General Artists

How Seun Kuti, the youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, took over Egypt 80 at fourteen and built his own Grammy-nominated career carrying the genre’s political torch forward.

An in-depth look at the life and career of Nigerian “alternative soul” pioneer Bez — from his difficult early years in Jos to becoming one of Nigeria’s most distinctive musical voices.

Discover the life, career and rise of Nigerian singer Ric Hassani — from his early influences and education to the hits and the Nigerian Idol judging role that made him a household name.

The story behind Victor AD, the Nigerian singer whose 2018 hit “Wetin We Gain” became a generational anthem — from his Lagos upbringing to his breakthrough with Davido.

In Nigerian music, there are artists who chase trends and there are artists who are the trend. Flavour N’abania belongs to the second category. At […]

There is something almost unsettling about Nasty C’s talent — the kind of unsettling you feel when you realize you are watching someone operate at […]

In 2015, a young rapper from Mahikeng, North West Province, made South African music history: Refiloe Maele Phoolo — known as Cassper Nyovest — sold […]

Ntombezinhle Jiyane — known professionally as DJ Zinhle — has spent well over a decade proving that South Africa’s electronic music scene has room for […]

When a song called “Essence” — a shimmering, sensual Afrobeats track featuring Tems — spent weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2021, it was […]

The easy narrative about Davido is that he is a rich kid who bought his way into the music industry. It is also mostly wrong. […]