Afropop Worldwide

Today we have five new offerings for you to kick of 2026. From Boston to Burkina Faso, the year is off to a promising start.

Check out the full Afropop Top Videos playlist for all our selections. And remember, if you have suggestions of videos our fans would love, send them to info@afropop.org with the subject line “Top Videos 2026.” Enjoy!

Hami Hamoo: “Sefar”

This is a strong trio made up of a Frenchman and Iranian and a Burkinabé. The video presents a somewhat downbeat view of immigrant life in Paris. The music offers a fascinating merger of West African pentatonic blues and Mid-Eastern vocal stylings. The band’s debut album, Siya, is excellent. Highly recommended.

Danpapa GTA: “Window Shopping”

Behind the ongoing flood of Afrobeats from Nigeria, there is in fact an alternate, underground scene in Lagos, and rapper/singer Danpapa GTA is one of its hottest commodities. This playful, amapiano-flavored tune finds the wirey, young Danpapa boxing, dancing and autotune-rapping with winning rebelliousness.

Burna Boy: “For Everybody”

Nigeria’s biggest pop star showcases African glamour in this celebration of unity and inclusiveness. The beat is familiar, standard Afrobeats, and the vocal is understated, but the visuals! The highlight is Burna Boy playing a grand piano on a massive Africa-shaped stage surrounded by adoring crowds and towering flames. The song was part of a creative project between  Burna Boy  and the global sports & entertainment company Sporty Group.

Biribá Union: “Pompano ft. Mike Block, Christylez Bacon, Patricia Ligia”

Maverick global Cellist Mike Block of Boston showcases this trio, just one of the adventurous bands he leads, in a gloriously free-flowing number complete with a hot bass solo, beatboxing and a brief rap from Christylez Bacon. The video is appropriately shot at a beach, complete with a massive shipping-pallet bonfire at night.

Rocky Dawuni: “I Got a Song” feat Cedella Marley

Clean, laid-back reggae from Ghana’s reggae champion. Dawuni has long since mastered the nuances of roots reggae, and this is not his first collaboration with Jamaican reggae royalty Cedella Marley. The message is pleasantly positive, but the big appeal here is the colorful video animation by graphic artist Ellen Wood.