Category: Opinion

By Garhe Osiebe Musicians play a prominent role in Nigeria’s dynamic political landscape, especially since the country became a democracy. Politics and music have always enjoyed a symbiotic relationship, even … Read More

By Stevie Marsden Douglas Stuart’s debut novel Shuggie Bain has won the 52nd Booker Prize. The ceremony, normally a glitzy affair with long speeches, readings from shortlisted books and a lavish … Read More

By Paul Onanuga Music is a reflection of the society within which it is produced. As a music genre, hip hop has not only gone global, it has taken up the … Read More

By Lesley Nicole Braun & Ribio Nzeza Bunketi Buse Memes have become expressions of contemporary culture worldwide, as people document their daily lives through images. The world of memes – the humorous … Read More

By Sola Balogun Ahead of his death on October 13, 2020,the renowned Nigerian poet and playwright John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo had given instructions on his burial.y He wrote a poem, “My Last Testament”: This … Read More

By Ananya Jahanara Kabir In February the Angolan dance troupe Phenomenos do Semba created the viral #JerusalemaDanceChallenge video that showed off their dance moves to the South African hit song Jerusalema. Their video is set in a … Read More

By Akhona Ndzuta There’s something seemingly novel about a song from South Africa going viral to the extent that the 2019 house music song Jerusalema has done in 2020. The song is … Read More