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King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal more »
From Nigeria
Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2002: Back in the Nigeria of the colonial era, Muslim youths used to go from door to door in the wee wee hours during &hellip » read more
Badejo Arts more »
From Nigeria
Biography 2001: Formed in London in 1990, Badejo Arts have made their name with a blend of traditional Nigerian and British contemporary dance. Early&hellip » read more
JJC & 419 Squad more »
From Nigeria, United Kingdom
To the UK Urban/pop/mainstream music scene London-based JJC is better known as Skillz, a sought-after producer whose credits include Big Brovaz, Liber&hellip » read more
Lágbájá more »
From Nigeria
One of Nigeria?s foremost contemporary artists, proclaiming a strong ethos of unity and social co-operation ? Lagbaja and his band blend Afro-beat, ja&hellip » read more
Bukky Leo more »
From Nigeria
While growing up in Lagos Nigeria, Bukky was spotted practising his first saxophone by the original Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen. He was immediately us&hellip » read more
Bukky Leo & Black Egypt more »
From Nigeria
I don?t know. You wait around for a top-drawer Afrobeat combo to grace the Rivermead stages and then, unlike those much-missed Routemaster buses (RIP)&hellip » read more
Tony Allen more »
From Nigeria
Afrobeat co-author and Damon Albarn's mate When your CV is littered with glowing testimonials from top to tail (sample quote: "perhaps the greatest dr&hellip » read more
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 more »
From Nigeria
Heavy, heavy Afrobeat signs off the weekend with a bang It's not unusual for a son, on the occasion of his father's death, to inherit the family busi&hellip » read more
Dickson Isowa Eghianruwa more »
From Nigeria
Dickson is an oral narrator and intercultural mediator. He will be taking workshops at the event. &hellip » read more
Nneka more »
From Nigeria
Pop music is a 'here today, gone tomorrow' world. A starburst of YouTube notoriety and then oblivion. Or at least it is for most. But when your journ&hellip » read more
Femi Kuti & The Positive Force more »
From Nigeria
The world is full of celebrity offspring, yet it is almost impossible to think of one who lives up to expectations to the same degree as Femi Kuti, so&hellip » read more
Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra more »
From Nigeria, United Kingdom
Own brand Afrobeat from Fela's old keyboard player It wasn't a bad start to a musician's career. At the age of just 16 - and while most teenagers are &hellip » read more
Asa more »
Soothing soul from Lagos via Paris "It is normal for an African girl to take up the mother role. But I am a free soul and I spent a long time fightin&hellip » read more
Ty more »
From Nigeria, United Kingdom
One of the UK's most adventurous rappers "I'm probably more disobedient with regards to what is acceptable for a hip-hop artist to do," Ty once remark&hellip » read more
Féfé more »
A founding member of the French hip-hop collective Saian Supa Crew, Féfé is best known as rapper and singer Fe2 or Feniski. He has now emerged as a s&hellip » read more
Paul Ubana Jones more »
From Nigeria, United Kingdom
Born in London to a Yorkshire mother and a Nigerian father, Paul Ubana Jones was playing guitar by the age of 11, beginning a three decade career that&hellip » read more
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