Top 3 duos in Afrobeats history
Beyond individual artistry, collaboration offers a unique opportunity to explore new sonic territories.
By working together, musicians can create innovative and authentic music because they are each giving a part of themselves.
Afrobeats is a collection of genres that include highlife, jùju music, and Yoruba beats. Recently, it has seen a skyrocket in growth and recognition. The growing appeal of this sound has made artist collaborations in the Afrobeats genre all the more important in terms of the genre’s development and visibility. Basically, these duos have been instrumental in expanding the genre’s horizons and making Afrobeats more known to a global audience.
Although there have been hit duets like Wizkid’s One Dance, joint albums and even joint tours, there is nothing like a commitment between two artists to make music all the time as a duo. This is why, we look at the top 9 duos in the history of Afrobeats;
1. P-Square
These two are legends, that much is clear. They have been successful in the African and Nigerian music scenes for more than 20 years. They became successful in 200 with the release of Senorita. Then in 2005 gained more recognition after releasing their sophomore album Get Squared in 2005. Psquare had lots of hit songs before their breakup in 2017. The twin brothers Paul and Peter Okoye pursued solo careers following their breakup however their solo endeavours were not as prosperous as their group career.
2. The Cavemen, who are brothers Benjamin James, a drummer, and Kingsley Okorie, a bassist, are renowned for their innovative approach to Highlife music. When their Headies-winning debut album Roots was released in 2020, many young Nigerians became admirers. Since then they released Love and Highlife in 2021. This hit album features Cobhams Asuquo, Made Kuti, Efuk Ubong, and PC Lapez.
3. SDC (Show Dem Camp)
For more than ten years, Wale Davies (Tec) and Olumide Ayeni (Ghost) have been a constant presence in Nigerian rap. With both of them being music executives, Tec revealed in a PAM interview that they had to change frequencies in order to appeal to the Nigerian audience. Since then, they have released hits like the Clone Wars and Palmwine Express series.
