Historical Spotlight: Festac ’77 and Global Icon Intersections
One of the most significant events in Nigerian music history was the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture, known as Festac ’77, held in Lagos from…
Retro Sounds: Eedris Abdulkareem – The Voice of the Streets in Nigeria’s Hip-Hop Genesis
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, as Nigerian popular music searched for a distinct modern identity beyond highlife, juju, and imported sounds, a new wave of groups began to…
Retro Sounds: When Nollywood Stars Grabbed the Mic – The Real G8 Story and What Actually Stuck
In September 2004, as tensions sharpened between Nollywood actors and film marketers, eight high-profile names—Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Ramsey Nouah, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Emeka Ike, Stella Damasus, Jim Iyke, and Nkem…
Retro Sounds:- Westlife’s Mainstream Success and Cultural Impact in Nigeria
Who is Westlife ? Westlife, the Irish pop quartet formed in Dublin in 1998 by Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan and Nicky Byrne (with Brian McFadden as a member…
Retro Sounds:- The Synth Cowboy: William Ezechukwu Onyeabor (1946–2017)
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…
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Retro Sounds :- The Lijadu Sisters: Nigerian Twin Trailblazers Whose Funky Fire Still Burns Bright
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.**…
Throwback Thursday:- Plantashun Boiz – Cousin’s Cousin Featuring Azadus [2000]
hursday:- Plantashun Boiz – Cousin’s Cousin Featuring Azadus in 1999, Nigerian Afro-pop icon Tony Tetuila was kicked out of his erstwhile group, The Remedies, who were at that time, the…
Throwback Thursday:- Yinka Davies – Owo Featuring Sikiru Ayinde Barrister
Yinka Davies is a Nigerian contemporary Jazz musician, who also performs other genres of music including punk, rock and fro-soul. She has been int he music industry for over 30…
Throwback Thursday :- Maintain – Alo (2001)
Maintain was a popular Nigerian Alternative rap & Afro-pop group formed in the late 90s by Olumide Edwards Adegbulu “Olu Maintain” and his cousin, Tolu Ogunniyi “Tolu Maintain“. The duo…
Throwback Thursday :- Trybesmen – Asiko Laye (1999)
It was a moment in the early 90`s when reggae and some other genres of music which were totally unrelated and dissimilar to Hip-hop was the norm and other popular…