To solve this problem, we must intersect culture and regulation.
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Afrobeat is synonymous with Fela Kuti, the legendary musician who developed the genre in the late 1960s along with his contemporaries like Tony Allen. They experimented with different contemporary music of the time to create the Afrobeat template. Afrobeat was influenced by numerous genres, including highlife, fuji, and jùju, as well as Yoruba vocal traditions, […]
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Just as the world started getting over the hangovers of the COVID-19 pandemic, and major concerts resumed across the world, something unexpected happened to Adewale Oguntade. For the music producer, songwriter, and singer professionally known as Ajimovoix Drums, it was an era of new-found fame. His instrumental record, Focus Dance Beat, took the music […]
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On Saturday, November 5th, Glenfiddich, the world’s leading single-malt whisky, entertained consumers with amazing music, great vibes, and premium whisky at the renowned Glenfiddich Experimental Night. The event which was held at the Jewel Aeida, Lekki, Lagos was hosted by Nancy Isime and Manolo Spanky and filled with an array of exciting moments, combining music […]
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‘A sack full of precious stones will only slow down your trek through the wilderness, after all, and is better dumped by the wayside or exchanged for a cup of water.’ -Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Buried Beneath The Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani chronicles the circumstances that lead to Magdalene’s body getting buried underneath the […]
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‘Maybe it was the nature of the Tizita: how do you compete over who is the most honest? Over who conveys the very fragility of life?’ -Mukoma Wa Ngugi Mukoma’s book immediately plunges you into action. There is no warning, no blinking light, no introduction, just straight action devoid of context. With strange words and […]
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Trigger warning: homophobia, suicide, rape, sexual abuse, domestic abuse ‘Good. You can laugh. All hope is not lost.’ -Elnathan John The nature of this novel’s illustrations might make you believe you’re in for a light, brief read. It is a ploy to ambush you. Casar A. Cruz says that art should ‘comfort the disturbed and […]
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Becoming a role model as an artist or celebrity comes with great pressure and responsibility, especially when representing the LGBTQ+ community. Decades of fighting, protests, and campaigns have eased the pressures that this community faces however, there is still a long way to go. It has been nearly 50 years since the first march for […]
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Olamide is a hectagon of sorts, a man with many sides. He is, to many, the quintessential street-wise artiste. But he is also capable of mushiness, a side he first explores in Melo Melo, in his Eyan Mayweather (2015) album. He fleshes out his romantic side in UY Scuti (2021). But before this romantic side that has […]
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