The King of the United Kingdom, King Charles III, has officially included Nigerian music star, Davido’s hit song ‘Kante’ among his favourite tracks in a newly launched royal playlist.
The monarch made the revelation in a video released on Monday as part of The King’s Music Room project, which celebrates songs that bring him joy and hold personal significance.
Speaking about the track, King Charles said, “It is by the Nigerian artiste, Davido, and it is called Kante. It has all safely chosen lyrics in pidgin, which I love. And then which I attempted to make a speech when I last visited Nigeria. Thanks to Afrobeats, it is becoming ever more popular around the world.”
The playlist, curated in partnership with Apple Music, features songs from across the Commonwealth and includes a diverse selection ranging from reggae and dance music to Afrobeats.
Kante, the tenth track from Davido’s fourth studio album Timeless, released in March 2023, features Afrobeat female artiste Fave.
In celebration of Commonwealth Day 2025, scheduled for 11 March, The King’s Music Room playlist will be available exclusively on Apple Music.
Here is the list of songs on the playlist:
- Bob Marley & The Wailers – ‘Could You Be Loved’
- Millie Small – ‘My Boy Lollipop’
- Kylie Minogue – ‘The Loco-Motion’
- Al Bowlly – ‘The Very Thought of You’
- Grace Jones – ‘La Vie En Rose’
- Raye – ‘Love Me Again’
- Daddy Lumba – ‘Mpempem Do Me’
- Davido – ‘Kante’ (feat Fave)
- Miriam Makeba – ‘The Click Song’
- Jools Holland & Ruby Turner – ‘My Country Man’
- Anoushka Shankar – ‘Indian Summer’
- Siti Nurhaliza – ‘Anta Permana’
- Dame Kiri Te Kanawa – ‘E Te Iwi E (Call to the People)’
- Michael Buble – ‘Haven’t Met You Yet’
- Arrow – ‘Hot Hot Hot’
- Beyonce – ‘Crazy in Love’ (feat Jay-Z)
- Diana Ross – ‘Upside Down’
