music commentary
Unlock Open Doors: Davido’s “IF” by Samsudeen Alabi
My phone sat between my hands, with fingers hovering over the lit screen. At the other end is my Kenyan friend, “typing.” And then my screen flushes with her text. She lists seven Nigerian musicians and a song or two alongside their names. I couldn’t but nod with pride. Across the vast African landscape: from…
Mongrels, Inter-national Envy and Polyamorous Realities by Nduka Akpe
Mongrels, like our Bingos, are Beautiful Too Nomereloss, God bless his soul, had only one commercially accepted solo-performed single. It was a remake of Ìyàwó Ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀. It was Beau Sia, who in discussing nostalgia, asked why we always have to associate music with our (love) lives. That said, it is important to note that Nigerian…