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Somadina is Not Just A Musician; She is an Artist

September 30, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

Somadina was born in Nigeria to Nigerian parents; she grew up in the Netherlands; she schools in the UK; she has Indian and Chinese best friends; she had a Russian

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Interview: Tejiri Akpoghene Wants to Set Up the Biggest Record Label in Africa

September 9, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

Music-making is scarcely a lone effort. It requires several hands. Of those are the music producer’s, resting on the soundboard, teasing out euphony from ether. Yet it’s the singers who

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Interview: LayZee Ella Is Telling a Story That Will Get Clearer with Time

September 7, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

LayZee Ella–known on official documents as Onose Emmanuella Bagudu–was just about to begin her final-year studies at the University of Benin when the ASUU strike struck. The Edo native used

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Crayon Discusses His New Single ‘Ijo (laba laba)’, Overdose, and His Time in the Music Industry

July 14, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

When it was time to name him, his parents settled for a sweet alliteration: Charles Chibueze Chukwu. He added another C when he elected to become a musician: Crayon. It

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A Breakdown of Burna Boy’s Interview On the Million Dollaz Worth of Game Show

July 5, 2022 by Wisdom Mudasiru

The Million Dollaz Worth of Game show is a weekly podcast with rapper Gillie Da King and social media influencer and disruptor Wallo267 (who are also first cousins), targeting their

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Interview: Chinyere Ugokwe wants Her Music to give Voice to the Voiceless

April 25, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

Aba-born Chinyere Ugokwe does not like to be put into categories. She finds it, in her words, “restricting,” like a corset wound around her artistic freedom. But she admits her