The pan-Africanist ideal never died—it morphed into hybridised sonic fragments that connect Joburg to Nairobi via Lagos and Accra. One of the latest testaments to the continent’s far-reaching musical ingenuity is Lojay’s heavily anticipated XOXO. The album features collaborations with Odeal, Tyla and Victony, so you know it’s going to be a party, but Lojay makes sure to keep it real throughout, like on the amapiano-inflected “Suru”, when he sings, “I get many things wey I dey face/E no dey show for face.” Hear new music from XOXO on Africa Now, alongside everything else hot and new with roots in the continent, and hype up your library by adding anything that vibrates in lockstep with your beat.