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Afrobeat

Afrobeat was created by Nigerian musician Fela Kuti in 1963, synthesizing Highlife with funk and jazz influences. The genre gained global popularity in the 1970s, featuring complex polyrhythms, call-and-response vocals, and brass sections. Fela used Afrobeat as a vehicle for political activism, performing in Pidgin English and Yoruba to reach working-class Nigerian audiences.

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Relaxed Afrobeat

Relaxed Afrobeat

Relaxed ambience with Afrobeat and others influenced by Fela's style.

Afrobeat and Jazz

Afrobeat and Jazz

Jazz vibes inspired by Fela's Afrobeat.

Emo Afrobeats

Emo Afrobeats

Let your feelings breathe with soft, soulful Afrobeats cuts made for quiet moments and honest emotions.

Afrobeat Midday Vibe

Afrobeat Midday Vibe

An up-tempo happy collection featuring artists from Nigeria and Ghana.

Gym Rotation: Amapiano x Afrobeats

Gym Rotation: Amapiano x Afrobeats

Gym Rotation: Amapiano x Afrobeats is a workout playlist built for movement, focus, and sustained training. Blending driving Amapiano rhythms with high-energy Afrobeats, this rotation is designed to maintain momentum during gym sessions, weight training, and cardio. Steady grooves, rhythmic pressure, and no unnecessary slowdowns - just music that keeps you moving from warm-up to last set.

Felabration

Felabration

An afrobeat collection celebrating the artistry of Fela Anikulapo Kuti

Amapiano x Afrobeats: The New Wave

Amapiano x Afrobeats: The New Wave

The New Wave spotlights rising artists and new releases across both genres, offering a sturdy mix of forward-moving sounds from the next generation shaping contemporary African music.

Good Times

Good Times

A happy Afrobeats collection featuring artists from different parts of Africa.

Detty December GH

Detty December GH

Detty December GH playlist is Your December in Ghana- party nights and nonstop vibes. Afrobeats, Amapiano, and club-ready jams for concerts, house parties, late nights, and everything in between.

Detty December NG

Detty December NG

Detty December playlist is Your December in Nigeria - party nights and nonstop vibes. Afrobeats, Amapiano, and club-ready jams for concerts, house parties, late nights, and everything in between.

Naija Pulse

Naija Pulse

The heartbeat of Nigeria’s music scene. From Lagos to Abuja, discover the hottest Afrobeats, street anthems, and rising stars shaking up the culture.

Detty December UG

Detty December UG

Detty December Uganda is a high-energy playlist of Ugandan hits, Afrobeats, Amapiano, Afro-fusion, and East African party records made for December celebrations, nightlife, and end-of-year vibes.

Fela Inspired!

Fela Inspired!

To celebrate Felabration, here is a groovy playlist of songs adapting Fela's Afrobeat.

Josplay Staff Pick 2025

Josplay Staff Pick 2025

Josplay Staff Pick 2025 is a curated selection of the songs, artists, and sounds that shaped our year across Africa and its diaspora. Handpicked by the Josplay editorial team, spanning Afrobeats, Amapiano, Afro-fusion, Alté, Gospel, and genre-bending records.

Calm Acoustic

Calm Acoustic

Soft, slow-burn playlist built around warm vocals, gentle guitars, and intimate production.

Party Like Lagos

Party Like Lagos

An up-tempo collection featuring artists from Nigeria.

Raw and Rising - Vol 1

Raw and Rising - Vol 1

A playlist of the winner and shortlisted artistes for the first edition of the Josplay Artist Rise program.

JO!

JO!

A mid-tempo rhythmic records for a happy mood.

PH Top 40

PH Top 40

Top 40 uppward trending song in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Kano Top 40

Kano Top 40

Top 40 songs fans are rocking in Kano

Wedding Melodies

Wedding Melodies

A high-tempo owambe collection featuring artists from Nigeria.

Enugu Top 40

Enugu Top 40

Top trending tracks in Enugu at the moment.

Light Dance

Light Dance

Mid to low tempo cross country pleasers to create a light dance flair.

Slow Dance

Slow Dance

Slow groove to your favorite tunes.

Midday Hit Songs

Midday Hit Songs

A mid-tempo relaxing collection featuring artists from different parts of Africa.

Afro Gospel

Afro Gospel

Afrobeats inspired Gospel to hold a high spirit while praising God. filled with groove and energy, this playlist keeps faith and dance in the same breath.

Igbo Hustler Anthem I

Igbo Hustler Anthem I

Fuel your grind as you embark on your daily journey towards success with hustler's playlist

Accra Energy

Accra Energy

High tempo. High vibes. From azonto to drill, this is the playlist for Ghana's capital sound.

Igbo Hustler Anthem II

Igbo Hustler Anthem II

Fuel your grind as you embark on your daily journey towards success with hustler's playlist

Egwu Igba Nkwu

Egwu Igba Nkwu

A Celebration of Love and Tradition. Immerse in Igbo traditions with tradiitonal wedding tunes in this cultural playlist

Abuja Top 40

Abuja Top 40

Top trending songs in Abuja at the moment.

Hustler's Anthem

Hustler's Anthem

The soundtrack for hustlers. Inspire, motivate and challenge yourself with a careful curation of positive minded tracks to get you through your grind everyday.

Top 50

Top 50

Top 50 Songs Across Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa for the week

Good Morning Lagos

Good Morning Lagos

A smooth blend of Afrobeats and R&B featuring artists from Nigeria, that you can listen to while getting ready for work, on morning commutes or drives and walk, energizing yourself for a productive day ahead.

Jeje Africa

Jeje Africa

Mid-tempo groovy playlist with collections from African artists for a happy mood.

Lounge Bass

Lounge Bass

Relaxed heavy beats for a loungy ambience

Nairobi Top 40

Nairobi Top 40

Nairobi's Top 40 playlist features popular songs, a variety of genres, and urban sounds that showcase the country's vibrant music landscape.

Afro Blues

Afro Blues

Afro Blues blends African rhythms with the soul and emotion of blues music. Expect warm guitars, expressive vocals, and slow grooves made for reflection, late nights, and quiet moments. Honest sounds, deep feeling, no pressure.

Waje Essential

Waje Essential

Waje Essential is a journey through one of Nigeria’s most powerful and expressive voices. From soulful ballads to Afro-R&B and pop crossovers, this playlist captures Waje at her most emotional, confident, and timeless. It’s about love, resilience, vulnerability, and strength — delivered with a voice that doesn’t rush moments, but lets them sit with you.

Hit Wave

Hit Wave

Hit Wave is built for momentum, clarity, and forward motion that keeps you driven and engaged.

Afro RnB

Afro RnB

Nothing rushed, nothing loud - just smooth African RnB with steady heart.

William Onyeabor

William Onyeabor

William Onyeabor

Wura Samba

Wura Samba

Abiodun Oke

Okaidja Afroso

Okaidja Afroso

Okaidja Afroso

Victor Olaiya

Victor Olaiya

Victor Olaiya

Highlife

Highlife

Ghana, Igbo, Edo

Jazz

Jazz

Afro Jazz, Ethio Jazz

Juju

Juju

Afro Juju

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