Konbini Picks: 10 Of The Best Songs From The Past Year By Nigerians In The Diaspora

From cinema (John Boyega, Chiwetel Ejiofor) to literature (Tomi Adeyemi, Nnedi Okorafor), everywhere you look there’s a creative of Nigerian descent shaking things up internationally. The same goes for music, as a ton of our artists in the diaspora have been killing the game lately.

(Photo: YouTube/MNEK)

Last year, we presented a list of our favourite songs by artists of Nigerian descent, and after another solid year — thanks to new projects and killer singles by some of the most talented British-Nigerians and Nigerian-Americans working today — we think it’s about time that list got expanded.

While a lot of the artists from our original list appear here again — including Tyler, the Creator, Sade, Wale and MNEK — this new collection of songs show great artistic growth on all their parts, as well as celebrates some newcomers, particularly Dave and DYO, who are showing immense promise. 

Skepta – “Greaze Mode”

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Tyler The Creator – “Earfquake”

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Dave – “Location” ft Burna Boy

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Little Simz – “Offence”

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MNEK – “Colour”

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Sade – “The Big Unknown”

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Wale – “On Chill”

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Ray BLK – “Empress”

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DYO – “Arena”

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Rotimi – “Love Riddim”

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