Moto Moto Music

ML from Namibia is on her 3rd album now. Her latest offering is titled With Love and it is 3 or so weeks old and has been doing the rounds especially with the well-worked video for the song Ndateelela. I reviewed her last offering Independence Day last year and why not do the same for […]

Nigerian artist, Fireboy DML made himself known to my musical fancy not long ago and I instantly became a fan. Last time out when I reviewed his album Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps I did say I had hope for what he had to offer musically. Fireboy DML answered that call real quick and his second […]

Burna Boy’s latest album “Twice As Tall” is easily one of the most anticipated albums of the year and possibly the most awaited on the African market. It is a follow up to the mammoth ‘African Giant’ which cemented Burna’s place as one of the best musicians alive. Interestingly, even before release, we knew the […]

Producer and composer, Lil Maro, is back in the music industry after taking a lengthy hiatus. As such his reintroduction is more lowkey but well-calculated to show how serious he is about reestablishing himself as a force in the industry. Here is the Moto Moto review for Lil Maro’s ‘The Car Ride’

Dunnie is a Nigerian Afro-fusion singer, producer and songwriter based in Ondo State, Nigeria. Here is a Moto Moto Music review for her EP titled Four.

I’m back this time with an album review for one of the emPawa Africa discoveries, J.Derobie who is under the careful tutelage of Mr Eazi. An Accra, Ghana native, J.Derobie is one of the African new school acts building his name as an Afrodancehall star with a couple of awards bagged already. Nungua Diaries is […]

The African album review podcast takes me to Nigeria this week after Kizz Daniel dropped a new album about a week or so back! It’s called King of Love released under Flyboy and here is my review for it.

Attack is a relatively new name for me but I got a plug to his music and decided to give it a spin. He is a rapper out of The Gambia with a very unique style. Here is a Moto Moto Music album review for Attack’s “Deal Bii” released in November 2019. Listen to DEal […]

Hazel Mak is one of the most talented musicians out of Malawi. She is award-winning and has been on the musical grind for years. Despite an already remarkable CV, this is her debut offering and comes with plenty of expectation. Here is the Moto Moto Music album review for Unorthodox by Hazel Mak. Listen to […]

There is nothing I enjoy more than discovering awesome new music and an awesome new star while at it. Just how good is Omah Lay? Plenty is being said about the singer who is also a producer. Is the hype really about something? Here is a Moto Moto Music review of his debut EP titled […]

GuiltyBeatz is no stranger to the African music industry having made a name for himself with some of the most memorable work including the hit Akwaaba. 2020 saw him drop the EP titled “Different” during the whole quarantine situation. Here is a Moto Moto Music review for the project. Listen to the “Different” EP by […]

The man who dreamt up emPawa Africa and made it happen is a force to be reckoned with. His name is Mr Eazi and he has been working hard in the last few years to make Afrobeats even bigger worldwide as a musician and faciliatator. He is back with a banging new EP titled One […]

Sauti Sol recently released their 5th studio album titled Midnight Train on June 5th 2020 to much anticipation and fanfare after dropping 3 singles: Suzanna, Brighter Days featuring Soweto Gospel Choir and Insecure. Listen to the Moto Moto Music review for this project by MJ Wemoto. Released under Universal Music Group South Africa 13 tracks […]

Oxlade is an immense talent out of Nigeria who is only 22. Here is a review of his debut EP titled Oxygene which has many talking where Oxlade’s career is headed – and it’s promising! Oxygene is Released by Troniq Music ubder exclusive license to The Plug Entertainment 6 tracks 17 minute 57 seconds runtime […]

KP Illest has been flying the Namibian Hip Hop flag for some years. He gave us the monster hit Okay Okay which featured on his debut album Price of Ambition. 2 years later he is back with Faith & Favour and going for something unique. How does he fair on his sophomore offering?

Namibia’s Lioness has been on an upward trajectory since Day 1 in music. It’s about a year and a half since she gave us her debut Pride of CilQ and she’s back with her sophomore offering with great backing from Mr Eazi’s Empawa Africa platform. How does she fair? Check out the review on YouTube! […]

Simi a.k.a Simisola Ogunleye  is an award-winning Nigerian vocalist that has been in the industry for a while and caught her big break a few years back. She started her career as a gospel singer, releasing her debut studio album in 2008, titled Ogaju. She gained prominence in 2014 after releasing “Tiff”, a song that […]

Amalon is a Rwandese singer that has a few singles under his belt and with a breakout hit from earlier in 2019! Here is a review for his last EP titled Yambi.

Review podcast for Sidiki Diabate’s EP titled Beni

You may know Shiikane from their monster hit Loke from 2016 which owned the airwaves when the Afrobeats revolution was taking its current shape. The trio comprises 3 sisters; Shay, Princess and Baby Kay. Shay and Princess are twins. Their latest EP is titled N.W.A which stands for Nigerians with Attitude (a play on the […]

Charmaine Shamiso Mapimbiro otherwise popularly known as Sha Sha is a South Africa-based Zimbabwean vocalist and songwriter from Mutare. Some even call her the queen of Amapiano, a popular music genre out of South Africa. After she moved to South Africa to pursue music, she met DJ Maphorisa through her cab driver where she played […]

Adedamola Adefolahan, known professionally as Fireboy DML, is a 24 year old Nigerian singer and songwriter. He is signed to YBNL Nation, an independent record label founded by Nigerian rapper Olamide. His debut studio album Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps was released in November 2019. It has racked over a 100 million streams online across all […]

This review came about after Lee McHoney tweeted that people slept on her album. Of course she’s putting her money where her mouth is so this review comes with a lot at stake! Linda Lee McHoney Nyauchi recently released an album titled SANA which was launched in August 2019 at the Jazz Café. Her debut […]

I know when people say “so and so released 4 albums in 6 months” most of us think “probably wack albums!” BUT this is not the case here. You just have to listen to the works of DJ Maphorisa and Kabza de Small to realise that this duo means business. Serious music business. Here is […]

Every once in a while I get the chance to review music from artists I have never heard of and are listening to for the very first time. This review is one such case and I am checking, analyzing and giving recommendations for an artist/producer by the name of Diamantero for their sophomore offering titled […]