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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

“We survive together”: The Communal Kitchens Fighting Famine In Khartoum

By Rawh Nasir Communal kitchens assist hundreds of thousands in Sudan’s embattled capital, Khartoum. They provide regular meals and social and emotional support amid a deepening famine that international aid groups are failing to tackle. Run by neighborhood-based mutual aid groups called emergency response rooms, the kitchens are struggling with crippling funding gaps, security threats, […]

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

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2 years ago

“We survive together”: The Communal Kitchens Fighting Famine In Khartoum

Baṣorun Gaa: Through The Lenses of Adebayo Faleti and Bolanle Austen-Peters

Historians, such as the prominent Yoruba history connoisseur Samuel Johnson, have attempted to document the rise and fall of the Oyo Empire, including the lives of noblemen like Baṣorun Gaa (also “Gaha”) and Aare Afonja whose tyrannical reigns in different eras had significant impacts on the military, economic and political development of the nation and […]

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2 years ago

Baṣorun Gaa: Through The Lenses of Adebayo Faleti and Bolanle Austen-Peters

Nigeria’s Alternative Scene is in Another Golden Age

Nigeria’s alternative scene’s last gold rush occurred between 2018 and 2019. It embodied a laissez-faire essence that feels difficult to summon now. Alternative artists of the time allowed themselves the license to create without restrictions. From free-floating experiments with contemporary Western sounds to home-facing reconstructions of forgotten Nigerian sounds, nothing was spared in their pursuit […]

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2 years ago

Nigeria’s Alternative Scene is in Another Golden Age

Seven Songs That Defined Show Dem Camp 

Over a decade ago, Show Dem Camp officially marked its presence in the Nigerian music scene, making an artistic statement that laid the groundwork for its cultural dominance. The Juls-produced Feel Alright played a role in elevating their craft to the mainstream and gaining acclaim. Following their 2010 EP Series Clone Wars and debut album […]

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2 years ago

Seven Songs That Defined Show Dem Camp 

The Most Anticipated Albums of the Second Half of 2024

Looking from afar, this year in music can be described as a tumultuous year. But closing in reveals a clearer picture, a coming of age for the vibrant panoply of sounds that define the Nigerian soundscape. In 2024, Nigerian music is evolving in real-time. As with every other growth phase, this period of evolution has […]

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2 years ago

The Most Anticipated Albums of the Second Half of 2024

Exploring Africa’s Rich Cultures through the Lens of Norman Busigu

Growing up in the UK, British-Ugandan award-winning independent filmmaker, media broadcaster and fashion model Norman Busigu read and saw a lot of narratives, such as poverty, suffering and corruption, that undermined the value of Africa. Disturbed by what he felt was a deliberate western media underrepresentation of the strengths of the continent, he decided to […]

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2 years ago

Exploring Africa’s Rich Cultures through the Lens of Norman Busigu
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