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Descending from Fela’s Afrobeat to Wizkid’s Afrobeats
Once upon a time, long before brazenness dissolved into the air inhaled by youths, Àkèré, the son of Onítùre, was a prince in an Ọ̀yọ́ village called Ìkẹyọ̀. In lands faraway, Àkèré is called Frog, ...
Wizkid’s story has been told in pieces over the years — through world tours, chart-topping singles, cultural shifts, and viral moments — but Wizkid: Long Live Lagos aims to connect every thread. The ...
A recording artist since the age of 11, Wizkid has carved out a space for himself among the "Afrobeats" school of African musicians. The documentary follows the intense preparation for a 2023 ...
This context matters, especially now, because the current argument around Wizkid and Fela did not grow out of a serious interrogation of history or cultural meaning. It erupted the way many Nigerian ...
Having started penning songs at the tender age of 11, Michael Omoh aka Micho Tello is one of the fast rising music stars trying to take the Afrobeats buzz to the next level. The young singer cum ...
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