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Interviews/Profiles·February 16, 2020·7 min readThe Gospel According to The Cavemen – “Our music is for those unafraid to explore!” – Adaku Nwakanma“I didn’t know in the last three years that we were going to be The Cavemen, that we were going... Read More
Music Review·March 13, 2022·2 min readMusic Review: Liner Notes for a Rex Lawson Playlist – Dami AjayiA pistol rests on your right temple and an icy voice says, Pick 6 Rex Lawson songs. What would you... Read More
Essays·February 23, 2020·3 min readVictor Ehikhamenor @ 50- Dami Ajayi curates a playlist for the artistVictor Ehikhamenor paints to music. To watch Victor Ehikhamenor at work is to be opportune: to wake up at dawn... Read More
Music Review·August 23, 2020·2 min readThe Cavemen’s Roots is a Great Highlife Album – Dami AjayiThe Cavemen, sibling duo of bassist and drummer, have been clear on how to engage with Nigerian music since their... Read More
EssaysLiterary EssaysMusic Review·September 6, 2020·4 min readA Meditation on Music from The Cave(men) – Tunji OlalereYou always remember your first time. Mine was on The Light, Bez’s 2019 album. An interlude of ethereal percussion on... Read More
Uncategorized·February 16, 2020·3 min readVictor Olaiya “Evil Genius” (1931-2020) – Dami AjayiVictor Olaiya, highlife maestro, trumpeter, vocalist and band leader, died in the afternoon of Wednesday February 12, 2020. He was... Read More
Interviews/ProfilesMusic Review·April 24, 2022·3 min readTribute: Orlando Julius Ekemode & the Rest of Us – Dami AjayiIt is no longer news that Orlando Julius Ekemode has passed on. It happened in the wee hours of April... Read More
Music Review·September 14, 2019·3 min read#Throwback:Darey’s Naked Reveals New SensibilitiesIt has been four years since Dare Art-Alade, one of Nigeria’s finest crooners of the Afro-Soul fusion, put out studio... Read More
Literary EssaysMusic Review·May 9, 2021·3 min readRemembering Dipo Shodipo, Pope of the Basillica – Dami AjayiHis baritone was like no other. Deep, obviously. Rumbling and tightly controlled so that he could thin it out into... Read More
News·February 12, 2020·1 min readVeteran highlife singer Victor Olaiya is dead.Veteran Nigerian highlife maestro, Victor Olaiya has died at the age of 89 at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).... Read More
News·April 14, 2021·1 min readGoogle Honours Veteran Musician, Oliver De Coque’s On His 74th Posthumous BirthdayToday’s Doodle, illustrated by Lagos-based guest artist Ohab TBJ, pays tribute to Nigerian musician Oliver de Coque on his 74th... Read More
Music Review·February 20, 2022·1 min readMusic Review: Adekunle Gold’s Catch Me If You Can is a kinetic testimonyAdekunle Gold follows the staggering success of his third album, Afro Pop Vol. 1, with Catch Me If You Can.... Read More