Nigerian Music Archives

Thinking of healthy ways to cool off? Think Naija music! From its serenading rhythm, to its unique lyrics, Nigerian music is certainly one to keep you entertained in the face of life’s struggles.

Just like the food we eat, music, which is described as a sound that is pleasant to the ear, often accompanied with rhythm which is responsible for its melodious aura, gives us life and energizes us.

Nigerian music over time has served in various capacities, not just as a form of entertainment but more as a tool for sensitization in various facets of life.

Standing strong as the forerunner of African music, Nigerian music has produced musical legends like Fela Anikulapo Kuti whose music has remained evergreen, inspiring great musicians to remain at the top of their craft while he keeps sensitizing the public of the ills of the Nigerian politics (Beast of no Nation is one of such songs) as he keeps entertaining life lovers being the pioneer of the Afro-Fuji Music.

Today, the music legend, Fela has become a brand of music in Africa with the prestigious Felabration, a music festival held yearly in his memory, bringing together, brilliant musical acts to the Fela shrine in his honour.

In the footstep of Fela, we’ve had singers like African China, Eedris Abdulkareem and Tuface Idibia, use their craft to sensitize the nation about the ills of the society.

As art remains the mirror of the society, there is the need for artists to use their music as a true reflection of the society and these musicians have so far achieved this goal.

When one talks of entertainment, Nigeria is by all standards a hub of entertainment in Africa with several musical acts springing up daily, dishing the country, beautiful renditions by fertile talents that keeps satisfying the craving for good music.

The likes of Wizkid is fast becoming a force in the world of music as he keeps gaining grounds in the world over and in Africa, (most especially) thanks to his unique talent and energy.

Standing it’s ground as one of the country’s most valuable exports, Nigerian music is and will always be capable of tranquilizing the minds of music lovers all over the world.

The early part of the New Millennium gave the world of Nigerian Hip Hop a major boost. Here’s a list of Evergreen music from the early 2000s that you probably haven’t heard in a long while.

For the Oldies

In no particular order, this article brings you memories of the good old days when our musicians gave us good music with low budget videos that we enjoyed with ease and tranquility. This one will certainly leave you nostalgic.

Lets start with the crowd puller of those times, a DJ was certainly not a DJ if he didn’t play this one at a party. When this song comes to play, everyone sets their waist to dance in tune with the music. Lagbaja’s Konko Below was certainly one to give us a good dance and I’m sure it will still be a hit for the oldies at any party now.

Let’s not talk too much, let’s talk the one that we all loved so much, the one that gave wide recognition to Naija love songs, I mean African love songs. From our living legend, TuBaba, this one will certainly get you any girl you wanted, just know the lines and write a letter…

”You don hit my car oyibo repeteee…” this one was Tony Tetula’s 2001 hit… I guess you’ll love to go back and listen to this one.

…And then we had one that was irresistible, you could dance to this one like say tomorrow no dey. You were probably not comfprtable with the wordings or even the title cus really, no one wants to ‘kolomental’ but we love it when the sound ”ooo o oo o o o kolomental” hits us.

In 2006, Zule Zoo came up with one crazy, this one doesn’t need too much story, it is a story by it’s self, no one should forget Kerewa in a hurry.

The Koko master himself, in 2006 had some questions for us; ‘Why Me’… in this song, there were other questions like ”what’s the Koko” that haven’t been answered.

The list is actually inexhaustible, that is why this is just the first part of it so like they say in our home videos, Watch out for Part 2.

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Nigerian music, good food for the hungry soul

Thinking of healthy ways to cool off? Think Naija music! From its serenading rhythm, to its unique lyrics, Nigerian music is certainly one to keep you entertained in the face of life’s struggles.

Because it’s Thursday, Let’s Throwback to Some Old Nigerian Music. Part 1

The early part of the New Millennium gave the world of Nigerian Hip Hop a major boost. Here’s a list of Evergreen music from the early 2000s that you probably haven’t heard in a long while.