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Twin Flames of Afrobeats: The World Still Wants P-Square

September 9, 2025 2:23 am

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By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze
Investigative Journalist | Public Intellectual | Global Governance Analyst | Health & Social Care Expert

Prologue

Sometimes, silence is louder than music.

The air trembles. Forty thousand voices chant a single name, their cries rippling like thunder across the night sky: “P-Square! P-Square! P-Square!” In the darkness, a stage waits. Spotlights circle. Screens flicker. Anticipation grows heavy enough to feel in the bones. For years, this moment had been ritual …

Seeking Justice For Mohbad: The Quest To Vindicate Imole

September 21, 2023 2:00 am

The Nigerian music landscape is shrouded in an overwhelming sense of sorrow and disbelief following the abrupt and tragic death of one of its most promising talents, Mohbad, whose birth name was Promise Oladimeji Aloba. At the young age of 27, his life came to a halt on 12 September 2023. Known as Imole to his multitude of fans, Mohbad was not merely a budding musical talent; he was an embodiment of the promise and potential that Nigerian youth represent in a world increasingly interested in African music. His songs, a captivating blend of Afrobeats, hip-hop, and trap, resonated …

Burna’s Unjust Afrobeats Critique: Time To Bridle His Tongue

August 31, 2023 3:29 am

In a perplexing twist of irony, Burna Boy, a Grammy Award-winning artiste who has reaped immense benefits from the global Afrobeats movement, recently questioned the very essence of the genre. According to the artiste, 90% of Afrobeats is about ‘absolutely nothing’, serving merely as an ostentatious display of an ‘amazing time’, devoid of the complexities that characterise human experience. This bold assertion has generated a storm of discussions, debates, and even disillusionments within the international music community, particularly among those who identify with Afrobeats as more than just a musical genre—but as a cultural identity, a political statement, and a …

YouTube celebrates Afrobeats, spotlight on Burna Boy

March 26, 2019 11:17 am

YouTube on Tuesday launched its spotlight story documentary on Nigerian Afro-fusion singer and songwriter, Damini Ogulu, known professionally as Burna Boy.

Addy Awofisayo, YouTube Content Partnerships Manager, Sub- Saharan Africa, said that Burna Boy had become one of the leading musical voices on the African continent and an international YouTube sensation.

According to her, Burna Boy catapulted to fame with the 2012 release of his single “Like to Party’’.

“The 18-minute documentary, which can be viewed, tells the story of the rise of Afrobeats and the role YouTube has played, through Burna Boy’s eyes.

“In addition, the video sees Burna

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