Wale Oloworekende, Author at The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014.)

Music

Nasty C signs with Def Jam Recordings, releases video for There They Go

March 27, 2020 by Wale Oloworekende

The South African music industry might pale in terms of soft power to the Nigerian industry but what it lacks in that regard, it makes up for in terms of

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Nigerian Popstars Need To Leave Obesere Alone

March 24, 2020 by Wale Oloworekende

The most peeving thing about Nigerian – world, more likely – popular culture is that whatsoever hits widespread imagination, will, ultimately die. The fleeting nature of that rush is a

Film & TV

Watch the trailer for avant-garde Black Lady Goddess

March 24, 2020 by Wale Oloworekende

Black Lady Goddess, a humorous avant-garde time period drama about a female black God, has shared its colourful official trailer. The soon-to-be-released show is set in 2040, and described as

News & Politics

Explaining the Abule Ado explosion

March 16, 2020 by Wale Oloworekende

On Sunday, February 16, 2020, at about 9 a.m., many residents of Lagos reported hearing a loud blast that shook them, reaching environments such as Surulere and Obanikoro. The loud

News & Politics

Kiki Mordi investigates eviction of Tarkwa Bay residents on What Happened To Tarkwa Bay

March 9, 2020 by Wale Oloworekende

A little over a month after the forced eviction of residents of hundreds of people living in Tarkwa Bay, journalist, Kiki Mordi, has shared a trailer from a documentary that

Film & TV

Living In Bondage: Breaking Free will return to cinemas over the weekend

March 6, 2020 by Wale Oloworekende

‘Living in Bondage: breaking Free’ May Return to Cinemas Nationwide

Ramsey Nouah’s directorial debut, Living in Bondage: Breaking Free, will be coming back to cinemas for a three-day limited theatrical release starting this weekend. The news was confirmed by BellaNaija

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Long Live The Contrarians, We Will Never Forget Them

March 6, 2020 by Wale Oloworekende

Starting an article in 2019, I wrote: “Where is the rebel music of the day? What Nigerian music/musician wants to make you pull out your hair in a fit of

Music

Watch Olakira’s colourful African culture-influenced video for Aya Mi

March 6, 2020 by Wale Oloworekende

Olakira, U&I Music’s front act, has shared the video for Aya Mi, the first single on his debut body of work, Wakanda Jollof EP, released in July 2019. The video for the

Music

Bolg promises the world to a prospective lover on Jejely

March 4, 2020 by Wale Oloworekende

Bolg is making music for a new generation pining for music from their not-too-distant-past. As we head towards a recalibration of the popular Nigerian sound, a number of young musicians

Music

Lady Donli, Reekado Banks, Brymo, and Johnny Drille added to Gidifest 2020 line-up

February 28, 2020 by Wale Oloworekende

Gidi Culture Festival (Gidi Fest) has announced the second wave of artists to perform at the three-day event, joining headliners, Rema, Flavour, and Naira Marley. The new names include of

Music

Mr Eazi’s Empawa unveils new class of 30 rising stars

February 27, 2020 by Wale Oloworekende

Empawa, the music incubator program established by Mr. Eazi, has unveiled the newest class of talent for its 2020 edition after a long search through over 30,000 applications. The list,

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Fly Like Paper, Get High Like Planes: An Interview with Martyn Chika

February 21, 2020 by Wale Oloworekende

Some three years ago, Martyn Chika was in a hotel, going over his thoughts, and about to send a message that would change his life, forever: he was about to

Music

Rema, Flavour, and Naira Marley to headline Three-Day Gidifest 2020

February 20, 2020 by Wale Oloworekende

The festival’s first multi-day edition

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The cultural iconoclasm of Lady Donli

February 17, 2020 by Wale Oloworekende

Toronto, Get Ready, Lady Donli Is In Town This Weekend

There is a pivotal, but easy to miss, moment at the beginning of the Nollywood-themed video-film for Lady Donli’s Corner when the scope of her understanding of the sociological importance

Music

The Evolving Role of Olamide Badoo on 999

February 11, 2020 by Wale Oloworekende

There can be no doubt that Olamide’s voice is one of the most important cultural exegeses of the 2010s, it can be argued, even, that the sound of the Bariga-born