Tag: Africa Music

Last Tuesday morning, lovers of the music of late ace Yoruba Apala musician, Ayinla Omowura, aka Hadji Costly, Egunmogaji, lost one of the connoisseurs of that traditional music. Waheed Ganiyu was my friend, with whom I shared intellectual conversations on Omowura. He knew Omowura like the back of his hands, though like me, he never met the Abeokuta, capital of… Read More

Get real time updates directly on you device, subscribe now. Subscribe Popular musician, Joel Amadi aka Joe El says he has not been able to get over the trauma of his father’s killing by bandits in 2020. Amadi had revealed at the time that his father, a pig farmer, was shot three times in the head in Zikpak Village, Kafanchan,… Read More

Budding singer, Umughare Prosper, aka Holmes, may not have been in the music industry for a long time but he has started ‘rolling’ with the big boys in the industry. He featured Davido, Ice Prince and other sensational artistes in his forthcoming Extended Play album, HolmesSzn. The singer noted that he featured Davido and Ice Prince because he admired their… Read More

The ChristGEO Media Group Inc. prepares for the launch of our new Christian show “Hollywood Inspiration With Auti Ali” – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Sunday, June 20, 2021 · 544,302,992 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases… Read More

Nigerian Singer, Augustine Miles Kelechi, popularly known as Tekno has revealed why it is impossible for him to stick to one woman. The singer, in a video via his Instagram story on Friday night, revealed that he has found it difficult to be with one woman because there are a lot of beautiful women in the world. According to him,… Read More

The Managing Director of the Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh Health Trust, Niniola Williams, tells MOBOLA SADIQ about the pains of losing her aunt (Adadevoh) to Ebola, how the family has kept her dreams alive and other issues Tell us about your family and educational background? I am blessed with a large and loving family. Interestingly, our roots go beyond Nigeria.… Read More

LAGOS: Founder of Beth Modeling Agency, Elizabeth Elohor (center), pose with friends during a reception to mark the launch of the Future Face of Africa. In Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos an international model casting was on the hunt for the face of the future. Elizabeth Elohor is sure that it will be an African one. The former top model created… Read More

In today’s overcrowded music landscape where individuality is dwindling, Lagos-based dancehall/reggae artiste Jahblend is worth noticing. On SoundCloud, where he’s uploaded dancehall covers for Dave’s Burna Boy-featured Location and YCee’s Juice with Maleek Berry, was an interesting exercise in artistry and showmanship. Although dancehall/reggae music has been around for some time, Jahblend is looking to be no one other than… Read More

Bringing Authenticity Back to Rap and Hip Hop: The Much Awaited ‘Return of Da Yopp’ – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Saturday, June 19, 2021 · 544,264,314 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS… Read More

There is no gainsaying the fact that the Nigerian music industry has grown in leaps and bounds. If ever there was any doubt that Nigerian musicians were now the toasts of the world, the recent Grammy Award win by Burna Boy put paid to that. However, as the industry seems to be growing daily, there is an ugly aspect that… Read More