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When The Music Asks Questions: A Review Of ‘Where Do We Go’ By Ayra Starr
There are songs that make you groove, vibe and dance to their melodies, and there are songs that make you emotional, depressed and wanting to ask questions, as a result of their pensive and nostalgic lyrics. “Where Do We Go” by Ayra Starr belongs to the latter. Ayra Starr, born Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, released a […]
Stardom And The Burden Of The Past
Fame can change your life in one night – one hit song, one viral movie role, one big moment and suddenly the whole country knows your name. In today’s social media world, nothing truly disappears. Old tweets, interviews, pictures and careless jokes can resurface years later, especially when a celebrity is at the peak of […]
IK Dairo: The Ineffaceable Juju Music Contributor
Just as Tunde King, J.O Araba, Fatai Rolling Dollar and others contributed immensely to the evolution of Jùjú music previously referred to Palm Wine music, Isaiah Kehinde (I.K) Dairo is nothing less than a devoted artiste who also brought in his uniqueness and innovations to see the Jùjú music become a powerful genre of music […]
Akin Ogungbe: The Spectacle Pioneer Who Helped Build Yoruba Nollywood
At the foundation of today’s Yoruba film industry lies the tireless work of legendary actors and theatre pioneers whose sacrifices shaped what is now known as Yoruba Nollywood. Among these trailblazers was Christopher Akintola Ogungbe, popularly known as Akin Ogungbe, a man whose name became synonymous with creativity, discipline, and the propagation of Yoruba culture […]
Behind The Hit Song: The Ghost Writers Nobody Talks About
When a hit song drops, the charts light up, the crowd learns the lyrics, cameras flash, awards are presented, and celebration follows. Then, it looks like one person’s victory. But somewhere, maybe in a studio at 2am, someone else helped bring those lyrics to life. The person who shaped the hook, the one who fixed […]
Kola Ogunmola: the Nigerian Folk Opera Refiner
In Nigeria, like any other country, entertainment comes in different forms like music, dance, or drama, through which culture is projected and preserved. Just as the Father of Modern Nigerian Theatre, Hubert Ogunde, contributed to the birth and growth of Nigerian folk opera and its advancement, Kola Ogunmola was one of the early dramatists whose […]
Hubert Ogunde: Doyen of Modern Nigerian Theatre
The now-talked-about professional movie industry, which some considered a pleasure or at most a career, was once taken as a calling, ministry and tool to address societal menace by the pioneers of Nigerian theatre who laid the foundation for modern dramatic arts in the mid-20th century. Some of the names that cannot skip the lips […]
Ayinla Omowura: An Unreal Apala Talent, Voice
Ayinla Omowura, in his lifetime, contributed immensely to the growth, innovation and potency of music in society through his social commentaries, teachings, criticism and communication of government policies and other social issues he addressed with his musical prowess. Anigilaje, as he was fondly called, did not confine himself because of his inaccessibility to formal education; […]
Fan Wars: When Support Turns Into Violence
It usually starts after a chart ranking is posted, then a blogger makes a comparison; within moments, timelines are on fire, hashtags trend, insults fly, old interviews are dug up, even family members are dragged, all in the name of “supporting” a favorite celebrity. Social media platforms reward engagement and nothing drives engagement like conflict. […]
Haruna Ishola: An Enduring Spirit Behind the Birth of Apala Music
Apala music, amongst the powerful music genres loved by all in Yoruba land today, was not all rosy from the get-go of its creation by the Apala king, Haruna Ishola Bello, following its struggles for acceptance and connection among the Yorubas and Nigeria as a whole. Born in 1919 in Igbaire, Oke-Sopin, Ijebu-Igbo, in present-day […]