Category: Afropop Music
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Davido- Nigeria’s most popular star
Davido is one of the most popular artists in recent mainstream history. Even though Davido was born in Atlanta, Georgia, he and his family have roots in Nigeria, and is consistently seen as Nigeria’s most-streamed artist on Spotify and Apple music. Throughout his career, he has managed to work with artists such as Chris Brown, Quavo,
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Wizkid, Nigerian And Proud Of It
By: Nellie Sainvil “Wizkid” or Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, was born July 16th, 1990 in Surulere, Ikeja, Nigeria making him 31 years of age. Ayodeji had a fascination with music at a very young age, so much so that he began producing music at no older than 11 years old. He dropped his first music video
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Akon’s Impact as an African Diaspora Artist
Aliaume Dalama Badara, better known as Akon, is a Senegalese – American artist born in St. Louis, Missouri. Akon started making music in 2004 and his journey as an artist and individual is deeply rooted in Africa and his experience in the Diaspora. He credits much of his success to Africa and, therefore, often acknowledges
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Tiwa Savage “Koroba”
Redefine the Diaspora Tiwatope Savage is a singer, songwriter, actor, and performer, known as one of the rising stars of the Nigerian music industry. Born in Isale Eko, she relocated to London at the age of 11 for her secondary education. Although she began her career by singing background vocals for George Michael, the Grammy-nominated singer
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WOMEN IN CONTROL
Nigerian and world-renowned writer, speaker Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spoke to the necessity of empowering females and feminism… “We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, ‘You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful. Otherwise, you will threaten the man.’
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The power of hip-hop: Africas FREEDOM FIGHTERS
The music industry has dramatically grown in the last couple of years despite harsh conditions faced by musicians on and off the continent. Music is sacred because it can calm the troubled mind, take away one’s sense of poverty, inequality, loneliness, and everything else that brings a burden. Political leaders, however, do not see music
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Lady Slyke & Dj Nesta – I Feel Alright
Lady Slyke has been extremely active in the Kampala and wider Ugandan Hip Hop scene. She has been rapping since the 90s and continues to produce music of quality with a strong backing of bars. Her style is obviously heavily influenced by the rhyme heavy flows of the 90s. She raps in multiple languages including
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Pro Poor Agenda – Bucky Raw
This song is called Pro Poor Agenda by Bucky Raw. This song elaborates upon all the injustices and grievances within Liberia. It delves into the spread of Ebola, the horrific and heinous slave trade in Liberia; in the song we find out that America partook in the Liberian slave trade; “people they was selling to
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“this is the light” – Sampa the great showcases unreleased song on systemic racism as part of a live virtual performance from zambia
Sampa The Great recently took part in “Black August 2020”, a free virtual benefit concert on the 31st of August 2020. The event, hosted by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement and Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) had the goal of promoting the release of all political prisoners and the abolition of prisons in the United