10 African Songs About Mental Health – OkayAfrica

A person with closed eyes stands in water, touching their face with both hands, wearing a silver ring and a nose ring—reflecting on mental health.

Introspection is, admittedly not one of Afropop’s most popular topics. However, there’s a revolution going on. African artists who currently occupy top spots in the scene are evoking the inner landscapes of their minds. A sensibility whose influence has sometimes been attributed to emo music, introspective manifestations however have spread broadly across the spectrum of African music in distinct degrees of intensity.

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As a result, poets of sensitivity have been in higher demand across the African music ecosystem….