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Explainers, analyses, and essays on government policies, and political trends and movements around the continent

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

In Starrgirl, Ayra Starr does not ask you to reconsider Ayra Starr. She assumes you already know who she is and expects you to keep up. The title alone sends listeners a message before they press play. Her first two records were titled around age — 19 & Dangerous introduced a fearless, fast-talking teenager; The […]

Anjola Akinmade

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1 month ago

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

Adekunle Gold’s “Fuji” Fantasy

It’s impressive how Adekunle Gold keeps evolving and switching sounds to fit the zeitgeist. His debut, Gold, blends urban Highlife and Juju, with batiks and earthy tones matching its cultural outlook. His sophomore, About 30, is a soulful, introspective record that deepens his storytelling and vocal range. His third (Afro Pop Vol. 1), fourth (Catch […]

Michael Kolawole

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12 months ago

Adekunle Gold’s “Fuji” Fantasy

Yomi Adejumo’s “Thicker Than Water” Has A Feeble Plot

Yomi E. Adejumo’s Thicker Than Water is an all-too familiar story. The audience recognizes the bond between Ese (Ada Obi), a journalist and Onome (Bimbo Ademoye), her older sister who has passed away in unclear circumstances. The sisters were super-glue close until Onome left home for personal reasons. A journalist, Ese reluctantly investigates Onome’s death […]

Seyi Lasisi

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12 months ago

Yomi Adejumo’s “Thicker Than Water” Has A Feeble Plot

On “Atonement”, Godwin Finds Grace in the Ruins of Love

Godwin’s debut album Atonement is full, almost orchestral in its composition, its lyricism and the buffet of sound. It feels like a play, a story told in distinct acts –  a theatre of love, conflict, and release. Produced entirely by Berlin trio KitschKrieg, it is a lush and deliberate debut, filled with choral echoes, layered […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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12 months ago

On “Atonement”, Godwin Finds Grace in the Ruins of Love

BSIFF 2025: Zoey Martinson’s “The Fisherman” and the Fragile Balance Between Heritage and Modernity

A dive into the world of The Fisherman reveals comedy at its base. The film carries a social weight and fascinating politics of contrasts, but also possesses a playful, buoyant energy that lightens its thematic gravity. There is a constant clash between primitivism and progressivism, which produces early friction and misunderstanding between the older and […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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12 months ago

BSIFF 2025: Zoey Martinson’s “The Fisherman” and the Fragile Balance Between Heritage and Modernity

Feel The Future: How UDO is Engineering a New Reality for Live Music

The future of live performance isn’t unfolding on a giant festival stage. It’s happening in a dark room somewhere in London, where Nigerian creative technologist and artist Ugochukwu David Ogbuehi, better known as UDO, is quietly reimagining what a concert can be. His latest installation, Fear & Faith II, is bigger than a  show in […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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12 months ago

Feel The Future: How UDO is Engineering a New Reality for Live Music

My Life In Nollywood: Tolu Obanro

Every week, The Culture Custodian grants you an all-access backstage pass into the lives of Nollywood rock stars. You get to learn about their fascinating backgrounds, the behind-the-scenes stories, and more. This episode features film score composer and sound designer, Tolu Obanro. Born in Kwara State, Tolu Obanro spent his formative years between Lokoja, Kogi […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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12 months ago

My Life In Nollywood: Tolu Obanro

When Art Becomes a Conversation 

Against the dark background, her white dress and gele glow. The details accumulate: lipstick stains, white pearls catching light, the fullness of her form, and then her eyes. Those eyes arrest you. They carry an old sadness, the kind that comes from waiting for something that never arrives. This was the image that launched Anthony […]

Shalom Tewobola

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12 months ago

When Art Becomes a Conversation 
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