Tag: Africa Music

Late Victor Uwaifo Celebrated Nigerian highlife musician, Sir Victor Uwaifo has died, aged 80. Uwaifo died on Saturday in Benin, capital of Edo State, South-South, Nigeria, one of his children, Uwaifo Peter de Rock, said on his social media page on Saturday evening. “Daddy. Why Did you leave us now. Prof sir Victor UWAIFO has gone to rest. Black Saturday… Read More

Veteran fuji singer, Adewale Ayuba, popularly known as Mr Johnson, is of the belief that despite the dominance of hip-hop and afro-pop genres of music, fuji music will not go extinct. Speaking in an interview with Sunday Scoop, Ayuba said, “As long as Nigeria exists, fuji music shall live. It is a genre of music we can call ours because… Read More

Legendary highlife musician, Sir Victor Uwaifo died on Saturday at the age of 80 in Benin. The music icon whose tracks “Joromi” and “Mammy Water” were hits till his demise, was a multi instrumentalist and a renowned virtual artist. One of his children, Uwaifo Peter de Rock, broke the news of the demise of the Professor of Visual Arts at… Read More

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has mourned the late Victor Uwaifo, stating that the legendary highlife musician brought glory to Nigeria. The President made this known in a statement by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina on Saturday. Uwaifo died at the age of 80 in Benin as one of his children, Peter de Rock, broke… Read More

Grammy award-winning artist, Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy, treated fans to a sensational concert at the O2 Arena in London on Friday night. The concert, which is a part of Burna Boy’s Twice as Tall tour, featured electrifying performances from the host and other fast rising Nigerian artists like Omah lay, Rema and Ruger. Thanking Burna Boy for… Read More

Multiple award winner and Afrofusion pioneer, Burna Boy shut down London on Friday, August 27, with his headline concert performance at the O2 Arena as part of his ‘Space Drift Arena Tour’.The O2 Arena, known for being the second-highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, and tagged the world’s busiest music arena, had its concert hall packed to the… Read More

Bbc Asian network spins Ibbz Awan’s new song on radio show – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Saturday, August 28, 2021 · 549,993,005 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other Services Questions?… Read More

Posted by African Examiner African News, Entertainment, Entertainment News, Featured, Latest News, News Saturday, August 28th, 2021 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer/ songwriter, Ikechukwu Ahiauzu alias Ric Hassani, has lamented his inability to find the right life partner, saying that finding someone these days is scary. The renowned music star, who said he had handed over his search for a… Read More

Buju Fast-rising Nigerian singer, Buju, has disclosed how he got featured on Wizkid’s Made In Lagos Deluxe Edition. The music star took to his Twitter page to share a screenshot of his conversation with Wizkid on Instagram. The “Lenu” crooner had commented on the superstar singer’s Insta-Story. Wizkid then replied him and asked him to link up with him in… Read More

Between 16 and 22 August 2021, a total of 2,539 movements were recorded in the states of Adamawa and Borno. The recorded movements consisted of 1,837 arrivals and 702 departures. Arrivals were recorded at locations in Askira/Uba, Bama, Gwoza, and Monguno, and Ngala Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the most conflict-affected state of Borno and in Fufore, Girei, Gombi, Hong,… Read More