Nigeria-born US-based disc jockey and songwriter, DJ Kassava, is rated as the Afro-beat king in New Jersey, USA. Also Known for his fearless mixes on the decks, DJ Kassava won the Best Afro-beat DJ 2019. He also possesses some major singles in his arsenal including Opoju, Kalakuta and Shamaya.
Talking about Arsenal DJ Kassava just added a new piece of music to his collection titled “Waste”. Waste features Gidising, Leevibes, and Mulla. Check it out below
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Money Heist is Kolly Bizzle’s newest offering . He is one of the nicest Nigerian rappers living in Indianapolis, USA. The young artist who already has an impressive collection of songs is looking to expand on his catalog.
Kolly Bizzle says his dream is to become a rich and a successful artist and Money Heist is a song that buttresses that. Both the song and the video are solid and are currently trending in Indianapolis, USA. Please watch and share below
“Man Makes the money, Money never makes the man”
Jah kissmen is out with another impressive single titled “Keep your eyes open”. The song is coming at the heels of the just concluded #endsars protest in Nigeria, the right time if you ask me, especially if you consider all the youthful lives ruined by politicians and their rhetoric. Issues such as poverty, corruption, election violence, thuggery, drug abuse , teenage pregnancy and abortion are some of the highest causes of incarceration and deaths in Africa. Yet all politicians do is to steal from the people.
The butterfly crooner is known to be a strong critique of bad governance and he uses his music to preach and push his ideologies. The song “keep your eyes open” drops with a video directed by Mazi Ifeanyi and the audio is available on all streaming platforms.
In summary, the African youth should understand his rights and should not let dirty politicians get away with everything. The people should hold them accountable for their actions. Watch keep your eyes open below
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As we reflect on the reign of terror and bullets that occurred at the Lekki tollgate on the night of 20 October 2020, during the largely peaceful #EndSars protest in Lagos Nigeria, we as concerned citizens have decided not to lower our voices to the movement to end police brutality and bad governance in Nigeria. We will not let the blood of those slayed be in vain neither will we be intimidated. We will talk #Sorosoke
Watch Onosz new Single Talk below.
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Deecy, real names Damilola Onikoyi is a Nigerian Afro-beat artist based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. His first song Kele featuring Kapish received very positive reviews in and around the city and provided the required push and incentive for Deecy’s adventure into music. Still very young in the industry, Deecy is very curious to see where this whole Journey will take him.
Minister of Faji – his 3rd ever single, is a single off his upcoming EP and is very reminiscent of Fela’s sound. It features chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion. Click on the icons below to play and download.
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This is Fight music!
The End sars protests on the streets of Nigeria may have been truncated by the very aggressive Government approach of shooting at the protesters, but the voice of the masses of Nigeria has been heard throughout the world. Pictures of the shooting incident at the Lekki toll gate that surfaced online showed the Nigerian police and the Nigerian military shooting at unarmed protesters, injuring and killing many in the process; something that the Nigerian government has denied. The lesson from this is that we as Nigerian people should ensure that we elect credible people into political office. We should no longer accept people with questionable character or those with past misdeeds as leaders. A leopard never loses it’s spots.
Now that it is apparent that the people in power do not mind killing protesters, it is time for the youths of Nigeria to restrategize and come up with other ways to pressure the Government to listen to their concerns. Music however is one of many ways to achieve this. Historically, music has been used effectively to effect change, raise awareness over a social issue, and pressure the Government into making the right decisions. Music is a massive weapon for activism. Here is a mix by DJ Final that comprises many of the revolutionary songs of years to years from Fela Anikulapo Kuti down to present-day Afrobeat artists.
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TRACKLIST
00. Fela’s Intro
01. Monsters You Made – Burna Boy ft Chris Martins (Cold Play)
02. Lokal Govament – Tha Suspect ft M.I Abaga
03. Colonial Mentality – Fela Anikulapo Kuti
04. Mercies of the Lord – Oritse Femi
05. E Be Like Say – 2Face Idibia
06. Poverty Die – Olamide
07. Coffin for The Head of State – Fela Anikulapo Kuti
08. Oga Police – P-Square
09. I Go Yarn – eLDee tha Don
10. Basket Mouth – Fela Anikulapo Kuti
11. Fire Fire – Daddy Showkey
12. Mathematics – Sound Sultan
13. Hard Life – Blackface ft Rocksteady, Alabai
14. For Instance – 2Face Idibia
15. Mr President – African China ft Efe
16. Bush Meat – Sound Sultan ft 2Face Idibia, W4
17. Our Government Bad – African China
18. Army Arrangement – Fela Anikulapo Kuti
19. Yawa Go Gas – Alariwo
20. Eyes Don Clear – Oritse Femi
21. Abule – Patoranking
22. End Sars – Magnito ft Ike, Sir Dee
23. Soke – Burna Boy
24. Sorrow, Tears & Blood – Fela Anikulapo Kuti
25. Sori Sori – Femi Kuti
26. E Dey Pain Me – Stereoman
27. Yellow fever – Fela Anikulapo Kuti
28. Naija – Dotman
29. Anybody – Burna Boy
30. Gba – Burna Boy
31. Dem Mama – Timaya
32. Flog Politician – Oritse Femi
33. Chop & Quench – Fela Anikulapo Kuti
34. Thieves in Uniform – Dremo
35. Elewon – Oritse Femi
36. Our Government I Beg – Oritse Femi
37. Pity 4 Us – Timaya
38. If Dem want to Hear – Femi Kuti
39. Bad Leadership – Lagbaja
40. Alagbon Close – Fela Anikulapo Kuti
41. As E Dey Go – Naira Marley
42. Am I A Yahoo Boy – Naira Marley
43. Mafo – Young Jonn ft Naira Marley
44. Korope (SARS) – Mayowa Bae
45. Aye – Naira Marley
46. DJ YK – Ayee
47. Soro Soke – Small DOctor
48. Truth Don Die – Femi Kuti
49. Carry Us – Black Face
50. Police – Pasuma
Indianapolis is home to many creative designers and fashion brands. One brand that stands out among many is “Brainsrage” owned by Creative designer Olanrewaju Gafar aka Brain – A Nigerian businessman and fashion enthusiast.
Born in the highly industrial city of Lagos Nigeria, Brain developed a passion for good clothes early on. The vibrant and colorful culture of Lagos helped him develop an eye for good fabric. “I come from Lagos; A place of fashion and creativity, a place where people take you for who you appear to be or in other words, you get addressed the way you are dressed. That’s why i learned to style people. I want people to be addressed properly”. Brian said. “The name Brainsrage simply means Brains passion. The word “rage” can be used in different ways to express how I feel. Most people would feel it’s a way of showing anger, but we actually mean is “a vehement desire or passion.”
“The goal is to allow us the freedom to express ourselves in what we wear and what we represent. We want to ensure that everyone around the world is comfortable wearing our brand”.
Brainsrage recently launched a line of fall Camouflage fatigues for the fall season and are expected to put out more merch in the coming weeks.
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Are you conversant with the Nigerian music industry? If your answer is yes, then you must have heard of Fefe Blanco the “uncommon” singer from Nigeria whose rise to the top is nothing short of exemplary especially in a male-dominated industry.
Efemena Olori Tracy also known as Fefe Blanco, is a Nigerian musician and entrepreneur. Her radio debut was a track titled “Aura” which was released on May 17th, 2013; it received rave reviews – including a nomination at the Nigerian Entertainment Awards for the Most Promising Act that same year.
Fefe Blanco was signed for a few years, to The Goretti Company & CAPital Hill Music Joint Venture, owned by renowned video director Clarence Peters and celebrated rapper illBLISS. She released several singles under this imprint, such as “Kilowi” and “Make Sense”, which also got good reviews.
Her big break came with the release of a song called “Baby Bad”, which scored over 1 million music streams within its first year of release. She embarked on a successful street tour across different cities in Nigeria. She has been featured on Jamaican talk radio station, Power 106 FM, on Dermot Hussey Show on Sirius XM, the MTN Yello Top 10 show, to mention a few. She also featured as a guest artist on Davido’s annual 30 billion concerts in 2019.
Her recently released “Uncommon” EP marks a new start for the independent artist, who is poised to break boundaries with her music. Uncommon EP is a highly rated body of work that dropped in 2020 and we would like to share this with the rest of the world. Listen to “Choco” the lead single off the EP here
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Afrorolls has just released the much anticipated “Don Corleone” EP. The USA based Nigerian artist has been very active and prominent in the music scenes in the USA and has finally put out his first body of work.
Formerly known as Drumsticks, he has also contributed as a producer and songwriter to many HUGE projects in Nigeria. Don Corleone EP is available on all platforms and has been digitally distributed by Mazifeanyi, LLC. The 8 track EP features two highly respected artists Teeklef and Sadadi who have already made a name for themselves in Indianapolis USA and Atlanta USA respectively. Don Corleone is an amazing body of work full of well-crafted songs. Look out for songs like Don Corleone, Triana, Ranju, Onyeoma, Banana those are our top picks, and boy! it was hard to pick those. Listen to Trianna and Stream the entire EP on Spotify below
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The end SARS #ENDSARS protest in Nigeria has gained a lot of momentum as many Nigerians have taken to the streets in several States to protest against the Special Anti-robbery unit of the Police force (SARS) for mistreating the people and violating the basic human rights of citizens on numerous occasions. Internationally recognized individuals, brands, and organizations such as Kanye West (Good Music), Jack Dorsey (Twitter), Davido, etc have lent their voices to the struggle to end police excesses in Nigeria. Musicians have not been left out, as is the norm, music is meant to carry the message of the people and speak the language of the people hence many musicians have spoken up.
This is not the first time we have written about The Nigerian Police. There have been numerous reports of people being kidnapped and abducted against their will, extrajudicial killings, armed robbery, and theft of people’s personal effects like money, laptops, phones, etc have emerged from Africa’s most populous nation. That is why the citizens have decided to take to the streets to express their anger and disappointment at the Government for not taking appropriate actions to clamp down on members of the Special Antirobbery Unit of the police for their excesses.
Artists like Fefe Blanko, Terry Apala, and Acetune have released singles describing the ordeal the Nigerian youth is facing in the hands of the Police and the Government in general. The playlist below is dedicated to music released during the protest and that addresses the struggle.
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