Biggest African songs of 2020 Part 1

2020 has been a great year for african music, despite the pandemic and the lack of gigs and touring. More listeners around the world have been exposed to great african music from our stars. From burnaboy to wizkid, Mr Eazi to Master KG, the world has heard the best that Africa has to offer.

Odogwu by Burna Boy
Burna's second single of the year is Odogwu. It.s an igbo name and title that means a great or accomplished man. Burna Boy revealed he was called “Odogwu” when he went to Igbo land and this inspired the title and attitude of the song. Hence, he announces that hes flown over every obstacle to be recognized, and the same way, nobody can stop you. The song is a new twist on Afro fusion and what success looks like for Burnaboy. It paints him as who he is, one of Africa's greatest musicians and stars.Give it a listen below...

SIMI

 

Duduke by Simi
One of 2020's biggest tracks, duduke was a smashing hit and one of the biggest of the year. Produced by well known Oscar, Simi's ‘Duduke’ was thought to be a lovers song for one's partner but the release of the video showed that the intention is to celebrate the unique love a mother shares with her child. Since its April release, it's extremely popular all over Africa with dozens of millions of streams and a number of great covers.

 

Master KG

 

Jerusalema - Master KG
If this was an award ceremony, Jerusalema would have won by a huge margin. The south african banger was one of the biggest songs in the world and is likely to hit a billion views in 2021 / 2022. It spawned a super viral dance challenge months after it's release and a remix with Burnaboy in November.