In 2018, East and West African pop music were enjoying parallel golden eras. Nigeria’s Afropop was going global; Kenya’s Gengetone was just germinating; and Tanzania’s Bongo Flava was the undisputed soundtrack of the Great Lakes region. Enter — a tastemaker known for seamless cross-border blends — who captured this energy in a single, electrifying mixtape: “Bongo-Naija and Kenya Mix 2018.”
While 2018-specific, DJ Perez’s mix foreshadowed the full-blown Afropan-African sound of the early 2020s (e.g., “Koroba,” “Dumebi,” “Love Nwantiti” remix). It remains a time capsule of when East and West Africa danced to the same beat — thanks to a DJ with a crate, a laptop, and a vision of musical unity. Note: DJ Perez has multiple aliases; this mix is best found via archival searches on Mixcloud or YouTube using the exact title. The tracklist varied by upload version. Bongo- Naija and Kenya Mix 2018 -By Dj Perez-
Here’s an informative piece on . Title: DJ Perez’s 2018 Mashup: When Bongo Flava, Naija Beats, and Kenyan Rhythm Collided In 2018, East and West African pop music