By the early 2000s, Taiwo Akintoye was a familiar name in Nigeria’s pop culture. As one half of Twin-X, a vocal duo whose breakout hit Mother Mi became an anthem across campuses and radio stations, he belonged to a generation that helped lay the cultural foundations of what the world now knows as Afrobeats. The stages were loud, the crowds devoted, the future, at least on the surface seemed clearly defined.
Then, almost without announcement, the music faded. Nearly two decades later, Taiwo has re-emerged, not with a comeback…
