Tag: Africa Music

An Igbo young man playing the Abia (drum). Image from Ou Travel and Tour, used with permission Read the first part of this series on the pioneers of Igbo highlife music here. Igbo highlife provided comfort and hope for the Igbos, an ethnic group living mainly in southeastern Nigeria, after a devastating civil war that ended in 1970. In face… Read More

Mr Sultan Teslim, Project Coordinator, Concerned Nation Builders Initiative, a non-governmental organisation, on Thursday urged  Nigerians to elect  credible leaders in 2023. Teslim said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Epe, Lagos State, that Nigerians must vote wisely in the next elections to put the country on the path of greatness. He said that votes… Read More

The European Union (EU) has partnered with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to organise the second edition of ‘Youth Votes Count’, a free music concert to encourage more youths to register and vote in the 2023 general elections. guardian.ng Sourced From Nigerian Music Read More

The Benue State Police Command has said a popular singer, Terungwa Ikon, whose body was discovered near a river, was shot by hoodlums. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Catherine Anene, in a statement on Tuesday evening, said 13 suspects had been arrested in connection with the killing. Anene said the cult leader, who lured the deceased to the… Read More

For the past few hours, there have been a sudden, now ubiquitous change on the statuses of many Nigerians using the popular messaging app known as WhatsApp. This comes after a popular gospel singer, Nathaniel Bassey urged Christians across different social medium to share the name ‘Jesus’ into the atmosphere following the attack on Christian worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo… Read More

At least 38 people are confirmed dead and scores of others were wounded in Sunday’s attack on a Catholic church in Owo in southwest Nigeria, according to the Catholic diocese of Ondo State, where the incident took place. No group has claimed responsibility for the massacre and authorities have yet to identify the attackers, a police spokesperson told AP news… Read More

Hope for Dark Times. How Minneapolis Musician Reverse Mechanic is Shining Light in 2022 – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Wednesday, June 8, 2022 · 575,951,642 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds… Read More

By Chinonso Ihekire 08 June 2022   |   4:03 pm After going on a hit-making streak in the Nigerian music industry, multi-talented hit record producer, Daniel Williams, professionally known as Yung Willis, is now gearing up to wear multiple hats as he floats his own record label, Royal Music Records, as well as releases his debut single and album.… Read More

YouNews June 8, 2022 Celebrity, Entertainment, News, Politics 66 Views Singer, Timi Dakolo, has slammed the All Progressives Congress for using his song without his permission. His hit song, Great Nation, was played at a point during the presidential primaries of the ruling party on Tuesday. Reacting, he tweeted, “Why use an artist song without their permission in a rally… Read More

  Timi Dakolo, the Nigerian singer, has lamented over the use of his song ‘Great Nation’ at the presidential primaries of the All Progressiv… Timi Dakolo, the Nigerian singer, has lamented over the use of his song ‘Great Nation’ at the presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC).   The ruling party’s presidential primaries are underway at Eagle Square… Read More