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Robo Special Songwriting celebrates the Urhobo people
Music has an identity. For songwriters, a tribe's identity may serve as inspiration for a song. This is what Uririnoghene…
Inside Jaye IV’s Vision for Afrofusion and a New Music Economy
Emmanuel Esomnofu I sat with Jaye IV at his Lagos studio earlier in the year to listen to some of…
De Creature Exhibition: Temitope Johnson Fagade presents the Ijaw Fisherman at Mimshak Art Gallery
Ozolua Uhakheme Art has been an inevitable part of human society. It has usually been a way for people to…
Francis Brio’s ‘Now or Never’ reveals the early potential of Producer Ruchiie
Rita Okoye Every producer has a record that offers the first meaningful glimpse of what they may eventually become. Long…
EXCLUSIVE: Lagos budgets N100 billion for purchase of vehicles this year
Also, between January and September 2023, the Lagos State Government had spent N24.079 billion to purchase vehicles. The money expended…
Single Review: Alpha Female Positions Trxcy as More Than Just Another Emerging Artist
The early stages of a music career are often spent searching, testing sounds, exploring themes and discovering what feels authentic.…
Ori Ade: Oretbespoke Elevates the Fila
Most designers treat the fila as the last thing you add. It goes on after the outfit is settled, a…
NIGHT OF HORROR*
In the evening hours of January 16, 2024, there was a massive explosion caused by loads of dynamite piled up…
GO HARD or Go Home? Tayblet’s Early EP Shows Promise
Tayblet already has several things many emerging artists spend years trying to find: a natural vocal presence, cultural grounding, and…
Single Review: On Bubbles, Pclassic Prioritises Mood Over Momentum
Many emerging artists fall into the trap of thinking bigger is better. They overload songs with ideas, production tricks and…
More Than a Song: How Mima Szn’s “New Weather” Gives Voice to a Generation Learning to Start Again
These are the stuff which forms the emotional core of Mima Szn’s latest single, New Weather. Released independently in October…
Haus of Chinda: Being yourself in the diaspora, keeping your culture alive, and the strength of coming home
Haus of Chinda, run by Chidera Claret Unegbu, is a unique example of diasporic design in a fashion world that…
Baj The DJ’s “Mara Tech” Is An Immersive Afro Electro Pop Fusion
By Tomide Marv Afrobeats continues to expand across the global stage, travelling beyond Nigeria and Africa into wider international spaces.…
Flashback: Ex-Gabonese President Ali Bongo an Igboman
This startling revelation is about to be revealed as a court in western France Thursday allowed a family member of…
Aso Oke Sovereign: Oretbespoke Reimagines the Agbada
The agbada has never needed help commanding a room. The garment does that by its nature. What it has often…