Bebe Cool must be a happy man, this will serve as a consolation after he missed out on the BET award nomination that saw his rivals, Goodlyfe among the African nominees. Bebe Cool’s ‘Born in Africa ‘ song was voted by BBC as the 15 best African song of all time. Here is the full list.
1. State of Affairs by Mutinta – Zambia
2. Amar te é tão bom by Heavy C – Angola
3. Afrika by Soprano & R.E.D.K – Comoros
4. Capitale du Rap by Danny Lee – Niger
5. Waving Flag by K’naan – Somalia
6. African Queen by Tuface Idiba – Nigeria
7. Nkhondo mkhonde by Wambali Mkandawire – Malawi
8. We are all Human Beings by Samira Saeed – Morocco
9. Mama Africa by Akon – Senegal
10. United States of Africa by Demba Conta – Gambia
11. Mabaka Baka Le Makhosi by Mantsa – Lesotho
12. Hip Hop for Real by Bad’s Diom – Mauritania
13. Africaye by Teddy Afro – Ethiopia
14. My Destiny by Mani Martin – Rwanda
15. Born in Africa by Bebe Cool – Uganda
16. Yes We Believe Africa by Yaba Angelosi – South Sudan
17. Esper Sa Sanson by David Andre – Seychelles
18. Datswasup by Zeus – Botswana
19. Ay Ay Ay by Khadja Nin – Burundi
20. Idil by Awale Adan – Djibouti
21. Zamana by Smockey – Burkina Faso
22. What Next by G-A-B – Libya
23. Agolo by Angelique Kidjo – Benin
24. Todii by Oliver Mtukudzi – Zimbabwe
25. Tunis el Khadra by Shayma – Tunisia
26. Muziki Asili Yake Wapi by Remmy Ongala – Tanzania
27. Sabri Aleel by Shereen – Egypt
28. Africa Nossa by Cesaria Evora – Cape Verde
29. Shauri Yako by Mbilia Bel – Congo
30. Epuguzu by Pierre Akendengue – Gabon
31. Choukrane by Mounira Mitchala – Chad
32. Africa by Salif Keïta – Mali
33. Indépendance Cha Cha by Joseph Kabasele – DRC
34. Mamaland by Yvonne Chaka Chaka – South Africa
35. Juba by Mahmoud Abdelaziz – Sudan
36. Paraiso Di Gumbe by Manecas Costa – Guinea Bissau
37. Premier Gaou by Magic System – Côte d’Ivoire
38. Sweet Africa by M2 – Sierra Leone
39. Carry Your Load by David Mell – Liberia
40. Yeke Yeke by Mory Kante – Guinea
41. Be Africa by Bibi Tanga & the Selenites – CAR
42. Antenna by Fuse ODG – Ghana
43. Zangawela (Waka Waka) by Golden Sounds – Cameroon
44. C’est La Vie by Khaled – Algeria
45. Li Tourner by Alain Ramanisum – Mauritius
46. Nyandayeyo by Lizha James – Mozambique
47. Ekuqaleni Komhlaba by Ncandweni Christ Ambassadors – Swaziland
48. Ce Magik by Toofan – Togo
49. Mifalia fa Malagasy by Njakatiana – Madagascar
50. Daima by Eric Wainaina – Kenya