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The Noise About Grammy
The more I read on social media, the more I feel compelled to comment on the Grammy Awards. However, winning a Grammy does not automatically make you the most popular, successful, or best artist with ...
LOS ANGELES — JuJu Watkins scored 28 points, Kiki Iriafen added 24 points and 10 rebounds and fourth-ranked Southern California defeated No. 22 Michigan State 83-75. Watkins, who leads the Big ...
A new documentary, The Odyssey, will comb through a century of traditional Nigerian music to arrive at the present, say filmmakers Bobo Omotayo, Abba T. Makama and Adekunle Gold ...
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King Sunny Ade: Evergreen Musician
Sunny Adé‘s stage show was characterized by top musicianship, highlighted by his guitar mastery, and dexterous dancing.’ Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye MFR (born 22 September 1946), known professionally as ...
We just create a safe space for people to really enjoy indigenous music, because [it’s] really losing its roots.” The Odyssey looks to other genres like sakara, apala, ajiwere, fuji ...
In a statement issued by Ambassador Yemi Farounbi-led Nigerian music legend King Sunny ... with the late lady of Legendary Juju singer, King Sunny Ade, has shared insights into his close ...
Makama, the film aims to illuminate the timeline of Yoruba music from its foundational genres like Were, Sakara, Apala, Juju, and Fuji to its transformative impact on modern Afrobeats.
As a teenager, he toured and recorded with the Inter-Reformers Band, the group led by Nigerian Juju music legend, Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey. His talents eventually brought him international ...