Top 5 African songs on YouTube

15 May 2018 - 13:01

African artists never disappoint when it comes to making songs that could make you break a sweat in your dorm room, in your car, on the street and in the club. It is no surprise that the most watched videos on YouTube in southern, East and West Africa all share the banging element, no matter what the context of the song is – from love all the way to "getting back the land".

Cassper Nyovest cruisin' through the land in 'Ksazobalit'.

Music In Africa has compiled a list of the most watched African YouTube videos/songs in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria. Enjoy!

Most watched in Nigeria: Davido – ‘Assurance’

Davido is a man in love. He sure seems to have befriended cupid. In ‘Assurance’ he looks for commitment with somebody who will love him before his liver fails. This is a sure sign of maturity compared to that other song where courts a woman with the use of a falling banana.

Most watched in Kenya: Harmonize ft Diamond Platnumz

If Davido has befriended cupid, Harmonize is Eros, the god of love himself. In ‘Harmonize’ he affectionately tells his woman that there is no other person who can possibly love her better than he can. And he delivers this message with the help of Diamond Platnumz. But looking at the girls in the music video, it is hard to discern which one he is speaking to.

Most watched in Zimbabwe: Killer T ft Jah Prayzah – ‘Hondo’

‘Hondo’ doesn't have a video yet, but the song has been making the rounds with people calling it a powerful collaboration between the two artists. The fast tempo makes the song a feel-good listen that one could even use during exercise.

Most watched in Tanzania: Nandy – 'Ninogeshe'

'Ninogeshe' is another song for lovers. In it Nandy speaks about her affection for her partner and asks that in return that he doesn't break her heart. She sings about crying tears of joy and dances with her lover to celebrate thier love.

Most watched in South Africa: Cassper Nyovest – ‘Ksazobalit’

'Ksazobalit' is a club banger accompanied by a hilarious video where Cassper Nyovest is a farmer. The video was even praised by the South African Minister of Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, and EFF leader Julius Malema, who both commended him for touching on a topic that is at the heart of South African political debate – land.