Rising Nigerian music sensation, Mreal, has spoken of his dream to ignite the country"s music scene with his melodious Afro Beat and Afro pop tunes. Mreal, whose real name is George Gabriel Mgbe, is a songwriter, entertainer and performing artist all rolled into one. Having started his music career at a young age, with style…

Canadian TikTok influencer, Heather is gradually making monumental strides by ardently promoting the genre through her engaging content. For half a decade, Heather has seamlessly crafted a space for Afrobeats enthusiasts across the globe, garnering acclaim from notable Nigerian artists and media platforms. She has emerged as a pivotal figure in the promotion of Afrobeats…

Harley Echene Mathieu Yoan Ilfix, popularly known as Harley, is an emerging Parisian musician who hailed from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. He began his music career professionally as a future of Afro-French in 2019. With a deep love for African and French traditions, Harley successfully carved out a distinct musical style that combines playful elements that combine Afro…

With more successes being recorded by both emerging and experienced hip hop artistes in Afrobeats, all eyes are fixed on the genre’s big comeback.

ConnectAfrobeats has announced that its adding additional features, ‘Market Square and Blog’ to the platform for vendors and creatives. The recently launched online networking platform for Afrobeats stakeholders globally revealed this in its new year newsletter for subscribers. ConnectAfrobeats is cultural hub is created to connect artists with producers, songwriters, managers, indie promoters with distributors,…

Among the myriad things that colour Samm Henshaw’s discography, his unique sonic fusions set him apart from a crowd. Within the Nigerian music scene, the 29-year-old singer, born Iniabasi Samuel Henshaw, is beginning to expand his fanbase rapidly, especially with his recent hits such as the love-spinner dubbed, ‘Jumoke’. Known for his close affinity to…

Award-winning Nigerian singer, Bello Sheriff, who is popularly known as Bello Sisqo, has been speaking on the reasons his Afrobeats songs have been well received in Germany and other parts of Europe. Bello Sisqo, who is serenading the Afrobeats message in Europe, is amongst the fastest-rising Nigerian artistes in Germany. Though his songs are Naija-flavoured,…

Across Afrobeats’ ever-expanding community, there are a plethora of unsung heroes. One of such noteworthy mavericks is the acclaimed record producer, composer and House DJ, Bigfoot. From the pulsating tempo of Hip Hop to the moody ballads of RnB, Bigfoot has left his imprint across myriad Afrobeats classics for nearly two decades.

In a revolutionary move to support Afrobeats culture home and abroad, ConnectAfrobeats, an online networking platform for Afrobeats stakeholders globally has been launched. The cultural hub is created to connect artists with producers, songwriters, managers, indie promoters with distributors, publishers with creative journalists, among others for collaboration, networking, touring, and other creative deliberations. According to…

There are limits but it is never in the area of music. Contemporary music has cut curtains, overridden stereotypes defined in the past, and all is laid in the realm of imagination and creativity of singers. Outlandish but true that young Nigerian musician, Inegbenojie Onosetale, fondly referred to as Swaskid, composed lyrics compelling enough to…

Songs are usually captivating stories told in short form, and how the singer is able to walk listeners through depends on emotions, drama and interpretation of the lyrics. US-based Nigerian singer, Fenomevibez, strikes again with an enchanting track, "Healer", featuring King Marko, a Kenyan artiste. Fenomevibez is not willing to apply brakes on top bangers,…

I started making beats and I got a laptop. I recorded on a friend’s beat at one point and he said that it was dope. The sound we made at the time was dope. I grew up around a lot of music. My dad used to collect CDs, so there were a lot of them in our house. There were a lot of speakers on the wall. I started as a producer then got into singing, that’s pretty much it.