November 12, 2026

Music Custodian

Africa's Rhythm, Global Impact.

Tag: African Music Community

MUSIC CUSTODIAN SESSIONS RETURNS WITH RIC HASSANI FOR EPISODE 8, EXPLORING LOVE, WORLD MUSIC AND LIFE AS THE LAGOS LOVER BOY

Admin07 mins

The Nigerian singer-songwriter joins Music Custodian Sessions for an intimate conversation about his creative journey, artistic identity, international experiences and the personal perspectives shaping his music. Music Custodian has premiered the eighth episode of its original audiovisual interview series, Music Custodian Sessions, featuring Nigerian singer-songwriter Ric Hassani. Titled “Ric Hassani on Love, World Music &…

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Onyach Pala’s Gweth Is A Reflection on Gratitude, Belonging and the Will to Become

Jordan Abiola Bolade010 mins

The Watendawili member takes a more personal route on his four-track solo EP, Gweth, drawing together faith, love, cultural expression and the determination to keep moving. There is a particular kind of confidence in recognising how far one has travelled without losing sight of how much further there is to go. It is an understanding…

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PERUZZI: BEYOND THE PEN, with “INFERNO” Leads This Week’s Afrobeats Heat Different

Jordan Abiola Bolade015 mins

Peruzzi takes the cover with “INFERNO,” alongside Zlatan and Shoday, as Phyno, Omah Lay, Tiwa Savage and a wide-ranging cast of African artists shape a week of collaborations, creative identity and musical discovery on Afrobeats Heat Different. The Editorial Overview: Different Voices, Shared Musical Histories Peruzzi’s place in Nigerian popular music is an interesting one….

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CANEX WKND 2026: African Music and Creative Economy Converge in Lagos

Damilare Farotimi012 mins

African music’s global expansion has opened new doors for artists, labels and creative entrepreneurs. But sustaining that momentum requires more than international audiences. It requires investment, stronger intellectual property frameworks, professional development, and connections between the businesses and people responsible for taking African creativity into new markets. This November, CANEX WKND 2026 will bring those…

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Monday Motivation: Tems on Staying True to Her Sound and Creating Space for Women in Music

Jordan Abiola Bolade07 mins

As November begins, Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems offers a reflection on perseverance, artistic independence and the importance of believing in one’s creative identity, even when recognition is slow to arrive. In a conversation with BBC Africa, the Grammy-winning artist speaks candidly about the challenges she encountered as a woman navigating the music industry, recalling how difficult…

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Wizkid Announced as Headliner for Nairobi’s Detty Dezemba Festival

Jordan Abiola Bolade08 mins

Afrobeats superstar, Wizkid, will perform in Kenya on December 12, joining South African DJ Uncle Waffles as the festival prepares to bring together artists from across the continent. Nigerian singer-songwriter Wizkid is set to return to Kenya this December as one of the headline performers at Detty Dezemba Festival, scheduled for Saturday, December 12, 2026,…

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OLAMIDE BADDO AFROBEATS HEAT DIFFERENT

Baddo Never Misses a Moment: Olamide Opens a New Chapter on Afrobeats Heat Different

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Olamide returns with “Burukutu” as this week’s Afrobeats Heat Different selection brings together Nigerian street-pop, Ghanaian melodies, alternative voices and a new generation of African music makers. A familiar voice, a changing musical landscape Few Nigerian artists have maintained a relationship with popular culture quite like Olamide. Across successive generations of listeners, his music has…

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Custodian Conversations: Guta Wakuma Chimsa on The Sound That Connects Us, CHIKKA and the Search for a New East African Identity

Jordan Abiola Bolade040 mins

After years of researching musical traditions across East Africa, Ethiopian producer and creative director Guta Wakuma Chimsa is developing CHIKKA, an ambitious cultural project that draws on the region’s shared rhythms, instruments and histories. In Custodian Conversations with Music Custodian, he reflects on the discoveries that shaped its sound, the people who guided its creation…

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Before the Streaming Boom: How Big Brother Naija 2006 Helped Bring Nigerian Music to African Audiences

Jordan Abiola Bolade018 mins

Twenty years after Big Brother Naija’s inaugural season, Nigerian music executive Obi Asika revisits the decisions, relationships and broadcast infrastructure that helped Nigerian artists reach audiences across the continent. Long before Afrobeats became a fixture on international charts and streaming playlists, Nigerian music was finding its way across Africa through television, radio, music videos and…

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Afrobeats Heat Different Fireboy DML

Afrobeats Heat Different: Damola Is Still on Fire as Fireboy DML Opens a New Chapter with ZUKO!

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From Fireboy DML and Lojay to Blaqbonez, Cruel Santino, Victony, Gyakie, Sarkodie and KiDi, this week’s 15-track Afrobeats Heat Different follows African popular music through reinvention, collaboration, street expression and the expanding relationships between musical scenes. Fireboy DML returns to the centre of the African music conversation with ZUKO!, his fifth studio album and first…

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