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Fireboy DML Gets Personal With “ZUKO!”
Across 40 minutes of R&B, dancehall, house and three-step, Fireboy DML delivers his most vulnerable and personal album yet.
BY Abioye Damilare Samson
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FOLA’s “9” Finds New Shades Within Its Signature Sound
On his sophomore album, the Nigerian singer-songwriter moves between romance, faith and ambition with his honeyed vocals intact, but occasionally struggles to sustain momentum when familiar patterns recur without enough variation.
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For Gaise Baba, Afro-Gospel Has Room for Every Sound
On God Is Cooking, the Nigerian gospel artiste moves across contemporary genres while drawing on a 1922 recording by Reverend J. J. Ransome-Kuti, connecting Afro-Gospel’s present to its musical history.
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The National Theatre’s Emerging Role in Nigerian Live Music
From Adekunle Gold’s orchestral concert to Davido’s forthcoming residency, the restored Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts is creating new possibilities for live performance, though its long-term place in the music industry remains to be seen.
BY Abioye Damilare Samson
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