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August 26, 2020
By Benewaah
InterviewsStyle

Fireboy DML’s Apollo: Art direction process by NIYIOKEOWO

Art director NIYIOKEOWO breaks down the process of creating the artwork for Fireboy DML’s ‘Apollo’ Rising Nigerian Superstar Fireboy recently released his sophomore project Apollo. The genres and sonic themes explored in this project are different from many African pop songs, espec

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August 22, 2020
By aakolly
Centre Stage

Sampling: Ctrl C – Ctrl V?

The odds are, your favourite musician’s best songs sample earlier records. Sampling allows producers put together artists from different times in one band. A producer can have Kiki Gyan play the keyboard and put Burna Boy on the mic, while Hugh blows your mind away with his trumpet. Some musi

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August 17, 2020
By John Hill
House RulesMusic

House Rules ft DJ Venum

DJ Venum, born Venmak Agboola, is a Nigerian disk jockey, music producer and creative artist. He began his career as a professional DJ in 2014 and achieved international recognition in 2018 after he completed an attempt to set a world record for the longest marathon DJ set. The event, which lasted f

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August 12, 2020
By myharmattan
Dix is Hot

Dix is Hot Volume 36

DIX IS HOT VOLUME 36 HIGHLIGHTS THE VAST DIVERSITY OF AFRICAN SOUND This volume of Dix is Hot is an affirmation of the fact that Africa is more than Afrobeat. In a melting pot of sound and culture, Dix is Hot Volume 36 features 10 of our favourite songs for the month. From Morocco, Nigeria, [&hellip

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