How to Create the Perfect Afrobeats Wedding Playlist

As an experienced wedding DJ, I’ve assembled a list of Afrobeats songs. Songs are selected by the meaning of the song and popular hits by today’s couples.

Discover a list of Afrobeat wedding songs to add to your wedding day playlist. These are not the best songs but rather an eclectic list of songs that you could play for dancing, as background songs, and share your love for each other.

Afrobeat wedding songs
  1. “Lomo Lomo” by Kidi & Black Sherif
  2. “Favourite Story” by King Promise, Sarkodie & Olivetheboy
  3. “Calm Down” by Rema
  4. “Santa” by Rvssian, Rauw Alejandro & Ayra Starr
  5. “Soh-Soh” by Odeal
  6. “Cough” by Kizz Daniel & Becky G
  7. “Buga (Lo Lo Lo)” by Kizz Daniel & Tekno
  8. “Ohnana” by Kapo
  9. “YAYO” by Rema
  10. “Active” by Asake & Travis Scott

Song Ideas by Vibe

Romantic

A list of songs to celebrate your love for each other on your wedding day.

  • All My Life – Kwesta and Mawelele
  • Amen – Chike
  • back n forth – Fireboy DML, Lagbaja
  • Complete Me – Simi
  • Fallen In Love – Chidinma
  • For My Hand – Burna Boy, Ed Sheeran
  • I Do – Lasauce, Amanda Black
  • Jumoke – Samm Henshaw
  • Love Me JeJe – Tems
  • Love Somebody – Rotimi
  • No One Like You – P Square
  • Oh My – Fireboy Dml
  • Only You – Ric Hassani
  • Promise – Adekunle Gold, Simi
  • Running (To You) – Chike & Simi
  • Sensational – Chris Brown, ft. Davido, Lojay

Cocktail Hour and Upbeat Dinner Music

Afrobeats music offers amazing music to mix as guests arrive at the reception and while guests are enjoying their meal. Just be cautious as to the amount of bass being projected.

  • All I Want Is You – Banky W, Chidinma
  • Bandana – Asake and Fireboy DML
  • Blessed – Hil St. Soul, Noel Gourdin
  • Bloody Samaritan – Ayra Starr
  • Buga (Lo Lo Lo) – Kizz Daniel and Tekno
  • Calm Down – Rema and Selena Gomez
  • Commas – Ayra Starr
  • Constantly – BoyPee, Brown Joel, and Hyce
  • Count On Me – Pj Morton & Fireboy Dml
  • Drogba (Joanna) – Afro B
  • Essence – Wizkid, Tems
  • Give You Love – Juls, L.A.X.
  • How I Feel – Yemi Alade
  • If – Davido
  • KU LO SA – A COLORS SHOW – Oxlade
  • Last Last – Burna Boy
  • Lonely at the Top – Asake
  • love nwantiti (ah ah ah) – CKay
  • Loving You – Zinoleesky
  • Me & U – Tems
  • Monalisa – Lojay, Sarz
  • Move – Adam Port, Stryv, Keinemusik, Orso & Malachiii
  • Ojuelegba – Wizkid
  • One Love – Flowking Stone, Adina
  • Paris – King Promise
  • People – Libianca
  • Rush – Ayra Starr
  • Soh-Soh – Odeal
  • Therapy – Stonebwoy
  • UNAVAILABLE – Davido ft. Musa Keys
  • UWAIE – Kapo
  • Water – Tyla
  • Who Is Your Guy? – Spyro and Tiwa Savage
  • Worth My While – Manny Norté, Tiana Major9, Stalk Ashley, Ayra Starr

Party Hits

When it comes time for dancing at your reception, consider these tracks to get everyone on the dance floor.

  • 1 Milli – Davido
  • ACTIVE – Asake & Travis Scott
  • Alane – Wes
  • BENIN BOYS – Rema, Shallipopi
  • Chop My Money (I Don’t Care) – P-Square
  • City Boys – Burna Boy
  • Cough – Becky G and Kizz Daniel
  • Favourite Girl – Darkoo and Rema
  • Feel – Davido
  • Fever – Wizkid
  • Go -Tekno
  • I Adore You – HUGEL, Topic, Arash feat. Daecolm
  • Iko Iko (My Bestie) – Justin Wellington, Small Jam
  • Jerusalema – Master KG Feat. Nomcebo
  • Kilometre – Burna Boy
  • Moving – Omah lay
  • One & Only – Korede Bello
  • Pata Pata – Miriam Makeba
  • Peru – Fireboy DML, Ed Sheeran
  • Santa – Ayra Starr, Rauw Alejandro, and Rvssian
  • Sugarcane – Tiwa Savage
  • Ting Ting – A-Star
  • Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) – Shakira featuring Freshlyground
  • YAYO – Rema

DJs! Plan Afrobeats Wedding Songs by BPM and Key

(Click on the Song, Artist, Key and BPM table columns for sorting)

SongArtistKeyBPM
Count On MePJ Morton, Fireboy DML8B68
Who Is Your Guy? - RemixSpyro, Tiwa Savage4B77
BandanaFireboy DML, Asake8B83
Running (To You)Chike, Simi12B88
Last LastBurna Boy2A88
Calm Down (with Selena Gomez)Rema, Selena Gomez10B92
AmenChike6B92
love nwantiti (ah ah ah)CKay4B93
All My LifeMawelele, Kwesta4B95
JumokeSamm Henshaw9B95
Worth My WhileManny Norté, Stalk Ashley, Tiana Major9, Ayra Starr3B97
Only YouRic Hassani4B98
FeverWizkid5A98
KU LO SA - A COLORS SHOWOxlade6B98
CommasAyra Starr2A100
SantaRvssian, Rauw Alejandro, Ayra Starr2A100
RushAyra Starr3B100
Favourite Girl (with Rema)Darkoo, Rema4B100
Give You LoveJuls, L.A.X5A100
GOTekno7A100
OjuelegbaWizkid8A100
No One Like youP-Square4B102
Lonely At The TopAsake8A103
UWAIEKapo8A103
City BoysBurna Boy8A103
For My Hand (feat. Ed Sheeran)Burna Boy, Ed Sheeran11B104
Love Me JeJeTems1B104
Loving YouZinoleesky5A104
Essence (feat. Tems)Wizkid, Tems8B104
Love SomebodyRotimi11B105
Bloody SamaritanAyra Starr1A105
IfDavido6A105
Iko Iko (My Bestie)Justin Wellington, Small Jam7B105
Complete MeSimi9B106
Soh-SohOdeal4B107
Drogba (Joanna)Afro B10B108
PeruFireboy DML, Ed Sheeran6A108
1 MilliDaVido7B109
Cough (Odo)Kizz Daniel, EMPIRE4A110
One LoveFlowking Stone, Adina6B110
ParisKing Promise4A112
How I FeelYemi Alade5A112
Me & UTems6B112
Fallen In LoveChidinma7B112
UNAVAILABLE (feat. Musa Keys)Davido, Musa Keys10B113
FEELDavido10B113
ActiveAsake, Travis Scott3B113
back n forthFireboy DML, Lagbaja4B113
All Want Is YouBanky W., Chidinma8B114
Buga (Lo Lo Lo)Kizz Daniel, Tekno4B116
WaterTyla2A117
Ting TingA-Star3B119
MovingOmah Lay9A119
MoveAdam Port, Stryv, Keinemusik, Orso, Malachiii1A120
PromiseAdekunle Gold, Simi3B120
SugarcaneTiwa Savage4A121
Alane - Radio VersionWes4B122
PeopleLibianca3A124
Jerusalema (feat. Nomcebo Zikode)Master KG, Nomcebo Zikode3B124
One and OnlyKorede Bello3A126
YAYORema3B126
Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) [The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup (TM) Song] (feat. Freshlyground)Shakira, Freshlyground10B127
Chop My Money (I Don't Care)P-Square, May D4A127
I Adore You (feat. Daecolm)HUGEL, Topic, Arash, Daecolm11B128
Pata PataMiriam Makeba6A128
Oh MyFireboy DML12B139
I Do (feat. Amanda Black)LaSauce, Amanda Black3B139
Sensational (feat. Davido & Lojay)Chris Brown, Davido, Lojay7B144
BENIN BOYSRema, Shallipopi8B145
Constantly Reminiding Me of YouBrown And Garrett9B148
KilometreBurna Boy5B170
BlessedHil St. Soul, Noel Gourdin6B180
TherapyStonebwoy, Oxlade, Tiwa Savage4A188
MonalisaLojay, Sarz, Chris Brown12A201

*BPM and key pulled from SongData.io

Afrobeats Wedding Spotify Playlist

Billboard also has an Afrobeats chart. Shazam has an Afrobeats chart they maintain too.

If you have an Afrobeats song that should be added, please let us know in the comments.

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