Nigeria music Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/nigeria-music/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:12:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://afinjufm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cropped-Afinju_Logo-removebg-preview-32x32.png Nigeria music Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/nigeria-music/ 32 32 233669348 From Vinyl to Viral: The Changing Face of Nigerian Artistes https://afinjufm.com/from-vinyl-to-viral-the-changing-face-of-nigerian-artistes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-vinyl-to-viral-the-changing-face-of-nigerian-artistes https://afinjufm.com/from-vinyl-to-viral-the-changing-face-of-nigerian-artistes/#respond Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:04:06 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=18957 Nigeria’s entertainment industry, particularly the music sector, has recently been experiencing significant all-round growth, driven by advanced musical equipment, the influence of social media, and other ongoing technological innovations. These factors have greatly impacted the ever-evolving industry in terms of audience reception and financial returns, against what the reality was several years ago. Years ago, […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/from-vinyl-to-viral-the-changing-face-of-nigerian-artistes/feed/ 0 18957 The Rise and Tragic End of Ayinde Bakare, Nigeria’s Mr. Juju https://afinjufm.com/the-rise-and-tragic-end-of-ayinde-bakare-nigerias-mr-juju/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-rise-and-tragic-end-of-ayinde-bakare-nigerias-mr-juju https://afinjufm.com/the-rise-and-tragic-end-of-ayinde-bakare-nigerias-mr-juju/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:16:58 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=18863 In the history of Jùjú music in Nigeria, Sabiu Ayinde Bakare Ajikobi is one of the names that contributed to the longevity of the genre for his commitment to making music his way of life, with an unwavering focus on maintaining the quality of the music genre. Ayinde Bakare, who would later earn “Mr Juju” […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/the-rise-and-tragic-end-of-ayinde-bakare-nigerias-mr-juju/feed/ 0 18863 Tunde King: The Pioneer, Maker of Jùjú Kings https://afinjufm.com/tunde-king-the-pioneer-maker-of-juju-kings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tunde-king-the-pioneer-maker-of-juju-kings https://afinjufm.com/tunde-king-the-pioneer-maker-of-juju-kings/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:48:19 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=18388 Jùjú is a Nigerian music genre widely accepted because of its originality, versatility, dynamism, relatability and beauty, rooted in Yoruba culture, fusing traditional percussion and vocals with Western instruments like the guitar. Jùjú music did not surface until a group called “Area Boys,” with an inspirational leader, Abdulrafiu Babatunde King, who would later be referred […]

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