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May 23, 2019Featured,

The Shuffle: D’Banj’s “Mr Endowed” as the benchmark for Afropop’s global appeal

Bridging the gap between LA and Lagos

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Debola Abimbolu

May 23, 2019Featured,

Naira Marley is facing trial but it’s not because of his lyrics

Naira Marley is tainting the reputable art of protest music with his situation

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Debola Abimbolu

May 23, 2019Featured,

Kenyan Author And LGBT+ Activist, Binyavanga Wainaina Dies At 48

An inspiring icon for socio-political equality

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Dennis Ade Peter

April 26, 2019Communities, Featured,

Why you should be worried about Naira Marley caping for Yahoo-Yahoo crimes

His conviction is even more troubling than flat earth believers

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Debola Abimbolu

April 24, 2019Featured, Music,

NATIVE ROOTS: Women of the 60’s and 70’s

Women made the core of many of the bands and groups of pre-Independence Nigeria

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April 24, 2019Communities, Featured,

NATIVE ROOTS: HIGHLIFE

Ghanaian response to the forced introduction of Western classical music

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August 29, 2018Communities, Featured, Music,

The NATIVE presents: Best songs of the year so far

Our favourite records this year that may have gone under , in no particular order. @ us.

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July 17, 2018Featured, Music,

2Baba is having a golden career moment like no other artist from the last two decades

Laying the blueprint for the conventions that have become the format for popular Nigerian music

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Debola Abimbolu

July 5, 2018Featured,

President Macron urges integration of private and public sector to promote economic development

At the Tony Elumelu young entrepreneurs conference

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Isiaka Tomiwa

June 27, 2018Featured, Music,

The NATIVE Exclusive: Adekunle Gold talks everything “About 30”

An interview with everyone’s fave on his latest project

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Maryam Bello

June 17, 2018Featured, Music,

The NATIVE Exclusive: “Someone like Olamide would say ‘Skales should have killed himself by now” – Skales

Skales talks everything between “Heading for A Grammy”, E.M.E and his upcoming album

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Isiaka Tomiwa

May 26, 2018Featured, Music,

Falz’s “This is Nigeria” says a lot about Nigeria but not enough

Needs more content and context

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Debola Abimbolu

March 9, 2018Featured,

Meet the Ahosi, the real life inspiration for Black Panther’s Dora Milaje warriors

The fierce Dahomey Amazons, warriors of current day Benin Republic

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Isiaka Tomiwa

February 20, 2018Featured, movie,

Chiwetel Ejiofor’s production of “The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind” has begun in Malawi

Based on a true-life story

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Isiaka Tomiwa

November 9, 2017Communities, Featured, Music,

Why it is important that artists are now taking shows into their hands, one indie concert at a time

These artists are about to burn a hole in your wallet.

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Edwin Okolo

October 4, 2017Featured,

Wizkid and the conundrum of the global sound

Sounds from the other side is for all sides

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Debola Abimbolu

September 25, 2017Featured,

P Square are breaking up again and it’s messy AF

The tension between the brothers has taken a more sinister posture

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Debola Abimbolu

September 22, 2017Featured,

No one knows how to weave sexuality into music quite like Niniola

Walking the thin line between charming and edgy

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Debola Abimbolu

September 17, 2017Featured, Music,

50 shades of Aṣa: Documenting the years since she set fire to the mountain

Happy Birthday Asa!

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Amarachi Agwu

August 18, 2017Featured, Music,

Drake, Chance the rapper and why we seriously need to talk about touring in African music

What we need to talk about and the changes we can make

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