Tag: Nigeria
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Between the years of 2008 and 2009, travelling into the heart of Nigeria—between the cities of Enugu and Asaba—Pieter Hugo’s retrospective captured the various actors in Nigeria’s movie industry, trailing his lens across the primary subjects who happened to be the frightening characters of deeply evocative Nollywood scene. Words by Olisa Jr. Far beyond the…
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![Tobi Kyeremateng’s ‘ÓWÀMBÈ’ Is A Nostalgic Look into The Heart of Nigerian Party Culture [@tobikyere], [@NetflixUK], [@OlukogaSayo]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cover.jpeg)
Netflix’s ‘OWAMBE’ Is A Nostalgic Look Into The Pinnacle of British Nigerian Culture The self-professed giant of Africa, Nigeria has a reputation for being loud, proud, and unapologetic. Nowhere better is this expressed than in the hall party, a gathering where only the finest clothes are worn, the tastiest food served, and the sounds of…
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![GUAP 25 – The Alté Edition: The Evolving Sounds Of Africa & Its Diaspora [@BojDRB] [@iamodeal] [@itsgabzy]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Copy-of-GUAP25-ALTE-EDITION-INSTAGRAM-FEED-COVER-1-scaled-1.jpg)
If you want to see the future of music from the African continent look no further than Alté. Nigeria has been a powerhouse in music from the African continent for a while and as such was home to some of Africa’s biggest musical stars across the years. This year however we saw a surge in…
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![Ladipoe, A True Leader Of The Nigerian Afro-Rap Scene [@LadiPoe]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/image0-scaled-1.jpeg)
Words by: Robert Solomon Ladipoe displays no shortage of bravado. With a voice that seamlessly oscillates between euphonious and blunt, and with his music marked by witty one-liners which he tags “lifelines,” the Lagos-based rapper is on the verge of taking rap to a whole new beat. For Ladipoe, consistency has been an invaluable trait…
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![The Perfect Drink For Each Track on YCee’s [@iam_YCee] ‘Love Drunk’ Ep](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_2556-scaled-e1634815643605-180x180.jpg)
Words by Miki Hellerbach With liquor fuelling some of the tracks on YCee’s Love Drunk it was only right to get him to suggest the accompanying beverages to each track. YCee was going through it over the past year to two between his last project and this one he just released. The Nigerian crooner/rapper was…
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![Viral star Hyzah [@officialhyzah] releases debut track ‘Dan Mi (Pass The Lighter)’](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Hyzah-4-by-@olapixels-180x180.jpg)
After becoming a viral sensation with his Drake-approved freestyle video, filmed on the streets of Lagos, 19-year-old breaking talent Hyzah is now ready to unleash his first official single. Following that unprecedented turn of events, Hyzah’s debut ‘Dan Mi (Pass The Lighter)’ is the start of something brilliant and pioneering, and kickstarts his new deal…
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![KING MAJIK & BAWSE: THE TORONTO DUO BRINGING A FRESH VOICE TO CANADA’S YOUNG AFROBEATS SCENE [@king_majik] [@bawse_fsu]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/C6DCDA51-F7D7-4BE3-A2D7-52237819F65F-scaled-e1626878093805-180x180.jpeg)
Words by: Blossom Maduafokwa Nigerian Afrobeats artists King Majik & Bawse talk Canadian Afrobeats Scene, migration, and their newest tape Naijanada. Before 23-year-old Afrobeats artists King Majik and Bawse birthed their music careers in Toronto, Ontario, they first had to leave the country that they once called home. King Majik, born Memek Inyang, spent the…
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Words by: Blossom Maduafokwa Although birthed in South Africa, Amapiano is now being adapted into Afropiano most notably by Nigeria. With the world’s year-long captivation with Master KG and Nomcebo Zikode’s “Jerusalema”, it is definitely not revolutionary to say that Amapiano – a brand of house music springing from South Africa’s townships – has firmly…
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Words By: Blossom Maduafokwa Just over a year ago, the phrase “African Drill” wouldn’t have made any sort of sense, but as we all know, a lot can change in a year. Where before Drill was reserved mainly to its homeland of Chicago, the UK, and later Brooklyn, New York City, there are now huge…
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![Interview: Get to know Brooklyn’s Sudan [@WhoIsSudxn]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DM-44.jpg)
Brooklyn is home to a lot of exciting talent and Sudan is no exception. We caught up with New York’s Sudan, on her brief trip in London to talk her career so far and more. The young talent recently graduated from college and now that her studies are over has fully immersed herself in her…