Tagged: Nigeria
Lungu Lungu: Welcome to Chigeria
Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, it’s Chicago-via-Nigeria rapper The GTW’s “Cravings.” I’m on the … read more »
POSTED November 20, 2012 6:22PM IN Lungu Lungu, MP3 / STREAMS, MUSIC NEWS
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TAGS: 4814 ep, benfang, Chicago, chigeria, daveed lozano, dj newlife, fex, foreign exchange chicago, greater than wealth, gtw, ibibio, itzi nallah, mc zulu, Nigeria, petite noir, Spoek Mathambo
Maki Oh: Old Spool
The radical traditions of Nigeria’s Maki Oh. “It’s sad that we allow cultures to die,” Maki Oh designer Amaka Osakwe says. “What the world thinks is African print is [actually] from Holland.” But the topsy-turvy … read more »
POSTED March 15, 2012 10:00AM IN STYLE, STYLE NEWS
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TAGS: Amaka Osakwe, f78, lagos, maki oh, Nigeria, victoria island
Video: Ghariokwu Lemi Talks Fela Kuti Album Art
Fela Kuti recorded and released dozens of albums, each with a specifically agitprop cover meant to elicit the same rebellious feelings as the songs between them. Lagos native and friend of Fela, Ghariokwu Lemi, is … read more »
