Music
In many areas of technical expertise related to music, there is no shortage of men.
My expectations for new artists are tougher than most who consume and enjoy music.
I started experimenting with my voice around the age of nine by mimicking voices of performers like Musiliu Ishola.
Nigeria has a fragmented and weak infrastructure for its music industry similar to other industries in the country.
I am actually happy that I introduced a great style of Fuji to Nigeria and Africa, I am happy that the younger generations can get inspirations from my classics or even do remixes of my past songs.
The records catch the music, but not the live trance and magic. I loved King Sunny live.
Tiwa Savage is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and performer who inked a management deal with Sean “Jay Z” Carter’s Roc Nation.
Grime music is a very prominent part of UK subculture primarily followed by the indigenous blacks and those who have migrated to the region over the years.
A few weeks back, I was listening to a playlist on the music app Spotify and discovered a new artist by the name of Tunji Ige.
Back in 2009, I attended a party at a hotel in Nigeria and got my first real look at the changing landscape of culture through the nightclub scene in Lagos.