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Many people made fun of me when I transitioned from Highlife to Afropop – Adekunle Gold
Adekunle Gold, the artist, has disclosed that he was ridiculed by critics when he transitioned from Highlife to Afropop. The musician debuted in 2015 with the tune 'Sade,' a highlife rendition…
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Deep Dive: 60 years after independence; has Nigerian music come of age?
Nigeria’s independence anniversary should not just be about politics or governance, it is supposed to be emancipation across every sector and industry and music is not left out. Since 1960,…
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[The Music Blog] Buzz Review: Suedeoff’s “Weekend” is a fresh neo-highlife tribute to winding down and Lagos nights
Over the past 20 months, West African highlife has witnessed a resurgence of sorts in the hip-life works of Mr Eazi, RunTown and most notably, Tekno's neo-highlife progression popularised as…
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Flavour, Bright Chimezie crown new king of highlife in Onitsha (PHOTOS)
Highlife legend Bright Chimeze and Flavour Na’bania crowned Chibest David as the next new king of highlife during the grand finale of the Hi-Life Fest, a musical competition aimed at…
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Chibest David wins Hi-Life Fest competition, expresses gratitude to Life Continental Beer
Chibest David yesterday emerged winner in the grand finale of the Hi-Life Fest competition organised by Life Continental Lager Beer. Hi-Life Fest is a talent competition aimed at discovering, training,…
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YNaija Exclusive: Say what you want but Mr. Eazi insists Ghana has an influence on Nigerian music
by Mazi Emeka Mr. Eazi has a scar, blackened and faded by time and age; it runs for about an inch or so from his left eye. They tell a…
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#YNaijaOnTheScene: We attended the 1st Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson Highlife Music Conference – here are the highlights
by Eromo Egbejule In 2011, the summer anthem on the continent was Ashawo (Nwa Baby) by Nigerian highlife and dancehall singer, Flavour Nabania. Unknown to many even till this day,…
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Hot Stuff: Actress, Jennifer Eliogu drops cool new single, ‘You & I’
by Rachel Ogbu You need to listen to this love song by Nollywood actress, Jennifer Eliogu titled 'You & I'. It has its chorus in Igbo which gives it a very…
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Up a notch: J Martins buys a Rolls Royce Phantom?
by Akan Ido J Martins, who hit the Nigerian music scene a few years ago with his own style of highlife tunes is doing big things if what we gather…
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Proud of their roots – Ruggedman ft Flavour in ‘Ebemsi’ video
by Taiwo Damilola Rugged man is back in the news again. This time, it's with the video for the song 'Ebemsi' - another track off his 'Untouchable' album. The song…
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