Tag: West Africa
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Nigeria: Davido Hints At Quitting Music After Next Album
Nigerian Afrobeat singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has hinted at quitting music.
He was reacting to the recent pictures and videos doctored against...
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Nigeria: Reps Panel Holds Hearing On Mohbad's Royalties, Music Rights
Mohbad, an ex-signee of Naira Marley's record label, a label owned by Azeez Fashola, died at 27 under unclear circumstances on 12 September.
The House...
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Nigeria: The Rise and Legacy of Afrobeat Music From Fela Kuti to Modern Artists
Afrobeat is a genre of music that originated in Nigeria in the 1960s and 1970s. It is a fusion of West African music, jazz,...
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Nigeria: Five Iranian Girls Arrested for Dancing to Rema's Song
Five young Iranian ladies who danced to Nigerian Afrobeat singer and rapper, Divine Ikubor, professionally known as Rema’s song ‘Calm Down’ have been allegedly...
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Africa: The Diva Who Brought African Pop to the World Stage
Revered as "Africa's premier diva" by Time magazine, Angelique Kidjo has been instrumental in putting African music on the global stage.
The Beninese multiple award-winning...
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Liberia: Liberian Afro Pop Artist, Benji Cavalli, Against the Odds in the Industry
Benjamin B. Kai, popularly known as Benji Cavalli, is a Liberian Afrobeat, Gbema, and Highlife artist, instrumentalist, songwriter, and dancer. Benji was born April...
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From Nigeria to the world: Afrobeats is having a global moment
Another Grammy Awards season and there is a growing list of African nominees. For African music enthusiasts, it is heartwarming...
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2022 Grammys: what Fela Kuti has to do with West Africa’s growing pop fame
There are a record number of African nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards and they are almost all from West...