Tinya Alonge, Author at The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014.)

Music

Duncan Mighty Credits ‘Fake Love’ For His 2018 Resurgence

August 10, 2018 by Tinya Alonge

Duncan Mighty has been atop many timelines in recent weeks for all the right reasons and his place on an increased number of tracks dominating your radios of recent. Wizkid

Music

CE reunite for Tau Benah’s Arrival video

July 3, 2018 by Tinya Alonge

The story of the current wave of Nigerian music will not be complete without acknowledgement of CE and by extension, Tau Benah as progenitors. With 2017’s G.G.Y Vol 1 album,

Fashion Music

Wizkid Walks Runway for Dolce & Gabbana in Milan With Tinie Tempah

June 16, 2018 by Tinya Alonge

Wizkid let his followers know he was taking a trip to Milan yesterday but he didn’t let out what the business in Italy’s second most populous city was. Today, via

Music

Olawumi Recalls Jumping Out of a Flawed Relationship On ‘My Fault’

February 8, 2018 by Tinya Alonge

The idea that it’s imperative women stay in relationships that don’t work for them is one that was more pronounced in the past. With feminism, more women have come to

News & Politics

Krispy Kreme is Coming To Nigeria And Everyone’s Got A Joke About It

January 18, 2018 by Tinya Alonge

In March 2017, reports that Krispy Kreme intended on making an entrance into the Nigerian market began circulating. They were backed up by official statements from Krispy Kreme which announced

Feature

Lesotho Just Gave A Medical Company A License To Grow Marijuana

September 14, 2017 by Tinya Alonge

African communities are typically about pretending things like smoking and having sex are fantasies and only present in movies. Parents pretend they never experimented in their heyday and cringe or

Music

Olamide’s “Love No Go Die” Video is Part Gobe & Part James Bond

August 9, 2017 by Tinya Alonge

Following the release of his 6th studio album, The Glory in December 2016, Olamide released Love No Go Die, his first single since the start of 2017. After beginning the year

Music

Maleek Berry Channels Virtual Reality into Desert Shoot for ‘Been Calling’

July 31, 2017 by Tinya Alonge

Listen to Been Calling, a new track by Maleek Berry

As far as consistency goes, Maleek Berry has been one of Nigeria’s most consistent acts in 2017 and continues to establish himself as an A-List artist since making the switch

Music

Wizkid Appeals To The Long Time Listeners With ‘Medicine’

July 29, 2017 by Tinya Alonge

In the past months, Wizkid has successfully delivered both quantity and quality. Most of the quantity has come courtesy of the STARBOY Music Soundcloud page and helped Wiz release some

Music

Wizkid Shares New Major Lazer Produced Song, Naughty Ride

June 23, 2017 by Tinya Alonge

Wizkid shares Naughty Ride featuring Major Lazer off SFTOS

Wizkid is gearing up for his debut project under Sony Music and his third studio album however, in the background, conversations on the need to alter sounds in a bid

Film & TV Music

Watch Mr Eazi talk Influences, African Sound and more in TIDAL Documentary.

June 19, 2017 by Tinya Alonge

Mr Eazi has pushed his Lagos to Accra mixtape turned album with a world tour and set the blueprint that needs to be followed if Afrobeat music is to take

Events Music

Afropolitan Vibes Returns Bigger and Better This Friday

June 12, 2017 by Tinya Alonge

Over the past four years, Freedom Park has been home to Afropolitan Vibes one of Lagos’ most consistent live shows alongside Femi Kuti’s weekly performances at the Afrika Shrine. June

Aesthetics Events Fashion

Keexs Launches Art Competition Ahead of Second Collection

June 11, 2017 by Tinya Alonge

African shoe brand, KEEXS shall be celebrating Lagos at 50 by exhibiting her second footwear collection tagged IBILE on the 25th of June, 2017. The brand which launched courtesy of a 2015

Feature Music

The Only Thing Greater Than ‘IF’ Is The JavaScript Cover of ‘IF’

June 8, 2017 by Tinya Alonge

30 Billion For The Account and Davido have been the two most dominating things in Nigerian music this year. They both have one thing in common and that’s IF, the

Music

WavyTheCreator plies the House road on debut single ‘Her In Greater Heights’

June 7, 2017 by Tinya Alonge

listen to her in greater heights, wavythecreator's debut single

WavyTheCreator has established herself as a multitalented artist in the last 18 months after dabbling in photography and modelling circles. She now makes the jump to the speakers with her debut