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An Alternate History Of Nigeria In Seven Songs
In honour of Independence Day, we have compiled a list of seven songs that give a glimpse into the Nigeria of their...
How To Listen To Afropop
When you press play on Afropop, remember you’re not just hearing music, you’re participating in a cultural
The Locales That Shaped Our Favourite Afropop Stars
Markers of those places inevitably show up in the music of our favorite stars, enriching our soundscape and furthering our cultural...
Brazilian Funk is Afropop’s Bouncy New Muse
Nigerian music has adopted the energetic South American genre as artists and producers seek to inject its novel energy into Afropop....
The NATIVE’s First Impressions Of Burna Boy’s ‘No Sign Of Weakness’
The team offers our reflections on Burna Boy’s latest
A Ranking Of Burna Boy’s Albums
With an eighth album from the African Giant on the horizon, the team at The NATIVE gathered together to rank all the Burna Boy albums....
Afropop’s Child Stars and the Young Legends That Came Before Them
a new class of artists dominating music conversations and their predecessors
TurnTable Top 100: MohBad’s “Ask About Me” Reaches No. 1
The first artist to posthumously hit the chart's
TurnTable Top 100: Asake’s “Lonely At The Top” Becomes the Joint Longest No. 1 Song
Aiming to set a new record with an unprecedented 12 weeks at No.
Burna Boy Debuts ‘I Told Them’ Magazine Alongside Album Release
'I Told Them' Mag available today at Shreeji
After the biggest tour of his life, Burna Boy is coming right back
The musician's next arc is already
