The post-2020 class of Nigeria’s Afrobeats stars has reached for Fela’s source in ways that barely recognise the stature of the late icon.
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From Juju to Afrobeats: Charting the Last 100 Years of Nigerian Pop Music
Since the birth of Nigeria as a nation and the subsequent emergence of national popular music, four eras of pop can be charted based on socioeconomic and political events, …
Why Has Protest Music Dried up in Nigeria?
Young Nigerians are protesting bad governance and police brutality. Where is the music to assist them?