Nigerian singer-songwriter Mich Straaw joins Music Custodian for an intimate conversation exploring creativity, surrender, faith, integrity and the making of Beautiful Hearts. From the Editor Every so often, Music Custodian encounters conversations that resist being reduced to promotional interviews. This was one of them. What began as a discussion around Beautiful Hearts gradually evolved into…
How African Music Became One of the Defining Sounds of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Every FIFA World Cup leaves the world with two enduring memories. The first belongs to football. The second belongs to music. Long after the final whistle blows, long after medals have been lifted and trophies paraded through city streets, the…
Timaya and Duncan Mighty return with Kontrol, a record that effortlessly bridges nostalgia and contemporary Afropop. Every generation of African music eventually asks the same question: what becomes of the artists who built the sound once a new generation arrives? This week’s edition offers a compelling answer, arriving and anchored by one of Nigerian music’s…
For much of the past decade, Future has built one of hip-hop’s most influential catalogues by turning pain, excess, ambition and emotional contradiction into an unmistakable sound. Now, the Atlanta icon appears ready to open another chapter. Across a series of posts shared on Instagram, Future officially began unveiling what appears to be his forthcoming…
Inside Music Custodian’s “Afrobeats Heat Different” – New Music Friday Edition (4 July 2026) EDITORIAL OVERVIEW Every Friday, African music tells us where it is heading. Sometimes those stories arrive through carefully orchestrated album campaigns. Other times, they emerge without warning – through a surprise collaboration, an unexpected feature, or a record that seems to…
Davido explains why he used one of the world’s biggest stages to draw attention to Nigeria’s abducted schoolchildren. There are moments when music transcends performance. When an artist steps onto a global stage carrying not only their catalogue, but the weight of a nation. That was the case when Davido appeared during the FIFA World…
