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It was in 2019 when Naira Marley had his issues with the law that his status as the kingpin of Nigeria’s street music was confirmed. After releasing ‘Am I a Yahoo Boy,’ Naira Marley established himself as an artist whose music touched base with the reality of a teeming number …

With time, Dice Ailes’s style caught on and it’s now amongst the most popular Afrobeats style. However, the man who played a major part in creating the sound got little or no recognition. The release of his long-overdue debut EP serves as a reminder of Dice Ailes’s pioneering contributions to …

It is almost 10 years since Yung L released ‘Red Rose’ and 7 years since he released ‘SOS’ whose music video might be the greatest in the history of Afrobeats. Both songs belong in the vaults of the greatest dancehall singles to ever emerged from Africa, and that is where …

Bachelet reiterated, however, that her six-day trip, which ended on Saturday and included a visit to the western region of Xinjiang, was not an investigation into China’s human rights policies but an opportunity to engage with the government. Washington, meanwhile, said it “remains concerned” about Bachelet’s trip — which it …

The album feels like a two-part diaristic sequence of musings. The opening three tracks are rounded off by ‘Broken,‘ a tale of loss of a loved one, possible a parent. ‘Blown‘ feels like a divider, then the final three tracks are subtly optimistic, or at least not so pessimistic. Equally, …

For artists, their music is their primary identity and anything else is secondary. And when the secondary replaces the primary, any self-respecting artist would be concerned. There was a burden to prove his talent, and Victony set out to discharge this burden. He covered himself in glory in a handful …

At the root of his music is deep-rooted identity. His debut EP is titled, Bassey – a nod to his Akwa Ibom roots. His sophomore project, Which Way Forward, was previously described by Pulse as something which, “felt like a transcendence into an outer space art studio in a shanty …

Headed by former Sony West Africa boss, Michael Ugwu, the company now has Ninety on its books. While Ninety has been with the company for around one year, he recently released his debut EP, Rare Gem, a satisfaction of riveting melodies filled with an anthology of love stories, with each …

This follows his debut project, ‘Afro Series,’ which was released two years ago. Terri, a Lagos-born Edo state indigene, signed with Wizkid’s Starboy Records in 2018. Before finally meeting Wizkid, he had a meeting with Mut4y, Starboy’s head of music and one-half of Legendury Beatz. Terri collaborated with Wizkid, Ceeza …

Highlights from the event include; Rema’s first performance, just one month after his unveiling as a MAVIN Records act. Amidst a few lookalikes, wearing dreadlocks and ski masks of different colors, he distinguished himself with the authoritative line, “Hello everybody! My name is Rema!” He then took off his ski …