29 Jul 2022
The Nigerian music scene is a wasteland of joy and optimism. You have girls, alcohol, sex and more...
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07 Aug 2021
The first song on Ayra Starr ’s debut album, which was released earlier today, is an anthem of...
23 Jul 2021
Yesterday, I noticed clips from Adekunle Gold ’s new music video were getting heavy attention...
13 Jul 2021
A typical song from the late artist Sound Sultan is insightful, melodious, and humorous. His long...
09 Jul 2021
Upon listening to Isaiah Katumwa ’s remarkable smooth jazz album Dance Again , the first name...
08 Jul 2021
This is part 2 of an interview with Nigerian music execs Valo and Marshall, whose music label...
07 Jul 2021
Back when they were students at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Valo and Marshall were...
18 Jun 2021
Without exception, every project by a big Nigerian pop act released after some major foreign deal...
05 Jun 2021
MI Abaga ’s long career has had him go through several personas. Among them: the cocky upstart, the...
04 Jun 2021
There is a video you may have seen if you are on Instagram. A young man listens to a song...
30 May 2021
Sometime around 2016, Nigerian pop music achieved a less frantic state. Its chief architects were...
30 Apr 2021
The artist known as Laycon has reached a popularity his previous incarnation as a skinny guy named...
30 Apr 2021
When Davido released his third album last year, two things were clear. One: it wasn’t quite as good...
17 Jun 2019
As the first strains of Brymo’s ‘1 Pound’ filtered through Terrakulture on Saturday, the audience...
03 Jun 2019
Shortly after the release of Rema’s self-titled debut EP, a fan accused Don Jazzy of changing the...
25 Apr 2019
The P-Square break-up could have killed the careers of the twin brothers. It hasn’t. Why?
02 Apr 2019
Is there anyone unconvinced that Burna Boy is the most versatile of Nigerian popstars?
29 Mar 2019
Rapper and label executive MI Abaga spoke to Music In Africa’s West African editor, Oris...
01 Mar 2019
I once read something about women in a part of Asia covering their bodies so only the nape of the...
17 Jan 2019
The Nigerian artist looking to be taken seriously only has to invoke Fela.