Adedamola Onabanjo, Author at The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014)

Nú Baby Is Charged With Sound And Sensation On ‘Two For You’

January 15, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

It’s a new year and artists are scrubbing lives of their past work in readiness for the development of new personas driven by mostly new sounds and fresher perspectives on

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Dolapo Is Indulgent And Self Assured On Ms Banks And Oxlade Assisted ‘Interest’

January 15, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

With influences ranging from Fela Kuti to Lagbaja, Wizkid, and Tiwa Savage, UK-based budding Nigerian superstar, Dolapo has built her own reputation as one of London’s most exciting breakout names

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Ecool And Myde Take Us To Another Dimension In Video For ‘Sobente’

January 15, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Since he transitioned into his identity as a musician, Ecool has taken every necessary step to ensure mainstream relevance. By way of consistent releases and optimal delivery, the DJ turn

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Watch The Glitzy Video For Buju’s ‘So Lovely’

January 15, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

2020 was the year Buju rose to prominence, solidifying his affiliation with Burna Boy’s Spaceship Records and sharing the likes of L’enu remix featuring the latter that revealed the full

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Burna Boy Joins Sia On Revamped Version Of Jazzy Pop Single ‘Hey Boy’

January 14, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

It’s 2021 and the world has fully caught on to the exquisite range Afropop possesses and how remarkable African artists are, Nigerians especially who are now Africa’s greatest music exports.

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Bay Blanco Celebrates Life As A Trapster On Four-Track Project ’11’

January 13, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Consistency is one of Trap music’s key features. Trapsters are usually consistent in sound, style, story, and delivery. Since 2016, Nigerian Trapster, Bay Blanco has been challenging the norm with

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Dwin The Stoic Shares Pensive Live Performance Of ‘The Lonely’

January 12, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Late last year, Dwin The Stoic found a home for his 2018 3rty assisted hit, The Lonely, on a stage curated by Nigeria’s teeming alternative music scene, TheAltHome, where he

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Watch The Cheeky Video For Reekado Banks And Tiwa Savage’s ‘Speak To Me’

January 11, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Reekado Banks has always been a love whisperer. On his last effort of 2020, his seven-track sophomore EP, Off The Record, he mined his experience in different subjects but peaked

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Watch Ladipoe Toot His Horn In Video For Just Released Freestyle ‘Rap Messiah’

January 8, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

To remind us of his prowess and what’s in store for 2021, Ladipoe starts the year on a light note by way of a minute-long freestyle released via different social

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Watch Wizkid And Burna Boy Live It Up In Starry Video For ‘Ginger’

January 8, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

2020 via Made In Lagos, was the final straw in the realization of Wizkid’s migration from an eager Afrobeat star to complacency. His demeanor on the fourteen track album both

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NAO And Adekunle Gold Deliver Feel Good Vibes On ‘Antidote’

January 8, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

2019 was the beginning of Adekunle Gold’s evolution to the experimental sound that is the foundation of his third studio album, Afropop, Vol. 1, released in the fall of 2020.

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EmPawa’s Nandy And Joeboy Join Forces On Sultry Love Song ‘Number One’

January 8, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Mr Eazi’s emPawa initiative is starting on a strong and unified note this year by pitching one of it’s exports, Tanzanian born and based Nandy and one of it’s finest,

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Sarkodie And Moelogo Start The Year On An Emotive Note On ‘Come Back’

January 8, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

With everything that happened in 2020, musicians are generally tilting towards love stories this year in hopes to resume on a united front with their feelings, fans, and contemporaries. Sarkodie

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VanJess Make A Splashy 2021 Debut On Jimi Tents And Garren Assisted ‘Curious’

January 8, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

One of the firsts to make a return this year, following a handful of releases to close out 2020 in sexy fashion, sister duo, VanJess is back this month, bristling

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Watch Burna Boy Perform ‘Way Too Big’ On The Late Night Show With Seth Meyers

January 6, 2021 by Adedamola Onabanjo

Live performances in the cozy corners of your home or a makeshift studio these days are the go-to for musicians seeing as the pandemic has completely restructured the way videos