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The title of Magixx’s debut album—I Dream in Color—evokes cinematic visions; the vague feeling of being caught in a dream overlaid with vivid bursts of color. The spectral undertones inherent in the album’s title pervades the 13 tracks that make up the album. I Dream In Color, exists in a mellow dreamscape conjured from the thoughts, memories, and fantasies that have weighed on Magixx’s mind since his debut in 2021. Titles of Nigerian Pop albums tend to be disconnected from their content. There are exceptions, as is the case with almost everything else in life, but broadly speaking, album titles…
Born Adebayo Olumide John, the talented artist Khameel—formerly Raymondaux—spearheads a global revolution in Afrobeat through his bold fusion of sound and culture. With his innovative genre, Afro-Goth, he blends the infectious rhythms of Afrobeat with dark, gothic melodies, creating a distinct musical experience. His latest release, Telitubbies, on January 1, 2025, embodies the essence of Afro-Goth, featuring a collaboration with MassonDxmo. The track merges elements of electronic dance music, hip-hop, and Afrobeat, drawing inspiration from the Afro-rave movement popularized by global music acts. Its dark, slurry melodies, ethereal synths, and pulsating 808s create an immersive sonic experience—both nostalgic and electrifying—as…
Kollypea has released his first single of the year, ‘I Like Your Smile’, this month available on Distrokid.I Like Your Smile is a love song that explores the feelings you have for a cherished one that doesn’t know if they feel the same.As an artist, Kollypea started in the music industry in 2003 as one half of duo Ksquare while attending the Polytechnic Ibadan, Adeseun Ogundoyin Campus. Since then, Kollypea’s journey in the music industry has been driven by his deep love of Afrobeats and his desire to inspire others through his music – which looks at the dynamics of love and relationships.Kollypea is excited…
History was made at the Life Beer Best of Both Worlds Concert as two proud sons of Enugu, Flavour and Jeriq, came together for the first time on stage, delivering an electrifying performance that had the crowd wanting more. The energy at Spar Mall, Enugu, was unmatched as thousands of fans were excited, witnessing a truly historic moment in Igbo music. The concert wasn’t only about music, it was the grand introduction of the Life Obiagu – Our Spirit of Progress campaign, a movement that embodies resilience, ambition, and the relentless pursuit of progress, qualities that both Flavour and Jeriq…
At the peak of Fela Anikulapo Kuti‘s career in the 70s, he was as popular for his fearless activism as much as he was for his revolutionary Afrobeat sound. By then he had spent many nights in jail on a variety of charges, mostly trumped up by the military government to imprison and deter him. Fela was hardly shaken. In 1976, he released Zombie, a searing indictment of the Nigerian military, likening its soldiers to an army of the undead; blindly following orders. This proved too much to swallow for the Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo-led government. A few months after its…
Burna Boy’s eighth studio album is finally on the horizon. In the past few weeks, the album’s rollout has ramped up significantly. He has made appearances on the covers of magazines and teased the album on social media through cheeky puns and aphorisms. He has appeared on shows, letting viewers in on certain nuances of the album. Recently, he released a lead single to his imminent album entitled Update. The record, a groovy fusion of Amapiano and traditional Afropop, samples Soul II Soul’s Back to Life, and represents his third single since 2023’s I Told Them. For all the excitement…
Following a twelve-year interlude since her last novel, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie returns with her feverishly anticipated fourth novel, Dream Count, which tenderly maps the lives of the novel’s four lead characters as they grapple with the limitations of today’s patriarchal society. Since her literary debut with 2003’s Purple Hibiscus, Adichie’s profile has not only risen in literary circles—as is usually the case with many venerated writers—but also among the general public. She’s revered and doted on in equal measure by old and young; rich and poor; bourgeoisie and proletariat. All of which is to say that she’s our generation’s closest…
Nigerian international superstar Wizkid has dropped the official music video for his standout single, Kese (Dance), lifted from his sixth studio album, Morayo. Released as the third track on the project, Kese (Dance) has quickly become a fan favourite, topping playlists and firing up the clubs. Produced by the renowned P2J, the song blends Afrobeats’ usual rhythms with an upbeat tempo designed to captivate listeners from the very first note. Its lyrics, like “Chale make we dance gbedu, the music e dey play gbedu,” serve as a clarion call to move, embodying the song’s core mission: uniting people through rhythm…
Adesuwa Giwa-Osagie grew up in an environment that was surrounded by lawyers and other politically inclined people, which formed the basis of her interest in politics and Nigerian history. Even as a child, her parents—a Benin father and a Yoruba mother— often sought her opinions about current affairs, cultivating in her a curious mindset that has been instrumental to her career growth as a TV host, lawyer, podcaster, historian, and media personality who specializes in driving major political and historical conversations in relatable ways. Following her education at Duke University in North Carolina, United States, where she bagged a degree…
In 2020, as the pandemic brought the world to a standstill, forcing Nigerians into movement restrictions and lockdowns, it was also incubating music talent and creativity that would go on to leave a legacy five years after. In Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, clubs were shut, concerts were getting cancelled, even smaller festivities like weddings and birthday events were either held virtually, on a smaller scale, or postponed indefinitely. Artists were grounded wherever they were when President Buhari announced the first wave of lockdowns. With stage lights off and tours on pause, they took solace in a familiar place: the music…