Barcelona Vs AS Monaco: Stadium Plays JZyno And Lasmid's Song During Debut UEFA Game
- One of the Afrobeats genre's biggest hits last year was recently played in Stade Louis II in Monaco
- The song came on during Barcelona and AS Monaco's first game in the UEFA Champions League
- Scores of Ghanaian fans were excited to hear the viral song playing in the stadium before that match
- YEN.com.gh spoke to entertainment analyst Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh about the impact of such a moment
Spanish giants Barcelona faced AS Monaco in their opening UEFA Champions League game on September 19.
The match ended in a one-all draw after first-half goals from Maghnes Akliouche and Lamine Yamal on either side.
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Stade Louis II erupted in chants as the referee used his whistle to bring the first half to an end.
Jzyno and Lasmid's hit track Butta My Bread was heard as the players left the pitch for recess.
Butta My Bread was one of the most successful Afrobeats songs released last year.
Jzyno garnered over 160 million hits, influencing an intentional cross-over remix with India's Sid Sriram and South Africa's Nasty C.
The song became an instant fan favourite thanks to its viral challenge dance challenge, originated by Dancegod Lloyd.
The Liberian star went on to win four awards with his country's most prominent music awards scheme.
Speaking to YEN.com.gh about Jzyno and Lasmid's watershed moment, entertainment analyst Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh said,
"For the creators, JZyno and Lasmid and the many people behind the song's success, this is a huge moment. You can expect it to introduce the song to new ears audiences abroad who have begun warming up to the Afrobeatas genre. We hope to see more of such moments especially considering that Barcelona and several other teams continue to gain significant ground on the continent. Sports and music have aot of ways they compliment eachother and that moment was one of them. "
Fans excited after hearing Butta My Bread
YEN.com.gh gathered a few comments from fans in reaction to Jzyno's and Lasmid's song during the UEFA game.
@derekk_0 said:
"Halftime Salisu connect ein bluetooth dey play Lasmid ein track 😂"
@dsm_Degeneres wrote:
"Lasmid song playing at the Barcelona match wow"
Essel noted:
"You people heard Lasmid Butter my bread inside the monaco stadium right??"
@tabi_graham remarked:
"Them dey play Lasmid ein song for Monaco. Salisu request🫡🫡🫡"
@iseeangelss added:
"lasmid song at ucl ei"
Renowned streamer dances to Terminator
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a video of IShowSpeed and an Asian woman hanging out on a tall building during a livestream had gained significant traction among Ghanaian fans.
The Asian woman taught the American internet star some of the moves from the dance challenge created by Dancegod Lloyd to promote King Promise's international hit track, Terminator.
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