Wizkid: Long Live Lagos is an immersive documentary that offers an intimate look into the life of 35-year-old Nigerian pop star Wizkid, while also situating his superstardom within a much larger political, social, and cultural framework. Rather than limiting itself to presenting a portrait of a star, the film makes a valiant attempt at explaining how one artist’s rise mirrors the emergence of a global industry around Afrobeats — Nigerian contemporary pop music — which has never existed with this level of…
