Last week, another Nigerian musician, Asake (Ahmed Ololade), had a sold-out concert at the 20,000-capacity O2 Arena in London. Before him, other Nigerian musicians like Wizkid, Burna Boy, and Davido had achieved the same fate.
Some decades ago, something like that was unimaginable. Until the turn of the century, the popularity of Nigerian music was strongest in Nigeria and a few African countries. Music from the United States of America was much more preferred by Nigerians to Nigerian songs. Nigerian songs were seen…
