{"id":107014,"date":"2022-05-18T17:13:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T15:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=107014"},"modified":"2022-05-18T17:14:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T15:14:00","slug":"pan-african-rap-bushali-moonchild-sanelly-kwako-dmc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/pan-african-rap-bushali-moonchild-sanelly-kwako-dmc\/","title":{"rendered":"Pan African Rap: Bushali, Moonchild Sanelly &#038; Kwako DMC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Also including new music from Dj LEWIS, Trillary Banks<\/strong><\/strong>,<strong> Juno Kizigenza, NATTY and MANDO.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Each week Pan African Music scours the digital vaults for the latest and greatest rap from across the African continent and its diaspora. Drill, trap, grime, Afropop, amapiano, coup\u00e9-d\u00e9cal\u00e9, electro mahragan\u2026 all these sub-genres and interpretations make an appearance, attesting to hip-hop\u2019s power to unite the world with indomitable flows and creative melodies. Rap is now the world\u2019s music, and our pan-African selection is only scratching the surface. If it\u2019s here, it means we think it bumps, and would be confident sharing it with hip-hop heads everywhere. We encourage you to do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week\u2019s Pan African Rap roundup features a dance-off between skinnies and apoutchous incited by Dj LEWIS, a cute transgressive collaboration between Moochild Sanelly and Trillary Banks, a new kind of kinyatrap infused with dancefloor trap, Kumasi&#8217;s cheerful swag and a Kenyan drill classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow and share our Pan African Rap playlist on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/3wKFGudR28CR8bdnMSnSXQ?si=f-Sq8RdmQGe2Q3gFYid8CA\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/3wKFGudR28CR8bdnMSnSXQ?si=f-Sq8RdmQGe2Q3gFYid8CA\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/en\/playlist\/8240716902\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/en\/playlist\/8240716902\">Deezer<\/a> for the entire selection.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Dj LEWIS -  SKINNY (Clip Officiel)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CeE3FeIxaEE?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dj LEWIS<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;SKINNY&#8221;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire, May 14, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;A response to Dj Lewis\u2019 recent single \u201cAPOUTCHOU\u201d which roughly translates to \u201cthick\u201d, \u201cSKINNY\u201d is a wink at beauty in all its forms. Using an amapiano infused coup\u00e9-d\u00e9ecal\u00e9 beat, DJ Lewis is kidnapped by a band of skinny girls, only to be reunited with the apoutchous in a dance-off.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Moonchild Sanelly - Cute (ft. Trillary Banks) (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y-QVZqsBygI?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Moonchild Sanelly<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Cute&#8221;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>South Africa, May 17th, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>This one is for all my cuties in the world<\/em>\u201d says South African singer, songwriter and rapper Moonchild Sanelly. Moonchild\u2019s aura is tough to match, but Leicester rap phenom Trillary Banks is right at home with Moonchild\u2019s flirtatious, rule-breaking attitude.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Bushali \u2694\ufe0f - KURURA ? ft. Juno Kizigenza ? (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4h171SKZgzQ?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bushaki<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cKURURA\u201d feat. Juno Kizigenza<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Rwanda, May 14th, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kinyatrap star Bushali invites Rwandan Afro-pop singer Juno Kizigena onto his latest track that\u2019s a step up from the gritty origins to a new dancefloor trap. The duo take over an abandoned Ethiopian jet plane dressed to the 9s for a new flavor of Kinyatrap.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Kwaku DMC - Y.A.W (Young And Wayward) Official Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9pMtkHVlWTI?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kwaku DMC<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cYoung and Wayward\u201d <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ghana, May 11th, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kumasi native Kwaku DMC is young and wayward on this minimal drill track that relies heavily on Kwaku\u2019s slick lyrics and cheerful swag. It\u2019s an efficient and dense track that highlights Kwaku\u2019s lyricism above all.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"NATTY X MANDO - BACK TO BACK (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wnpq1jV1foM?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NATTY X MANDO<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cBACK TO BACK\u201d<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Kenya, May 13th, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Young Kenyan drillers NATTY and MANDO go \u201cBACK TO BACK\u201d and bar for bar on their new single. Picking up on all the codes; ski-masks, shaky visuals and a low poised flow, the duo is gunning for the top of Kenya\u2019s drill scene<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Follow and share our Pan African Rap playlist on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/3wKFGudR28CR8bdnMSnSXQ?si=f-Sq8RdmQGe2Q3gFYid8CA\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/en\/playlist\/8240716902\" target=\"_blank\">Deezer<\/a> for the entire selection.<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each week in our Pan African Rap playlist, discover the latest and greatest rap from across the African continent and its diaspora.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":107021,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3944,87],"tags":[41228,6364,41135,23741],"location":[],"yst_prominent_words":[32860],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107014"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107014"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=107014"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=107014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}