Michael Aromolaran, Author at The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014.)

Feature Music

Wande Coal Seeks To Re-Assert Himself With Third Album, “Legend Or No Legend”

June 5, 2023 by Michael Aromolaran

Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe has had Nigerians dancing for 17 years now. And if the name doesn’t elicit recognition, it’s probably because you know him as Wande Coal. It all began

Events

Orijin Launches “Deeply Rooted” Campaign with Commercial Featuring Basketmouth, Osupa, Others

May 30, 2023 by Michael Aromolaran

Orijin, a top alcoholic beverage blend of African herbs and fruits in Nigeria, has launched a new campaign called Deeply Rooted, aimed at spotlighting and celebrating the transformative power of

Music

NSG Release Single “Unruly” With Meekz

May 26, 2023 by Michael Aromolaran

Bringing an early taste of the summer with their first release of 2023, the six-piece East London, Afro-fusion collective NSG have teamed up with Manchester rapper Meekz for their brand

Music

Asake Teases Second Album With Olamide Assisted “Amapiano”

May 24, 2023 by Michael Aromolaran

Most people would take a breather if they had the kind of riotously successful year Asake had in 2022. But not Asake who got right to work this year, releasing

Music

Cosign Music Group Unveils Moonlight Afriqa With Debut Single “Love Dimension”

May 24, 2023 by Michael Aromolaran

Cosign Music Group (CMG) a tech-driven record label has signed the singer-songwriter Moonlight Afriqa. With his unique blend of Afro-beats and Afro fusion, Moonlight Afriqa is a rising star in

Feature Sports

Explainer: Why Saudi Arabia Wants To Pump $200 Million Into African Football

May 24, 2023 by Michael Aromolaran

African club football is on course to receiving a lorry-load of Arab money, as Saudi Arabia wishes to invest $200 million in the new African Super League. Regarding the new

Music

Tomi Tribe And Toyé Team Up For Summer Jam ‘NI NIGERIA’

May 18, 2023 by Michael Aromolaran

Los Angeles-based artist Tomi Tribe has teamed up with rising star Toyé to create a hot new summer hit titled NI NIGERIA that is guaranteed to keep the dance floor on

Music

Earl Shows Anyone Can Sing In “Nothing Dey Sup” Remix

May 17, 2023 by Michael Aromolaran

Ebuka “Earl” Ogbodo has had an impressive career as a young Nigerian lawyer. He was the first undergraduate to be awarded the Google Policy Fellowship in Africa and is currently

Feature

Hilda Baci Completes Her Cookathon At 100 Hours 40 Minutes For The Guinness World Record

May 17, 2023 by Michael Aromolaran

Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, is a Nigerian chef & restaurateur who just finalised her attempt to break the Guinness world record for the longest cooking by

Feature Music

Interview: Bayanni Discusses “Ta Ta Ta” Remix and Fame

May 16, 2023 by Michael Aromolaran

One of the things you learn on becoming a music celebrity is that your former primary school mates have a long memory. They, and pretty much everyone who used to

Music

Ruger Releases First Single Of The Year, “Jonzing Boy”

May 12, 2023 by Michael Aromolaran

Nigerian afropop and afrodancehall star Ruger has begun his 2023 campaign with the single Jonzing Boy. The song follows Red Flags and Asiwaju, the second of which was one of

Custodian Originals Film & TV

Overnight Success EP 4: DJ Obi Explains How He Set a Guinness World Record

May 12, 2023 by Michael Aromolaran

Obinna Ajuonuma, commonly called DJ Obi, set a Guinness World Record in July 2016 for the longest ever DJ set. He completed a 240-hour marathon on the decks at a

Film & TV Music

Davido’s New Netflix Docu-series, “David,” Premieres in December

May 12, 2023 by Michael Aromolaran

After the long hiatus from music which Davido took following his son’s death, the Nigerian afrobeats star returned to the scene with a 17-track album, Timeless, which he released on

Feature Film & TV

Review: In “Spotting the Difference,” AY Makun Flounders in his Globe-trotting Mission

May 8, 2023 by Michael Aromolaran

It’s easy to imagine that many Nigerian comedians secretly envy their compatriots in the music business. And why not? While Nigerian comedy has struggled to find an audience outside Nigeria,

Music

Not3s Connects With His Nigerian Roots on “So Far Gone”, Featuring Mayorkun

May 4, 2023 by Michael Aromolaran

The British-Nigerian artist Not3s has released a new single, So Far Gone, in which he features Mayorkun. This is the most connected Not3s has ever been to his Nigerian heritage.