Tag: Africa Music

Popular socialite and businessman, Emeka ‘E-Money’ Okonkwo, has sponsored Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, to the United Kingdom. Portable took to his Instagram page to share photos and videos of himself and the socialite at the airport. The Zazuu crooner also revealed on Tuesday that he’ll be performing in three cities, while in the UK. Hailing E-Money… Read More

Singer Tolulope Ajayi, popularly known as T-Classic, has been hospitalised after allegedly being poisoned. A friend of the prominent singer posted the news on the social media with the entertainer on the hospital bed. Although not much information was given as to where, when and how the incident occurred, it was however alleged that it was an attempt to take… Read More

Famous Hausa singer, Dauda Kahutu Rarara, known for his numerous songs in honour of President Muhammadu Buhari and other key northern politicians, spoke against what he perceived as the shortcoming of the current administration in a new song. In the song, he led a group of other prominent Hausa singers under the 13-13 Kannywood. The development generated a debate on… Read More

Multifaceted Ghanaian rap artiste, Osei Kwaku Vincent, better known by his stage name Strongman has hinted of dropping a new music. Strongman is a distinctive Ghanaian act with a unique approach to making music. He gain recognition for winning the maiden edition of the ‘Next Big Thing in GH Rap ’. The multiple award winning rapper and Strong Empire head… Read More

Music creation platform Splice has entered into a partnership with African music streaming service Boomplay. The deal will see the two companies introduce a new series of sample packs and collections from Afrobeats artists, called ‘Beyond Afrobeats’. The series will also include a Beat Battle hosted by award-winning Nigerian producer, Sarz. Splice’s collaboration with Boomplay marks the music creation platform’s second… Read More

Nigeria’s Minister of Information & Culture, Lai Mohammed The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says Nigeria will host the Global Tourism Conference at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, in November. Mohammed said this on a TV Continental (TVC) current affairs programme titled, ‘This Morning,’ monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He said the… Read More

The seventh season of the Nigerian Idol competition is down to its top six contestants following the exit of David Operah. Nigerian Idol host, IK Osakioduwa, delivered the news at the start of the Sunday live show after revealing that a total of 22 million votes were recorded the previous week. This leaves Banty, Faith, Jordan, Itohan, Progress and Zadok… Read More

When was the last time you read a novel by a Nigerian author? If you haven’t, here is the perfect opportunity to familiarize yourself with some of the best Nigerian books by new and well-known writers from Nigeria.  I was only a teen when I was introduced to Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. It was an unusual book to me… Read More

New earphone breaks boundaries with tech that reduces HRTF distortion to deliver ‘unrivalled sound purity’ – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Monday, April 25, 2022 · 569,890,500 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS… Read More

Orlando Julius (Orlando Julius Aremu Olusanya Ekemode), who passed on 15 April 2022, lived the sort of life many had hoped fellow Afrobeat star Fela Kuti would. Julius was well-mannered, well-spoken and cultivated a reputation mostly devoid of raucousness and pyrotechnics. ALSO READ: To Mama Africa with love: ‘The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba’ THE RISE OF ORLANDO JULIUS IN AFROBEATS… Read More