Spotify Greasy Tunes arrives in Kenya as a 12-day cultural programme celebrating the communities, conversations and creativity shaping one of Africa’s youngest music cities. By Music Custodian For years, streaming has changed the way we discover music. Playlists have become modern mixtapes, algorithms have introduced us to artists we’d never have found otherwise, and a…
African music’s infrastructure continues to mature as independent music company CINQ Music and D’Banj’s C.R.E.A.M platform announce a partnership aimed at creating new pathways for emerging African artists through talent discovery, development and global distribution. The story of African music’s global rise has often been told through chart-topping singles, sold-out arenas and streaming milestones. Increasingly,…
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…
Nairobi, Kenya – What began as a quiet return has now settled into a steady rhythm. Sebuleni, Nairobi’s evolving deep house listening space, continues its journey on Sunday, May 31st at The Rift, reaffirming its place not as an event, but as a monthly cultural ritual anchored in sound, community, and shared presence. Held every…
The music industry has encountered disruption before, AI won’t be the first. From the decline of physical sales to the rise of streaming platforms, each technological shift has redefined how music is distributed, consumed, and monetized. Yet the current moment signals something far more fundamental. Artificial intelligence is no longer operating at the margins of…
In an industry often defined by access, visibility, and power dynamics, the most radical act is sometimes the simplest: like Onerpm is – creating a room and being intentional about who it is built for. Less than a fortnight ago in Nairobi, ONErpm quietly convened over 30 women across the Kenyan music ecosystem for an…
For Detty December, by the time Gunna arrived at the Ilubirin Mixed Use Development on the night of December 29, Lagos had already decided it would not make things easy for anyone , not even the headliner himself. Traffic into the venue was intense, the kind that defines December in the city, with bodies, engines,…
Lagos city’s signature season of music, performance and cultural celebration grows even larger in 2025 as Livespot360 unveils Detty December Festival, a citywide, multi-stage celebration of music, culture, and nightlife running from 6–31 December 2025 across Lagos. Branded “Africa’s Real Summer,” the festival offers a month-long immersion of world-class performances, pop-up stage takeovers, day-to-night parties,…
Music Custodian joined the Week 7 programming of Afrobeat Rebellion, the acclaimed multi-week exhibition dedicated to tracing, preserving, and reinterpreting Fela Kuti’s legacy for a new generation. Held from Thursday to Sunday, the exhibition invited audiences into the intimate layers of Fela’s life, music, politics, and cultural influence ; a space that continues to evolve…
A testament to Pan-African creativity, culture, and community, Music Custodian, the fast-rising Pan-African media platform dedicated to documenting and amplifying African music, culture, and creativity, is thrilled to announce it has reached 15,000 followers on Instagram. This milestone marks a significant moment in the platform’s journey to becoming a global force in music journalism and…
