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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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2 months ago

“Starrgirl”: Ayra Starr Trades Becoming for Being

Taxi Editorial Hosts Literary and Wellness Salon with Chiamaka Okike

Taxi Editorial, a Nigerian-based editorial platform dedicated to ideas and creativity, continues to build community through cultural writing and communal events. In collaboration with Chiamaka Okike — literary event planner and author of Seeri— alongside event sponsors DANG! Lifestyle, Tamed Lux, Ake Collective and Aunty Tanty, the platform hosted a communal literary and wellness salon […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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1 year ago

Taxi Editorial Hosts Literary and Wellness Salon with Chiamaka Okike

Understanding Rwandan Cinema With Mutiganda Wa Nkunda

Mutiganda Wa Nkunda is one of the few working Rwandan filmmakers. The filmmaker studied Agriculture at the University. But, in 2013, upon graduating, as a self-taught journalist, he started writing about cinema for a local press outfit. In this role, his interest in cinema, though etched from childhood, found expression. In his stint as a journalist, […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

Understanding Rwandan Cinema With Mutiganda Wa Nkunda

My Life In Nollywood: Saeed Mohammed (Funky Mallam)

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 actor Saeed Mohammed, popularly known as Funky Mallam. Funky Mallam, born Saeed Mohammed, has steadily built a career that reflects range, […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

My Life In Nollywood: Saeed Mohammed (Funky Mallam)

“Say Who Die” is a Culturally Resonant Comedy

The Nigerian film landscape has produced a scanty number of culturally relevant comedic titles and roles. Think Aki and Pawpaw and its many sequels portrayed by Chinedu Ikedieze and Osita Iheme, John Okafor’s role as Mr. Ibu, Osuofia played by Nkem Owoh in Osuofia in London, the eponymous Jenifa played by Funke Akindele, Boy Alinco […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

“Say Who Die” is a Culturally Resonant Comedy

William Benson On Embodying Iyase in “Osamede”

William Benson, a dyed-in-the-wool thespian, did not need to audition for the role of Iyase in Osamede, an epic fantasy film executively produced by Lilian Olubi and directed by James Omokwe. He was at home when he received a call from Omokwe, with whom he had worked on Ajoche, to confirm his availability for the […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

William Benson On Embodying Iyase in “Osamede”

Charting a Decade of Transformation with Laolu Otiko

With Faces/Phases of a Solo Sojourner, Laolu Otiko invites audiences into a ten–year journey of searching, struggle, and self–discovery. The exhibition traces his evolution across distinct arcs — The Search, The Self, and The Evolved Purpose — each marking a stage in his artistic and personal growth. Through canvas, murals, digital illustration, and poetry, Otiko […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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1 year ago

Charting a Decade of Transformation with Laolu Otiko

Gyakie Balances Romance and Range on “After Midnight”

Gyakie’s After Midnight was named after the period in which most of the inspiration for its songs came—the moonlight hours when the world slept and melodies and lyrics in the 25-year old Ghanaian singer’s head spun to life. The songs it contains are similarly alive–bursting with the mellifluousness of a  voice that persists six years […]

Patrick Ezema

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1 year ago

Gyakie Balances Romance and Range on “After Midnight”
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