5 Nigerian Hit Songs influenced by Arewa Culture
From the very beginning — before Afrobeats with an “s” — the sound of Afrobeat was already a fusion. Pioneered by Fela Kuti, Afrobeat combined African rhythms with jazz, soul,…
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Damilare Abioye
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The absence of ‘conscious music’ and 4 other things we’ve learnt from Burna Boy’s “No Sign Of Weakness”
Long before Burna Boy titled his eighth studio album “No Sign Of Weakness”, his career had already been a solid proof of that phrase. From his defiant posture to his…
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What Peller’s Job Call Reveals About Nigeria’s Systemic Failure
I’ll start this piece by saying: it’s hard to survive in a country where you can do everything right and still feel like you’re not doing enough. And no place…
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5 songs that capture Burna Boy’s love affair with Dancehall and Reggae
If there’s one thing we can never take away from Burna Boy, it’s that he’s unarguably the most versatile Nigerian pop artiste, a genre-bending act who can tap into different…
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6 times Young Jonn and Olamide proved they were a match made in heaven
One of the most fascinating things about Nigerian Pop is the producer–artist synergy that often defines entire eras. Time and time again, we’ve seen artists form tight creative bonds with…
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From Ayra Starr to Fireboy, younger Afrobeats stars are paying tribute to their heroes and here’s why
Afrobeats has always been about the future. For years, the genre focused on pushing boundaries, growing from a local sound in Nigeria to a global force, played on stages in…
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Burna Boy’s calculated pattern of throwing Nigerians under the bus
There’s a calculated pattern to the way Burna Boy moves in the months leading up to an album release. It’s either a controversial interview here or a provocative tweet there,…
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Is 2025 the year of domination for female Afro-Pop stars?
I know it’s rather too early to conclude, but in years to come, when music historians, critics, and journalists dissect the defining cultural moments of Afropop in 2025, they will…
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Naira Marley and the illusion of cancel culture
The death of a Nigerian artist has never lingered in public consciousness like this. Not when Dagrin’s car crash shook an era-defining movement in 2010, not when Goldie’s sudden passing…
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What “Detty December” Means to Nigerians
“Detty December” is more than just a catchy slogan; it’s a season, and—most importantly—a ritual that only Nigerians understand in its full splendor. It is not the season just about…
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