Almost every music lover knows the song “Easy Motion Tourist” made popular by Fatai Rolling Dollars. But what many do not know is that Fatai did not wrote the song. So, who did? Thisislagos.ng’s resident music critic, Dami Ajayi schools…
When Somi Jazz caught up with Lagos-Dami Ajayi
I met Somi’s ‘The Lagos Music Salon’ three years ago at least 30,000 feet above sea level on a flight en route Addis Ababa from Lagos. Bored with the Inflight Entertainment’s clutter of old films, I ventured into the music…
Let’s talk about Wizkid and Duncan Mighty’s “Fake Love”- Dami Ajayi
Seven weeks after its release, the single ‘Fake Love’, a KillerTunes produced duet between Duncan Mighty and Wizkid, has become a contender for the hottest song of 2018. Wizkid has already declared the song a classic on his social media…
DJ Neptune – No accolades for “Greatness?” – Dami Ajayi
In contemporary Nigerian music, the jury is still out on what should be done with the Long-Playing album. Should it be done away with as a true testimonial of its principal or as an inconsequential archival material fit only for…
Sheyi Shay and Victoria Kimani: A tale of two EPs – Dami Ajayi
Review of Seyi Shay’s Electric Package and Victoria Kimani’s Afropolitan EPs It has been two years since Seyi Shay’s huge gaff on National television. In that inglorious televised moment, she confidently supplied a dangerous meaning to that minor musical acronym,…
Bachelor’s Eve parties are for sinners – Dami Ajayi
It was a Thursday Night pretending to be a Friday Night. Why? Friday was a public holiday. You guessed right and there is just one standard Friday public holiday in the first quarter of the year. Good Friday? Yes, good. So…
One night at a strip joint -Dami Ajayi
One sleepless night, I got a call from my friend Chris, a night owl. A software programmer and an acquaintance from my University days, Chris used to be a church boy. All that changed when he came to Lagos. All…
In Praise of Remembrance – Dami Ajayi
Wana Udobang is a darling of the Lagos poetry scene. She wears so many hats, a case-study in cutting through many disciplines. A few years ago, she was better known as a radio on-air personality. These days she is the…
A Wizard Doles Out Life Lessons-Dami Ajayi
Brymo was recently seen in his latest music video, playing a piano around a bridge in Lagos, butt naked. Whilst the furore is loudest on social media, the consensus on his nudity is still conflicted, somewhere between obscenity and…
With Femi and Seun, Afrobeat no go die! – Dami Ajayi
Fela’s Afrobeat musical legacy is thriving. 2018 has begun on a good note with Femi and Seun Anikulapo-Kuti, two scions of the self-acclaimed maverick, releasing two studio albums. Femi Kuti calls his tenth album, One People One World while his…