In this interview by ADERONKE ADESANYA, Founder and Artistic Director of HIGRO Ensemble Nigeria, Busuyi Ayowole, speaks on music, faith, cultural heritage and the 15-year journey of the ensemble. He ...

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When Nigerians talk about “Japa” — Yoruba slang for escape — they’re referring to the growing wave of young people seeking opportunities abroad. In Canada, especially in Toronto, that movement is ...

From streaming to luxury cars and private jets, here is how Nigerian Afrobeats stars make money and the financial pressure behind their lavish lifestyles ...

In just three short years, Nigerian street-pop savant Asake has become a giant in African music, meeting Wizkid, Davido, and Burna Boy in a place it took them three times that span to reach. What’s ...

Singer Timaya has said that Nigerian music wouldn't have been popular as it is today without the contributions of the late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela ...

Afrobeats singer Timaya has credited the late Afrobeat musician, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, with helping Nigerian music gain global ...

Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, known as King Sunny Adé, is 80 this year. He has devoted more than 60 years of his life to influencing Nigeria’s popular music and promoting the unique sounds of jùjú music.