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Tiwa Savage Music Foundation Awards  2.1 Million Dollars 

Tiwa Savage Music Foundation Awards  2.1 Million Dollars 

The Tiwa Savage Music Foundation has completed the inaugural edition, awarding 2.1 million dollars in scholarships to 18...

Kotrell Wants To Document Love

Kotrell Wants To Document Love

Already established as a premier balladeer of romance, ‘And Everything In Between’ sees Kotrell trading rose-tinted glasses for a...

How DJ Sholz Soundtracked Nigerian Modernism at Tate Modern 

How DJ Sholz Soundtracked Nigerian Modernism at Tate Modern 

Rather than presenting a straightforward Afrobeats set, the mix was conceived to reflect Nigeria’s history of reshaping global...

Sute Iwar and Raytheboffin Are Looking Towards The Future On ‘Modern Fantasy’

Sute Iwar and Raytheboffin Are Looking Towards The Future On ‘Modern Fantasy’

The Abuja-based musicians have reunited for six new songs, showcasing their seamless creative

Tekno’s New Album, ‘Where Did Love Go,’ Is On The Way

Tekno’s New Album, ‘Where Did Love Go,’ Is On The Way

The album, his third. is due to arrive in June with his latest singles, “Bamboo” and “Press Button,”  providing a glimpse of what...

Interview: Angélique Kidjo Wants You To Find Hope

Interview: Angélique Kidjo Wants You To Find Hope

Four decades into her glittering career as an African icon, Angélique Kidjo is still preaching a gospel of hope.

The Best Albums Of The 2020s

The Best Albums Of The 2020s

These are the most important albums from Africa in the 2020s so far.

Interview: FOLA Is Fully Loaded

Interview: FOLA Is Fully Loaded

After two home headline shows, FOLA is ready to sing to hundreds of his fans at the 02 Indigo, the first stop of his Live In Concert...

Interview: Zee Nxumalo Wants You To Dance  

Interview: Zee Nxumalo Wants You To Dance  

After ending 2025 as the most streamed female musician in South Africa, Zee Nxumalo is setting her eyes on new

Vanco Wants to Score the Best Night of Your Life

Vanco Wants to Score the Best Night of Your Life

We caught up with Vanco to discuss his ever-expanding creative world and mission to create resonant, memory-defining moments through...

Senegal’s Draconian Anti-LGBTQ Law Is Starting To Affect Lives

Senegal’s Draconian Anti-LGBTQ Law Is Starting To Affect Lives

Barely a month after the new anti-LGBTQ law was passed, its judicial effects have started to take effect with a conviction recently...

Godwin Is Expanding the Frame With ‘RENDITIONS’

Godwin Is Expanding the Frame With ‘RENDITIONS’

While his recent releases mark a step forward, Godwin is building on years of quiet

How King Saheed Osupa Became A Timeless Pop Culture Icon

How King Saheed Osupa Became A Timeless Pop Culture Icon

In 2026, King Saheed Osupa is revered as a maker of timeless, grounded music and a teacher in the lifelong class of the Yoruba language....

Interview: 17 Just Wants To Tell His Story 

Interview: 17 Just Wants To Tell His Story 

With features from Fido, 24AM (fellow footballer, Amadou Onana), and TeniolaTime, 17 is stepping out to tell his story on his own...

Igwe Aka Is Leaning Into Legacy On “EGONOMICS”

Igwe Aka Is Leaning Into Legacy On “EGONOMICS”

Produced by 3CB, “EGONOMICS” reaches deeper into Igwe Aka’s cultural roots and evolving musical sensibilities.

Apex Village Wants To Leave Its Mark On Nigerian Hip-Hop With ‘Welcome 2 The Ville’

Apex Village Wants To Leave Its Mark On Nigerian Hip-Hop With ‘Welcome 2 The Ville’

The 14-tracker positions the Abuja-based collective at the vanguard of Hip-Hop’s generational shift in Nigeria.

Interview: Omah Lay Wants ‘Clarity Of Mind’

Interview: Omah Lay Wants ‘Clarity Of Mind’

Nearly four years on from ‘Boy Alone,’ its follow-up, ‘Clarity Of Mind,’ has arrived, finding Omah Lay in an elevated head...

The Lagos Fanti Carnival Is Back For 2026 Edition

The Lagos Fanti Carnival Is Back For 2026 Edition

Rooted in the history of Afro-Brazilian returnees known as the Aguda, the carnival traces back to the nineteenth century....