Dunsin Bankole, culture architect reshaping Afrobeats – The Guardian Nigeria News

A man with braided hair, embodying the style of Afrobeats culture architect Dunsin Bankole, wears a dark suit and light-colored shirt as he looks directly at the camera against a plain background.

Amplifying the best of African talent is a task that remains at the centre of the continent’s creative industry. It is also one that has remained pivotal to Dunsin Bankole’s practice, a meld of creativity and operations at WeTalkSound.

From stepping out with their 2021 debut extended play, “Lofn 4: A Collection of Love Stories,” — which featured acts like The Ignis Brothers, Ihcego, Adam Srae, PDSTRN, Naya Akanji, among others — to bootstrapping other records, since then, including Llona’s “Homeless” album;…