Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- For fans of African music on Spotify, 2023 promises another roll call of outstanding artistes ready to break through to fame and mainstream streaming success.

On Tuesday, music streaming platform Spotify released its list of emerging African acts to watch.

If anything, African music has consistently unfurled waves of new, fresh talent every year who have propelled the global interest in Afrobeats, Amapiano and its many other sub-genres.

2022 was a breakout year for musicians like Buju, Costa Titch and Asake, whose success propelled them into wrapped top lists at the end of 2022.

While those talents took their voices to the main stage, a slew of rising stars laid the groundwork for their breakout year.

Some of thes...