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The Mastery behind King Wasiu Ayinde’s Fuji percussion
In the teeming streets of South-west Nigeria, where every corner hums with the rhythm of life, there exists a sound…
Subtitles as gateways: Why Nigerian films need better translations
A few years ago, watching a Nollywood film with subtitles could be a test of patience. A Yoruba warrior might…
It’s Out of Greed – Leo Dasilva Calls Out Yoruba Elders Selling Family Land to Igbo People
Former Big Brother Naija Star, Leo DaSilva has accused Yoruba elders of being greedy for selling family land to Igbo…
The business of praise-singing: From fuji to afrobeats shoutouts
Music in Nigeria has always been more than melody and rhythm. It is history, identity, social commentary, and sometimes, spectacle.…
Afro-Adura: The music healing Nigeria through its economic storm
Nigeria is tired. The streets are loud with honking danfos, micras, kekes and quiet with hunger. Inflation has eaten into…
The Lagos Nightclub where Afrobeat was born
On certain Lagos nights in the late 1960s, the city pulsed with a sound that was neither highlife nor jazz,…
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