The perfect intersection between the established acts across African music and brilliant underground acts you should be paying attention to!
Despite his embattled situation, writing Wizkid off is a bit premature, he still has a huge fanbase and the talent to command rave reviews from critics.
5 hours ago
To open 5ive, the poet Alhanislam recites a spoken-word commentary on the album and the man behind it. It feels a little pretentious, rooted in the same idea that drives artists to label every new project their deepest and most personal work yet. Yet some of it does have grounding in real-life events. Alhanislam hails […]
2 weeks ago
Last weekend, the youngest of the Uzama brothers, Osahan Uzama, more known by his moniker, Famous Pluto, joined the ranks of his brothers—Shallipopi, and Zerry DL, both fierce advocates of Benin Street Pop—with the release of his feverishly anticipated single Na Scra. Before its official release, the song had been making the rounds on TikTok, […]
2 months ago
Fela remains the loudest figure against government oppression and corruption in our music history, but a lot of others have lent a voice to the struggles of Nigerians through the years. Daddy Showkey, an indigene of the backward Lagos slum of Ajegunle, pioneered Galala music, which often took aim at the government in power and detailed the poverty in his hometown.
2 months ago
Burna Boy’s eighth studio album is finally on the horizon. In the past few weeks, the album’s rollout has ramped up significantly. He has made appearances on the covers of magazines and teased the album on social media through cheeky puns and aphorisms. He has appeared on shows, letting viewers in on certain nuances of […]
2 months ago
Informally known as Nigeria’s Trap Holy Grail, Afro Trap artist, David Usoro, professionally known as Novacane XO is currently bringing what he describes as a fresh vibe to the industry stewed in street-conscious and inspiring music. So far, Novacane XO has had an impressive run in the industry, with several stellar singles and an EP, […]
4 years ago
Neatly tucked in the special intersection of the music industry where Hip hop along with its fast-growing offshoots, reside, rapper, Tochi Bedford embodies everything the rap new school signifies and promises. Having just given credence to his four-year journey on his seven-track talent and taste teeming debut EP, Eternal Mob, his more audacious approach that […]
4 years ago
Self-awareness can be both a blessing and a curse for musicians in the industry. For people like Burna Boy, whose self-awareness translates to arrogance, it is both, for those like Mayorkun whose enables his hit-making abilities, it’s sometimes charming. For, Chike and Gyakie, however, recognizing their power to tell love stories and sing of this […]
4 years ago
Hailed by The Fader as “an essential connector in the current Afropop music scene” and tipped by Rolling Stone and Hypebeast as a prolific figurehead behind the global explosion of Afrobeats and African music as a whole, the arrival of Juls’ debut album, Sounds Of My World is symbolic of the hard work and years […]
4 years ago
More than anything, Zinoleesky’s self-explanatory song titles have propped his extraordinary hit-making abilities in the industry. From Kilofeshe to Naira Marley and Ma Pariwo, the Marlian Label stand-out has managed to give credence to his singles with just titles that do more than enough in preparing listeners for what’s to come. Zinoleesky’s latest, Gone Far, […]
4 years ago
Still faceless and deeply immersed in a culture that thrives on mystery, Whoisakin, returns this week after months away from the scene, anchored on his passion and penchant for secrecy on his latest, Let Me Love You, a classic title that draws on existing expectations for such titles and the singer’s ability to spin heartwarming […]
4 years ago
Afrobeat music is gaining global recognition and we can’t attribute this to the artists alone. Nigerian dancers play a major role in making some of these songs go viral through their various Tik-Tok challenges and different dance routines. Musicians now pay dancers to promote their songs on their social media pages. While there are a […]
4 years ago
At the age of 20, Dallas based cinematographer, Aaron Lawson has managed to accomplish what is an impressive videography reel for his age and has given himself six more years to do it. “Life is too short to stick to something so when I’m done with video in six years from now, I want to […]
4 years ago
