Romantic love is a primary concern in African pop music. It’s unsurprising, considering it’s one of the most confounding, maddening, and fulfilling experiences. In a broad context, love songs are a reflection of how society approaches love, showing tacit biases of what is generally championed where attraction is concerned. On a more intimate level, romance-themed songs capture interiority, revealing what hurts or heals, how people love and want to be loved, and if it’s even all worth it.
Although there’s the regular…
