Djinee’s Metamorphosis: an Album Review
Djinee’s Metamorp...

I was requested to review this soulful singer’s album after its recent release and here is a reproduction.

If Djinee asked me to make three wishes that he were obliged to grant, they would be…

Are We A Convincing Hip-Hop Culture?
Are We A Convincing Hip...

Post–Mortem of Hennessy Artistry 09

Hennessy Artistry 2009 birthed three weeks of electrifying live performances from five of Nigeria’s...

Live and Let Live: Behold ‘Naija’ Music
Live and Let Live: Beho...

A raging debate broke out in July 2009 after Reuben Abati journalist, social activist and educator, wrote his famous (or infamous depends on your side of the coin)

21st Century Naija Music
21st Century Naija Musi...

Ingenuity or Utter Crap?

I’m excited about Nigerian music for very good reasons. I have been listening hard to our artistes in recent times and if my auditory organs are still functioning in tandem with my brain,...

Analyzing the Lyricist’s Paradigm Shift
Analyzing the Lyricist&...

Days after his new album was released, Rapper Modenine and I met up for an informal interview at the Excalibur Lounge, G.R.A Ikeja. Over drinks and background music, we had a very stimulating conversation...

Avant Garde Versus The Archaic
Avant Garde Versus The ...

How different is the old from the new? Just as the earth revolves on its axis, never drifting out of orbit so trends and cultures never change. They simply become modified.

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