Category: Music
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Wizkid returns with 7-track EP ‘Soundman Vol.1’ [DOWNLOAD]
Nigeria’s Afro-pop king, Ayodeji Balogun, better known as Wizkid, has released his 7-track extended play dubbed ‘Soundman Vol. 1’. The ‘Ojuelegba’ crooner shared the links of his new project on Friday. The new body of work features several other top music talents including Chronixx, Blaq Jerzee, DJ Tunez, and Kel P. “Update your playlist! #SoundmanEp…
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Veteran musician, Chris Hanen is dead
Veteran musician, Chris Hanen is dead. Former chairman of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Tony Okoroji, made the disclosure via a Facebook post on Wednesday. “I just received with shock the news of the passing on of the great Ozigizaga exponent, Chris Hanen. Chris was a very talented and committed musician who worked…
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Burna Boy leads Apple’s 2019 top 10 streamed songs
Afro-fusion artist, Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy, has topped the 2019 list of Apple Music most streamed artists. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the data, recently released by Apple Music, featured Artists in sub Sahara Africa whose songs were streamed via the platform. In the heavyweight list, Burna Boy had five songs…
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Musicians must not be competitors, we are all unique- Ebenezer Obey
Veteran Juju music maestro, Ebenezer Obey has urged Nigerian musicians to see themselves as collaborators and not as competitors. Obey made this known during a media parley ahead of Ariya Eko Music Festival. In his words: ”Musicians must not see themselves as competitors because everyone has his or her talent, which is unique to them.…
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Fans slam Davido for failing to show up at Jos concert
Angry fans of Davido have taken to their respective social media handles to rain curses on the pop star for failing to show up at a concert in Jos, Plateau state. In the video, the angry mob were seen in groups, throwing stones at the supposed venue of the event. TheNewsGuru recalls that on Friday,…
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Lagos stands still for Johnny Drille’s concert
The Lagos edition of the Johnny’s Room Live was nothing short of superb as the concert held at the Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island Lagos on Sunday, 27th of October, 2019. The show which kicked off a few minutes before 7 pm, was entertaining, interactive and fun for everyone in attendance thanks to the thrilling…
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You’re no musician if you can’t play musical instruments, says Uwaifo
Veteran musician Prof. Victor Uwaifo says that “good and real musicians’’ must be able to play at least three musical instruments to be classified as musicians. Uwaifo, a professor of arts, made the assertion when a delegation of the National Council of Arts and Culture visited his Revelation Tourists Palazzo Museum on Saturday in Benin.…
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Burna Boy backtracks, to perform in S’Africa despite xenophobic threats
Damini Ogulu, Nigerian Afro-fusion singer better known as Burna Boy, will be performing in South Africa, months after he had vowed not to step foot in the country. The award-winning singer had on September 3, threatened to shun the country over the recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians. In the wake of the heightened xenophobic attacks…
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Teni, Charly Boy, DJ Cuppy end Felabration 2019 on an unforgettable note
Fans of late Afrobeat music maestro, Fela Kuti gathered at New Afrika Shrine to mark the 81st posthumous birthday of the Afro-beat maestro. The week-long music fiesta finally ended on Sunday, 20th of October 2019 with the fans soaked in the intensity of not just good music, but also the atmosphere no thanks to marijuana…
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Headies 2019: Falz calls for release of Sowore
Nigerian rapper and actor, Falz caused a stir last night at the 2019 Headies awards .The entertainer called for the release of the co-convener of the RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore. Falz made this call during his speech as he accepted the award for the best rap single. He said: “ “Big thank you to the…