Lost Files is a column dedicated to celebrating older projects that might have flown under the radar when they were released. This week, Boluwatife Adeyemi reminisces on Nonso Amadi's debut project, Alone. Transitioning from an underground or niche act to a mainstream artist in Nigeria is both a difficult and calculated endeavour, especially because of the structure of the music industry. Several upcoming or underground acts have to pay through their teeth to get their songs
Lost Files is a column dedicated to celebrating older projects that might have flown under the radar when they were released. This week, Oluchukwu Nwaibukwu brings back the calypso-themed compilation project released by Honest Jon's, Marvellous Boy. In the 17th century, European slave traders started the importation of slaves from West Africa into the West Indies as they sought free labour on their sugar plantations. These slaves, stripped of their connections to native lands
Lost Files is a column dedicated to celebrating older projects that might have flown under the radar when they were released. This week, Oluchukwu Nwaibukwu remembers Jess ETA's romantic dedication to relationships, Balance. Alongside railing against the evils of capitalism and advocating for human rights, navigating relationships – both romantic and platonic – is the universal struggle of Generation Z. With the internet providing a plethora of standards, advice as well as va