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1Xtra celebrates afrobeats superstar Wizkid! Featuring an hour of his greatest tunes and best moments from the man himself at the BBC.

1Xtra celebrates afrobeats superstar Wizkid! Featuring an hour of his greatest tunes and best moments from the man himself at the BBC. Featuring tracks from Ayo, Superstar and Made In Lagos.

Wizkid is the first afrobeats artist to appear in the Guinness World Records, having collaborated with Beyoncé, Drake, Skepta and countless more. He is also one of the most streamed Nigerian artists of all time, with more than 34 million streams to date.

1 hour

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Sat 24 Jan 202605:00
BBC Radio 1Xtra

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Music Played

  • Wizkid

    Essence (feat. Tems)

    • Starboy Entertainment.

  • Wizkid

    No Woman, No Cry (1Xtra Destination Africa Live Lounge, 24 Mar 2014)

  • Wizkid

    Mood (feat. Buju)

  • Skepta & Wizkid

    Energy (Stay Far Away)

    • Boy Better Know.

  • Wizkid

    Final (Baba Nla)

    • Star Boy Entertainment.

  • Wizkid

    Come Closer (feat. Drake)

    • STARBOY/RCA RECORDS.

  • Wizkid

    Fever

    • Starboy Entertainment.

  • Wizkid

    Joro

    • Starboy Entertainment/RCA.

  • Wizkid

    Ginger (feat. Burna Boy)

    • Starboy/Sony Music International/RCA Records.

  • Blue Ivy Carter, Pino Palladino, SAINt JHN, Beyoncé & Wizkid

    BROWN SKIN GIRL

    • Columbia.

  • Wizkid

    Ojuelegba (Remix) (feat. Drake & Skepta)

    • Ayo.
    • Empire Mates Entertainment.

  • Wizkid

    Daddy Yo

    • Starboy/RCA.

  • Krept & Konan

    G Love (feat. Wizkid)

    • Virgin EMI.

  • Wizkid

    Show You The Money

  • Wizkid

    Ghetto Love

    • Columbia.

  • Wizkid

    Don't Dull

    • Empire Mates Entetainment.

  • Wizkid, Ceeza Milli, Spotless, Starboy & Terri

    Soco

    • Star Boy Entertainment.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 10 Mar 202205:00
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