Best West African Songs of 2025 So Far — Mid-Year Roundup

Our favorites singles of the year (so far)

The year has rocketed by us, and here we are, a bit past the midway point. What better time to consider the songs we can’t hear too often?

Best West African Songs of 2025 So Far — Mid-Year Roundup

Across West Africa, more artists are relying on social media apps like Instagram and TikTok to push their songs. However, an inversion is currently taking place. In many ways, West African music artists are no longer creating music to cater to the sounds that algorithms favor, as they were likely to do in the years when these apps first gained popularity. Instead, artists from Côte d'Ivoire to Ghana and Nigeria are creating sounds that capture t…