Over 25 events held during the seven days of the carnival
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A Good Time – Davido’s album gains over one billion streams
The international recording company made the milestone known on social media with the post “Huge congratulations to @davidoofficial – A Good Time has officially reached OVER 1 BILLION streams!”
Femi Kuti 10 track-playlist
The ten songs on this playlist are selected from his extensive discography, some recorded in the studio and others live.
Sierra Leone singer nominated in US Blues Blast Music Award
Named ‘Album of the Month’ in February by the French-speaking Blues Radios Collective (CRB), Salone has enjoyed frequent airplay on radio shows in Europe, Australia, Canada and the USA.
Lost Majek Fashek video resurfaces on YouTube
The music video was popular on Nigerian television when Majek Fashek was at the zenith of his career in the early 1990s before the internet revolution. He effectively brought the Big Apple to Nigerians in a sing-along fashion that music fans adored, the video was widely popular.
Shun Breezy: Sony Music West Africa unveils new kid on the block
Sony Music Entertainment label announced its newest starlet, Shun Breezy with the release of his single titled ‘Oju Aja’ on … More
Interview: J Slught, the Liberian revelation
Last February, he won the Best RnB/Soul Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration awards at the TunesLiberia Music Awards, confirming his status as one of Liberia’s top artists.
Excitement as pictures of the world’s rarest gorillas emerge from Nigeria
Extremely shy of humans due to a long history of persecution, Cross River gorillas live in the most rugged and inaccessible parts of the mountain range.
Abiodun finds Girl Like You
Fufu, his debut album with BANTU (a band that features his brother Ade Odukoya, popularly known as Ade BANTU) was released in 2000.
Berkley Jones Ike, BLO guitarist dies at 71
By Uchenna Ikonne Berkley Jones Ike, the guitarist of Nigeria’s first Afro- rock group BLO has died in Asaba, Delta … More
Wole Soyinka – Virtual art exhibition to celebrate an icon at 86
The project, on its third installment, themed ‘Timeless Memories’ is an art series created and curated by Oludamola Adebowale to celebrate the legacy of Africa’s first Nobel Laureate (literature) and human rights activist
Femi Kuti: Celebrating the king of Afrobeat
The photos, all taken by Bolaji Alonge over the years, show the star in his element as a father, friend, musician and a leader on stage, backstage, at home, at the Afrika Shrine and on tour.