one used for the period 2014-2016. Click here for all the essential details.

LIST OF TOP 15 HAPPIEST SONGS BY/FEAT AFRICAN DIVAS IN 2010 ~ #TYS

15. Mrembo wa Africa (African Diva) by Daz Baba (2010):

14. Shoga by Shaa (2010):

13. Swing Swing by Kleptomaniaxx (2010):

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12. Sunshine by Nameless ft. Habida (2010):

11. Vai Dar Bum by Ary (2010):

10. Final Mama Ntilie by Ray C (2010):

9. Mkono Mmoja by Temba + Chegge ft. Wahu (2010):

8. Meu Amor by Yola Semedo (2010):

7. Delicious by Paul Play Dairo ft. Unnamed Female Vocalist (2010):

6. Moto Moto by French Boy ft. Ray C (2010):

5. Chokoza by Marya ft. Avril (2010):

4. Ko Ma Roll by Mo' Chedda (2010):

3. Say Ho by Yola Semedo (2010):

2. Congo by Koffi Olomide ft. Cindy Le Coeur (2010):

1. Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) by Shakira ft. Unnamed Female Vocalist (2010):

Click here to read a review of the song

Here below is the rendition of this iconic song by BB Dj (2009):

Top 10 Happiest Songs By/Featuring African Divas in 2010 ~ #TheYamboSelection

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

The first list of Africa's Top Pop Songs in #TheYamboSelection series covered only calendar year 2014. The second list ranked songs in the following year, 2015. However, while working on the various 2016 lists, interest in tracking patterns in a few earlier years continued to grow.

That interest has now resulted in the list given below of Top 10 happiest pop songs by/featuring African Divas in 2010. But this is it. There will not be a 2009 list, tempting as that year is.

The procedure for generating the 2010 list below derives from the same one used for the period 2014-2016. Click here for all the essential details.

LIST OF TOP 10 HAPPIEST SONGS BY/FEAT AFRICAN DIVA'S IN 2010 ~ #TYS

10. Final Mama Ntilie by Ray C (2010):

9. Mkono Mmoja by Temba + Chegge ft. Wahu (2010):

8. Meu Amor by Yola Semedo (2010):

7. Delicious by Paul Play Dairo (2010):

6. Moto Moto by French Boy ft. Ray C (2010):

5. Chokoza by Marya ft. Avril (2010):

4. Ko Ma Roll by Mo' Chedda (2010):

3. Say Ho by Yola Semedo (2010):

2. Congo by Koffi Olomide ft. Cindy Le Coeur (2010):

1. Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) by Shakira ft. Unnamed Female Vocalist (2010):

Click here to read a review of the song

Here below is the rendition of this iconic song by BB Dj (2009):

Top 5 Happiest Songs By/Featuring African Divas in 2010 ~ #TheYamboSelection

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

The first list of Africa's Top Pop Songs in #TheYamboSelection series covered only calendar year 2014. The second list ranked songs in the following year, 2015. However, while working on the various 2016 lists, interest in tracking patterns in a few earlier years continued to grow. That interest has now resulted in the list given below of Top 5 happiest pop songs by/featuring African Divas in 2010. This is it. There will not be a 2009 list, tempting as that year is.

The procedure for generating the 2010 list below derives from the same one used for the period 2014-2016. Click here for all the essential details.

LIST OF TOP 5 HAPPIEST SONGS BY/FEAT AFRICAN DIVAS IN 2010 ~ #TYS

5. Chokoza by Marya ft. Avril (2010):

4. Ko Ma Roll by Mo' Chedda (2010):

3. Say Ho by Yola Semedo (2010):

2. Congo by Koffi Olomide ft. Cindy Le Coeur (2010):

1. Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) by Shakira ft. Unnamed Female Vocalist (2010):

Click on this link to read a review of the song

Here below is the rendition of this iconic song by BB Dj (2009):

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Top 15 Happiest Songs By/Featuring African Divas in 2011 ~ #TheYamboSelection

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

The first list of Africa's Top Pop Songs in #TheYamboSelection series covered calendar year 2014. The second list ranked singles released in 2015. However, while working on the various 2016 lists, interest in a few earlier years continued to grow. This has now resulted in the list given below of 15 happiest songs by/featuring African Divas in 2011.

The procedure for generating the list below derives from the one used for the period 2014-2016. Click here for all the essential details.

LIST OF 15 HAPPIEST POP SONGS BY/FEATURING AFRICAN DIVAS IN 2011 ~ #TYS

15. Swagg Walk by Princess Mwamba (2011):