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The selection, shared(link is external) by Obama on 26 July, features songs by Nigeria\u2019s Burna Boy and Tems as well as Zambia\u2019s Sampa the Great.<\/p>\n

The annual list is a ritual that commenced during Obama\u2019s time in the White House. This year\u2019s compilation of 44 tracks follows the release of his summer reading list comprising his favourite books published since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery year, I get excited to share my summer playlist because I learn about so many new artists from your replies \u2013 it\u2019s an example of how music really can bring us all together,\u201d Obama said. \u201cWhat songs would you add?\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2022 playlist straddles different music eras and genres, including R&B, soul, pop, hip hop and Afrobeats.<\/p>\n

Burna Boy\u2019s heartbreak anthem \u2018Last Last\u2019, released ahead of his latest album Love, Damini, was selected alongside fellow Nigerian Tems\u2019 \u2018Vibe Out\u2019 off her 2021 EP If Orange Was a Place. Burna Boy, Tems and fellow Nigerian Afrobeats star Wizkid made it on Obama\u2019s list in 2020.<\/p>\n

Pheelz\u2019s runaway hit \u2018Finesse\u2019 featuring BNXN also makes Obama\u2019s latest playlist, as does Sampa the Great\u2019s 2018 track \u2018Energy\u2019 featuring Sierra Leonean artist, musician and poet Nadeem Din-Gabisi. Two years ago, Sampa the Great\u2019s \u2018Freedom\u2019 was named in Vol 1: The Michelle Obama Playlist in celebration of the former US first lady\u2019s podcast, which was released on Spotify.<\/p>\n

Other Barack Obama favourites this year include songs by Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Miles Davis, Beyonc\u00e9 and Bad Bunny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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