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The most comprehensive digital archive of Nigerian music — artists, albums, history, and culture spanning over 70 years, from the Highlife pioneers of the 1950s to today's Afrobeats superstars.
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Nigeria's musical heritage is being lost to time. Liner notes disappear. Interviews vanish. Stories go untold. We document everything so the next generation of fans and researchers can find it.
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What is Afrobeat Without Ajegunle?
Exploring how Ajegunle neighborhood became the crucible of street sound, birthing legends like Daddy Showkey, African China, and shaping the heartbeat of modern Nigerian music.
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'Calm Down' became the most-streamed Afrobeats song on Spotify with over a billion streams. Rema grew up in Benin City — not Lagos — and his success expanded the geography of who could define Nigerian music.
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