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.

Trending Afrobeats 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)

*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.