21 Oct 2021Review: Crazy Tings are happening to TemsThe genius of Tems ’ sound is that she boasts a singular vocal bend that allows her to wheel...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
04 Oct 2021Review: Brymo’s 9 tells fascinating human stories The opening track on Harmattan and Winter , the English side of Brymo’s latest bipartite album 9 ,...By Michael Kolawole
06 Sep 2021Review: Esinam’s Shapes in Twilights of InfinityBuilt on elaborate rhythms and sensitive melodies, singer Esinam’s Shapes in Twilights of Infinity...By Alfred Tamakloe
06 Aug 2021Review: Sarkodie’s No Pressure is a prolific rapper’s curseThe premise of Sarkodie ’s new LP No Pressure is that he has nothing else to prove. To press this...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
23 Jul 2021Sinner: Adekunle Gold and Simi and the art of monetising...Yesterday, I noticed clips from Adekunle Gold ’s new music video were getting heavy attention...By Oris Aigbokhaevbolo
16 Jul 2021Detroit’s Paxton/Spangler Septet pays tribute to Abdullah...American jazz band Paxton/Spangler Septet’s new South Africa-facing album Theme for The New Nation...By Butchie Seroto
16 Jul 2021Second Sermon: Black Sherif is Ghana’s latest street voiceNow that Ghana’s drill scene has gained ground, it is also providing room for innovation. Its...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
29 Jun 2021H_art the Band injects soul, faith and passion into Simple...Contemporary Kenyan music criticism takes the shape of lamentations about a shift of narrative...By Lucy Ilado
18 Jun 2021UY Scuti: Olamide follows Wizkid’s formula of changing for...Without exception, every project by a big Nigerian pop act released after some major foreign deal...By Oris Aigbokhaevbolo
05 Jun 2021All My Life: MI Abaga has the trick to staying youngMI Abaga ’s long career has had him go through several personas. Among them: the cocky upstart, the...By Oris Aigbokhaevbolo
30 May 2021Cho Cho is a showcase for Zlatan’s noisy relentlessnessSometime around 2016, Nigerian pop music achieved a less frantic state. Its chief architects were...By Oris Aigbokhaevbolo
01 May 2021Review: Osibisa’s New DawnWith a collection of 14 original songs, New Dawn , Osibisa’s first album in more than three decades...By Alfred Tamakloe