Tolani Is Creating Music on Her Own Terms – Afrocritik

A person in a dark, textured cloak poses with one hand on their chest and the other holding the cloak's hood, against a plain background. The black and white image evokes the soulful artistry found in Tolani’s music, featured on Afrocritik.

“I find that authenticity is something that perfectionism robs you of”. – Tolani

By Emmanuel ‘Waziri’ Okoro

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What does perfection look like, and who decides when you’ve reached it? I’ve wrestled with this question perhaps more times than I care to admit. Each time I wrap up a project and move on to the next, I often find myself asking: Did I give it everything? Was it perfect? Will the next one be? I never quite land on an answer. Even when I receive a nod of approval from peers, there’s often a…