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How Shina Peters Betrayed His Biggest Benefactor, MKO Abiola And Almost Lost His Career
Every week the until book is released, I will share a story about Nigerian music history and its players. This week features Sir Shina Peters, MKO…
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Cheated By Paul McCartney And “Killed” By British Immigration: The Unfulfilled Life Of Jimmy Scott Emuakpor
Born in Sapele, Nigeria, Anonmuogharan Emuakpor inspired one of the Beatles' biggest hits and was never credited for it.
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Baba Suwe: A Merchant of Mirth And The Tears of A Clown
His persona created a pathway for many others to follow. He made it a thing for Nigerian films to have a silly, often unrealistic character who provided…
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Queen Salawa Abeni: The Housemaid Who Modernized Wákà Music And Became A Legend
Salawa knew she wanted to be like the stars she heard on radio but her childlike mind could not even fathom how that was going to happen. Nobody could…
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Why Afrobeats Inherited Fuji's Energy, Not Highlife or Juju's Groove
One day, the cock of the walk...
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I'm Writing A Book About Burna Boy
And I thought you should know about it.
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Distant Cousins: Why Fuji And Hip Hop Are More Related Than You Thought
True Hip Hop heads would know the five pillars of the art are B’boying (dance), MCing (rapping) Graffiti, DJing and Beatboxing (vocal percussions). It…
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So... I wrote a book
There’s so little documented record of our music history/pop culture in the last couple of decades. It’s why I’m doing this: it hasn’t been that long…
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The Sound of Change: Why Afrobeats Needs Pepsi Music Academy
The timing couldn’t be better: we’re in a time where such is sorely lacking.
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Introducing Mr Fuji, A Podcast About Sikiru Ayinde Barrister
This podcast is aimed at exploring his life and times, focusing on his creation of the music genre, challenges, successes, themes, death and legacy.
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Music Is (Still) The Weapon (For Revolution)
It is time for musicians to now embrace that “protester “role and further amplify the message. This movement of ours needs to be similarly properly…
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History Made Now Available For Pre-order
Hello there.
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