While the rest of Nigeria was moving to the brassy, organic swing of Afrobeat and Juju, William Onyeabor was tucked away in an Enugu studio experimenting with imported synthesizers. He…
In the golden age of Nigerian pop, when Afrobeat was exploding and disco grooves were taking over dance floors, two identical twin sisters stepped onto the stage and changed everything.**…
In the history of Nigerian music, few songs are as emotionally powerful or as widely loved as “Sweet Mother” by Prince Nico Mbarga. Released in 1976, this highlife classic is…
Today on Retro Sounds Tuesday we bring you “I’m Not Afraid” by multiple award winning Nigerian reggae legend, Majek Fashek. “I’m Not Afraid” is a mid tempo reggae tune with…
Christy Essien Igbokwe (November 1960 – 30 June 2011) was a Nigerian musician and actress. In her lifetime, she was sometimes called Nigeria’s Lady of Songs and was known for…
Backed by popular demand, we have decided to bring back our highly rated and sort after Retro Sounds Series and in today’s segment, we will revisit a well sampled and…
Sonny Okosun was born on 1 January 1947. He was a musician from Nigeria and was best known as the leader of the Ozzidi band. He named his band Ozzidi…
Home Retro Sounds Happy Independence Day Nigeria! Enjoy A Collection Of Retro Nigerian Sounds To… In celebrating the anniversary of Nigeria’s independence, we are giving you a collection of our…
From the mid 70’s till the early 90’s Reggae Music was the most prominent and commercially viable genres in the Nigerian music hemisphere. The industry churned out a host of…
Segun Bucknor is widely considered to be one of the unsung heroes of the post-war Nigerian music scene and is considered in some quarters as one of the few artistes…