DOCUMENTING THE CULTURE.
Adeyemi Boluwatife
- Apr 22
- 3 min
Lost Files: Nonso Amadi's Alone EP
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
Oluchukwu Nwabuikwu
- Apr 15
- 4 min
Lost Files: Marvellous Boy; Calypso From West Africa
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
Oluchukwu Nwabuikwu
- Apr 8
- 4 min
Lost Files: Jess ETA's Balance
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
Oluchukwu Nwabuikwu
- Mar 4
- 3 min
Lost Files: Juls' Leap of Faith
Lost Files is a column dedicated to celebrating older projects that might have flown under the radar when they were released. This week, we dig into British-Ghanaian producer Juls' stunning debut and attempt to own the romantic, R&B-flavored side of Afropop – Leap of Faith. In 2015, Mr Eazi broke into the mainstream consciousness with his single “Skintight” featuring Efya. A sort of anomaly at that point, it was one of the first songs in a new trend that saw mellowed out, slo
Oluchukwu Nwabuikwu
- Feb 25
- 4 min
Lost Files: What Happens In Lagos
Lost Files is a column dedicated to celebrating older projects that might have flown under the radar when they were released. This week, we revisit Ajebutter22's quasi-biographical documentation of life in the country's most bustling city, What Happens in Lagos. Ajebutter22 is one of Nigeria’s most polarizing musicians. While his ability to make hits is undisputed, his music’s content has been repeatedly bashed for promoting negative stereotypes about women. The different emo
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