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  • Chelsea star, Raheem Sterling declares love for Asake’s song ‘Amapiano’

    Chelsea star, Raheem Sterling declares love for Asake’s song ‘Amapiano’

    England and Chelsea midfielder, Raheem Sterling has revealed that his favourite song is ‘Amapiano’ by Nigerian singer, Asake.

    According to him, he cannot do without listening to the song from his device.

    The England international disclosed this in a video shared on Chelsea’s Tiktok page.

    In the video, the players while heading to preseason training, were asked what song they listened to at the moment, and Sterling revealed that he has caught the “Amapiano fever.”

    “Amapiano [by Asake],” Sterling said when asked about what song he listens to at the moment.

    Similarly, defender Reece James revealed that he currently listens to ‘Street Runner’ by Rod Wave.

    Super Eagles-eligible player, Carney Chukwuemeka, revealed that ‘Grateful’ by Nigerian gospel artiste, Sinach, is his favourite song at the moment.

  • Raheem Sterling reveals favourite song by Asake

    Raheem Sterling reveals favourite song by Asake

    Chelsea star, Raheem Sterling has revealed that ‘Amapiano’ by Nigerian singer, Asake, is currently his favourite song.

    The England international disclosed this in a video shared on Chelsea’s Tiktok page.

    In the video, the players while heading to preseason training, were asked what song they listened to at the moment, and Sterling revealed that he has caught the “Amapiano fever.”

    “Amapiano [by Asake],” Sterling said when asked about what song he listens to at the moment.

    Super Eagles-eligible player, Carney Chukwuemeka, revealed that ‘Grateful’ by Nigerian gospel artiste, Sinach, is his favourite song at the moment.

  • I’m partly Nigerian – American singer, Swae Lee

    I’m partly Nigerian – American singer, Swae Lee

    Popular American singer, Swae Lee has revealed has revealed that he is partly a Nigerian.

    Half of the hip hop duo, Rae Sremmurd disclosed this on Twitter while clarifying why he attached the Nigerian flag to a post.

    Swae Lee took to Twitter to announce he would be experimenting with the trending South African genre, Amapiano, but added a Nigerian flag to the tweet and was criticised on the comment section by South Africans.

    However, Swae Lee clarified in follow-up tweets that his initial tweet was misunderstood.

    He wrote, “For the ones outraged about the flag, I put it because I’m partly Nigerian. I didn’t say anything about the creation of the genre y’all tweaking.”

    Swae Lee added: “Bigs up to the South Africans for creating this beautiful sh*t.”

  • Adewale Ayuba releases Amapiano version of “Koloba Koloba”

    Adewale Ayuba releases Amapiano version of “Koloba Koloba”

    Fuji music Icon Adewale Ayuba has announced the release of the ”Amapiano” version of his single “Koloba Koloba”.

    Ayuba who took to his instagram account to disclose this, encouraged individuals to download as well as stream the music.

    He said “Koloba Koloba Amapiano version is out and available for you to download and stream anywhere you are.”

    Koloba Koloba was produced in 2021.

    Earlier, in an interview with NAN, Ayuba revealed that the music was meant to change the wrong impression of most parents who believe that male musicians are irresponsible, drunkards, flirts and so do not want their daughters to marry them.

    Also, Amapiano is a subgenre of house music that emerged in South Africa in 2010.

    It is a hybrid of deep house, jazz and lounge music characterised by synths and wide percussive basslines.

    To carve a niche for himself, Ayuba released his first album Ibere (Beginning) at the age of 17 and as a result he rose rapidly in the fuji music scene.

    In early 1990, Ayuba signed with Sony Music (Nigerian) to record an album, Bubble, which was released in 1991 and brought Ayuba into international prominence.

    Bubble marked the first time in history that a Fuji Music album gained widespread recognition, topping music charts for six consecutive months and winning multiple awards at the Nigerian Music Awards (NMA).

    It also won Ayuba the coveted Artiste of the Year Awards, including the Album of the Year Award, Song of the Year Award, and Best Fuji Album of the Year Award—four in all.

    With the success of Bubble, Ayuba hit the pinnacle of his career in Nigeria.

    Ayuba has been crowned as the King of Bonsue Fuji, as he was the original artiste who coined the musical genre as a subgenre of Fuji Music.

  • South African artiste, Costa Titch dies on stage during Ultra music festival

    South African artiste, Costa Titch dies on stage during Ultra music festival

    South African rapper, Costa Titch, has died, after he reportedly collapsed while performing at the Ultra music festival on Saturday, 12 March 2023.

    The news of Costa Titch’s death was confirmed by entertainment commentator Phil Mphela on Twitter just before midnight and was followed by a string of sombre reactions from industry colleagues.

    Fellow musician Junior Da Rocka and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema are among those to seemingly reference the rapper’s passing.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the passing of Costa Titch comes as music fans are still mourning the loss of fellow rapper AKA.

    Recall that AKA was shot outside of a restaurant in Durban by unknown hitmen and the South African Police Service (SAPS) are still investigating the case. Interestingly, both Costa Titch and AKA have collaborated on a song called Super Soft.

    South African artiste, Costa Titch dies on stage during Ultra music festival
    Costa Titch

    His amapiano single, Big Flexa, which was released in December 2021, became the most viewed Amapiano video in late 2022. The track features Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida, Man T and C’buda M. In the song’s music video, the rapper shows off his impeccable dancing skills with Soweto’s Finest, a local dance group.

    The video has officially reached 30.7 million views on YouTube, beating out MFR Souls, Major League DJz, Bontle Smith and Kamo Mphela’s Amanikiniki, which stands at 30 million.

    Big Flexa has also wowed fans on other Spotify and TikTok. On Spotify, the track has accumulated more than six million listens while on TikTok, the sound has been used more than 105 000 times.