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Lagos is hosting a gathering known for celebrating African creativity. CANEX WKND 2026 is bringing artists, filmmakers, fashion designers, writers, investors and other players in the creative economy together to explore how…
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Nigerian singer and songwriter Ayra Starr is set to perform at the 2027 edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California, joining an eclectic lineup that features some of…
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Miji’s “Bed of Roses” Is a Beautiful Mess “Bed of Roses” opens with an elderly woman delivering what sounds like a warning in Yoruba. Then Miji steps in, and for the next…
Skyy ZNO’s ‘ExitUs’ began as a story about survival, but its deluxe edition feels more interested in what happens when survival is no longer the only thing on your mind. The original…
Gavisthestar does not like pressure and Whine Pon It is confirmation of that. Gavis knows he’s that guy. The fine girls have told him so, the attention keeps coming, and the swagger?…
For his newest single, UAX travels back in time to tell listeners a vivid story from a period when he purchased his first car, a Sienna. Serving as the anchor point of…
Ayra is a star. You know it, we know it, and her latest album, Starrgirl spends its runtime reminding you of it. Seating on the number eleven spot in the midst of…
Steve Lacy opens Pure Colour with a voice that feels almost haunting in its intimacy. Before the drums settle in or the melody fully reveals itself, he quietly admits, “I hardly recognize…
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