Are Oldies Music Losing Value? How Many Of These Old Artists Do You Still Listen To?
L-R: Fela Kuti, Chief Ebenezar Obey and Chief Osita Osadebe Do you remember the good old days when you could listen to your favourite songs on the radio and they would never get old? It seems like those days are gone now, as more and more people are turning to streaming services like Spotify and […]
Fela Kuti: 5 Most Iconic Moments In The Life of Naija’s Afrobeat Pioneer.
Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti was born to Nigerian women’s rights activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti on 15th October 1938. Fela was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist. He is the pioneer of Afrobeat and one of Africa’s most charismatic and challenging performers. In honour of his legendary life, art and work, we remember these […]
THE NIGERIAN EFFECT – Taking Fela to the top of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
It all started with one tweet! Someone tweeted and TwitterNg went ham on the votes, with no holds barred. It is well known on twitter that Nigerians are not the ones you want to be in a contest with. They take the term “show up and show out” seriously and they have this never give […]
The #EndSARS Protests and Its Playlist.
No social movement has ever progressed without powerful music to energize it. In Nigeria there has been a wave of #EndSars protest in almost all the state capitals and all the major cities. The protests started about two weeks ago to demand an end to police brutality, with mainly young people using the social media […]