Tami Makinde
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How Young T & Bugsey’s “Don’t Rush” shot up to number one in Nigeria
How a Tik Tok challenge increased the song's
For the Girls: Fave’s viral success is landing her the attention of industry heavyweights
Could this be emPawa's newest breakthrough
Songs of the Day: New music from Nasty C, BOJ, SOLIS, Lord Isaac and more
The fast and furious pace of new music releases makes it hard to keep track of all different new sounds coming out of Africa, as the music...
For the Girls: Sampa the Great is making empowering bops for black women
I might final form in my melanin
For the Girls Special: How women’s place in music has changed over the the decade
we take a look at the women who came before and those dominating at the
For the Girls: Tomi Owo will captivate you with her soulful voice
Every day this month, The NATIVE will be putting you on to new and exciting female artists from all over
For the Girls: Kenya’s Karun Mungai is forging her own impressive solo career
From Camp Mulla to Cosmic Homies to being a solo artist under emPawa
Here’s what young Nigerians are doing to take the edge off in these uncertain times
What are you doing to alleviate your
For the Girls: Abuja-based artist Emosé is making psychedelic pop a thing
She offers a modern take on life, faith and
For the Girls: Get Familiar with Yungen Blakrok, the South African rapper who traded bars with Kendrick Lamar
for lovers of astrology, time, space and
For the Girls: Nigerian-American rapper Chika is not new to viral success
She's not afraid to call out the
PREMIERE: Bella Alubo is sending a clear message in the video for “Don’t Trust Geminis”
In these confusing times, Bella is reminding us not to add more to our mental stress
Watch Nigerian-American rapper Chika’s stunning NPR Tiny Desk performance
another stunning performance from
For the Girls: Shaybo is the self-proclaimed ‘Queen of the South’ with hard hitting bars
Every day this month, The NATIVE will be putting you on to new and exciting female artists from all over
For the Girls: JaZzz Atta is the r&b singer captivating audiences with her voice
Every day this month, The NATIVE will be putting you on to new and exciting female artists from all over
For the Girls: We can’t get enough of the soothing sounds of East African jazz artist, SomiMusic
Every day this month, The NATIVE will be putting you on to new and exciting female artists from all over
Watch Oxlade and Melvitto in the video for their latest single, “Wait For You”
Wrong phone numbers and a ploy to trick
