D’banj has featured Seun Kuti on a new song. D’banj and the Afrobeat musician had teamed up for a collaboration weeks before the lockdown occasioned by coronavirus pandemic. A close source hinted that the song also featured the popular Egypt…
Tony Allen for honour at Lagos tribute concert
Tony Allen, Ace drummer, Afrobeat living legend and former drummer of Fela Kuti is being honored as Inspiro Productions; Zome International & Metroventures organises a tribute concert on Sunday, December 29 in his honour at the upscale Reserve Lounge, Restaurant…
STAR launches new label with Burna Boy
Star has launched a new label with Burna Boy and everyone is raving about the all-new STAR. Star lager is up to something exciting again, as the brand recently launched an all-new label which has got everyone talking. The all-new…
Adeoluwa out with high energy ‘S’okan’ music video
Afrobeat upstart, Adeoluwa, has released the visuals for his hit summer single ‘S’okan’ featuring American rapper, C.A.L. The single, a tune from his debut album After Bells and Whistles, finds the singer pining after his SS2 sweetheart. Shot by Mckorey…
Dear millennial, let me introduce you to Fela Kuti – Dami Ajayi
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti would have turned 81 on October 15 of this year, but for the fact that he has been dead for more than 22 years. The implication of this is that there is a cohort of Millenials who never…
5 times Falz proved to be Fela’s biggest fan
On June 8, the walls of Eko Convention Centre will be bursting at the seams with excitement, colour and music as A-list Nigerian entertainer, Falz, prepares to take the stage for the second edition of his highly anticipated live show,…
Where the hell is Lagbaja? -Dami Ajayi
Once upon a time, in the Lagos of our recent past, specifically the 90s and early noughties, there was a musician whose sound held sway in the city. Strike that. Let’s say his music was the soundtrack of the city,…
A Random Night at the New Afrika Shrine – Dami Ajayi
The New Afrika Shrine is the best place to be any given Sunday evening Femi Kuti and his Positive Force Band are in town. Located towards the outskirts (read entrance) of Lagos, it is close enough to the seat of…
MTV Base’s Musicology wades into the Afrobeat vs Afrobeats debate
MTV Base Musicology will air an exciting new episode that features the age old Afrobeat vs. Afrobeats debate on Thursday, July 26 at 8 PM on MTV Base. Hosted by VJ Ehiz, the new episode gathers key stakeholders and practitioners…