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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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The Native

August 17, 2017Featured, Music,

Lady Donli is putting love and light into the world, one song at a time

The Lady talks the art of collaboration and self-discovery.

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The Native

August 16, 2017Featured, Music,

The Meaning of Birth according to Lagos singer-songwriter, Falana

Falana opens up about how her time in Cuba influenced her artistic expression

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Damilola Animashaun

August 16, 2017Communities, Featured,

Roots: The Meaning of Birth according to Six Creatives

A series focusing on the meaning of “birth” to creatives

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August 16, 2017Communities, Featured, Music,

Here Are The Best Shots from The NATIVE’s Birth Issue Lagos Release Party

Stars from our first print issue showed out while we sipped on Martell

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August 11, 2017Featured, Music,

How Maleek Berry has spent the last 15 months being the most consistent Afropop artist out there

Happy Birthday to an uncomplicated pop star who makes uncomplicated pop music

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Fisayo Okare

August 3, 2017Communities, Featured,

Twitter’s blue bird may not be staying in the sky for long

Of cyberbullies and trolls.

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