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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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4 days ago

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

The Delicate Art of Sound Design in “Lisabi: The Uprising”

Lisabi: The Uprising opens with celebratory drums. A white man exuding an air of colonial superiority saunters into the palace astride a majestic horse as a bloodied Olodan, portrayed by Femi Adebayo—is violently thrust through the palace doors. The great Alaafin of Oyo, brought to life by Odunlade Adekola, bathes majestically in a large bathroom. […]

Shalom Tewobola

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2 years ago

The Delicate Art of Sound Design in “Lisabi: The Uprising”

Revisiting History: Hijack ‘93 Cast Discuss the Film’s Reflection of Nigeria’s Collective Consciousness

Thirty-one years to the day, on October 25th, Netflix is set to release the cinematic adaptation of one of Nigeria’s most prolific aviation stories. The Robert Peters-directed film, Hijack ‘93 dramatizes the infamous hijack of an Abuja-bound Nigeria Airways flight, by four teenagers. The historical fiction welcomes a balanced mix of new talents  – Allison […]

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

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2 years ago

Revisiting History: Hijack ‘93 Cast Discuss the Film’s Reflection of Nigeria’s Collective Consciousness

A Decade Of Dancing With Niniola

For her latest album, Niniola wants you to just Press Play. “The intent was to make sure that people don’t skip. The moment you press play, literally, you’re enjoying the music, you transcend to another realm and forget about your sorrows. There’s too much happening outside,” she says. To help you forget the nightmare that […]

Patrick Ezema

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2 years ago

A Decade Of Dancing With Niniola

How Fresco Gallery is Making Art Accessible In Nigeria 

All three of Ben Enwonwu’s paintings of Ile-Ife’s Princess, Adetutu Ademiluyi, painted in the 1970s were considered lost for decades. In 2018, one of the paintings, Tutu, was discovered in a modest flat in North London, owned by a family whose father is believed to have acquired the painting on business in Nigeria. The regal […]

Damilola Oyeleke

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2 years ago

How Fresco Gallery is Making Art Accessible In Nigeria 

5 Sound Editors and Designers In Modern Nigerian Cinema 

Sound design in film is concerned with creating and manipulating sounds to enhance the mood and overall atmosphere of the work. The term is often used interchangeably with sound editing, a concept that refers to the arrangement of already existing sounds instead of creating new ones. Being essential elements of filmmaking, sound design and sound […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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2 years ago

5 Sound Editors and Designers In Modern Nigerian Cinema 

5 Cinematographers In Modern Nigerian Cinema

Nollywood seems to be experiencing an improvement in the visual and aesthetic quality of her productions, thanks to cinematographers and personnel of the art department. These cinematographers wield diverse hands-on techniques and strategies to manipulate the camera and produce work of commendable picture quality that has gained acceptance beyond the shores of Nigeria. Here are […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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2 years ago

5 Cinematographers In Modern Nigerian Cinema

Is Wizkid Playing it Too Safe?

Two weeks ago, Wizkid took his most significant step thus far towards the release of his next album, Morayo: a teaser for a new single, Piece Of My Heart, that features American RnB artist Brent Faiyaz. This offering looks to allow Wizkid to float in the sonic room that he built for his last few […]

Patrick Ezema

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2 years ago

Is Wizkid Playing it Too Safe?
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