Afrobeats

A romantic roundup of classics and crowd-pleasers from south of the Sahara.

This bank holiday weekend, the UK's greatest street party made its glorious return. From dancehall to soca, afrobeats to amapiano - here are the tracks that set the vibes.

We hit up The Luno in Camden’s Koko after Tems’ sold-out gig for an old-school shubz featuring DJ Dippz, Ab Dollars and Ciroc on tap.

Tems has already conquered the global charts with Wizkid and Drake, found fans in the highest possible places (hello, President Obama) and carved out a new space in Afrobeats. Next up: a debut album that will see Nigerian music’s biggest new star go supermassive.

The 19-year-old musician has scored two massive hits, but industry rumours suggest he’s hit a bump on the road to success.

Fireboy is fighting to be the first Nigerian artist to top the UK Singles Chart. THE FACE’s columnist Wale Oloworkende considers the track's impact and rounds up the best new African music releases.