Adekemi Faturoti is an avid lover of art. She has a peculiar interest in music and fashion. Faturoti is presently in her penultimate year studying law at the University of Lagos and has an appreciable knowledge of intellectual property, particularly patent and copyright. Adekemi Faturoti aims to be a renowned writer.
Leaving your mark on the Nigerian music industry is not easy. It requires genius, commitment, and vision. Many songs, albums, and music videos produced in the industry do not withstand...
The richness of African music is best exemplified by its various genres including juju, fuji, apala, Afro-beat, highlife and more lately, Afro-pop. Of course, there are also the several talents,...
Named after former United States’ president, James Monroe, Monrovia the capital of Liberia, is the second permanent Black American settlement in Africa, after Freetown in Sierra Leone. Liberia’s cultural, political...
With a fast growing economy and a multilingual population of about two million, Accra stretches along the Ghanaian Atlantic coast and extends north inland. The city has simply transformed from...
Today, the African fashion industry is experiencing phenomenal growth due largely to the efforts of a glut of talent pushing its barriers, dressing up some of the world’s biggest celebrities,...
Highlife is ranked so high as one of the most popular music genres in Nigeria that it is quite a feat to be considered one of its best promoters or...
The waves created by the song Water No Get Enemy by Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti in 1975 on the Soundwork label can be likened to the wave generating capacity of...
An evergreen song is one which when released, met with the popular approval and appreciation, thereafter becoming a measuring standard for songs in the same genre. Iyogogo by Onyeka Onwenu...
It is a popular position that music is inspired by personal experiences and feelings. Tracks borne from this source are less strenuously composed than those inspired by someone else’s story,...
Anchored by Adekemi Faturoti, on review of Lágbájá’s chart-topping song Skentele Skontolo begins our review of evergreen songs across Nigeria and Africa. Covering a broad range of genres from highlife,...