The Good Doctor Dami Ajayi reviews Oma Lay’s debut EP . Thisislagos.ng resident music critic says the Port Harcourt boy is leading the vanguard of a change of guard in the Nigerian music scene. Apple Music agrees as it debuts…
Annotations on Brymo’s “Yellow’ – Dami Ajayi
i. Brymo is in a class of his own. Popular since he lent his voice to Ice Prince’s biggest song, Oleku, ten years on Brymo is still brimming with songs while Ice Prince has waned into a mere citizen. This…
Chike’s “Boo of the Booless” is a landmark achievement, forgive its crass title – Dami Ajayi
Chike took a long winding road to making an album but in February 14, 2020, he dropepd his debut, a Valentine day’s gift to a teeming horde of expectant if not exasperated fans. Chike did exactly what vocal powerhouse Waje…
Naira Marley, Marlians and his aural pornography – Dami Ajayi
There is an on-going revolution in Nigeria—and the most unlikely hero, Naira Marley, is stirring it.Before we come to what this revolution is and what it means, a few words about Naira Marley: Born Afeez Fashola, partly groomed in Agege,…
A playlist for Mr Ehikhamenor – Dami Ajayi
Victor Ehikhamenor paints to music. To watch Victor Ehikhamenor at work is to be opportune: to wake up at dawn before the sun, to gain access into his Ikoyi studio, sit on his famous Ankara armchair, watch him feet-shod, apron-tied,…
Fireboy DML’s “Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps” signals coming of new guard – Dami Ajayi
Fireboy DML’s debut album has been anticipated since his breakthrough single ‘Jealous’ crept up on us subtly and became an earworm. His silky voice, deliberate wordplay and swain’s strophe makes him that chap that could divest a woman’s underpants while…
Oya, come and see why Davido is having “A Good Time” -Dami Ajayi
Davido’s hugely anticipated second LP and third body of work, “A Good Time”, has been assigned full marks by a cohort of fans and ardent listeners. Lasting exactly one hour and seventeen songs, it attempts to present an omnibus of…
What does Burna boy’s Grammy nomination mean for Afrobeats? – Dami Ajayi
This month has been special for Burna Boy and his team. On November 18, NPR released the video recording of Burna Boy’s intimate (read self-absorbed) tiny desk concert performance. The liner notes hinted at some distaste for how Burna Boy…
Joeboy gets a foot in the door with ‘Love & Light’ – Dami Ajayi
It appears a new guard of crooners have been thrust upon us—and old hands that came into their own after 2010—the likes of Olamide, Wizkid, Davido should start preparing their hand-over notes. Fireboy DML, Crayon, Rema and Joeboy, T-Classic, and…
Hey, do you know the meaning of Zanku? – Dami Ajayi
Zlatan Abeg No Kill Us, aka Zanku, began its commercial appeal first as a dance, then as a song, before it became a humorous warning, then lent itself to the album title of the eponymous and enterprising Zlatan. Before we…