The Creatives Powering Lagos: How Visionaries Across Art, Music, Fashion, Tech, and Advocacy Are Shaping Africa's Cultural Capital – Global Citizen

A group of creatives wearing face masks cheer and raise their hands at an indoor event under colorful stage lighting in Lagos, Africa’s cultural capital.

For decades, Nigerian creatives have redefined global culture, and Lagos, the cultural capital, has long been synonymous with vibrant energy and boundless creativity of a different level. From Fela Kuti’s afrobeat anthems, Burna Boy’s Grammy-winning fusion, Tems’ soul-stirring music,  Ayra Starr’s meteoric rise to award-winning filmmaker, and authors like Roye Okupe, creatives have used their work to capture the complexities of Nigerian life while redefining the possibilities of African creativity. 

This has inspired a generation…