London Listening Sessions
Dami AjayiA newsletter focused on contemporary Anglophone West African music, particularly Afrobeats.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 106 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 9 days ago |
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97. Beyond Ancestral Burden: On Paul Play's Playground
To approach the son of a legend who has chosen to ply his father’s trade, one must latch onto low-hanging fruit. Nigerian journalists have approached the work of Paul I.K. Dairo, the son of I.K. Dairo MBE, the superstar who modernised Juju,...
96. I.K. Dairo, The Sensible Hedonist
Consider the following names: IB Oriowo, SF Olowookere, MF Olayinka, IK Dairo. What do they have in common? Double initials and a surname? Grand. Also, they were all musicians—Juju musicians, to be precise—and this style of presenting thems...
95. Asake is Rich
It is in the dollar sign, a placeholder for the letter O, the first letter of his name, Ololade. With Asake, there is a reverence for popular Yoruba culture. The most memorable wealthy Yoruba Nollywood character of the 90s was Ololade, Mr M...
94. One Day I Will Write About Celestine Ukwu
A rising star cut down in their prime. All that potential extinguished, a blown-out flame. Tragic stories that loiter in beer parlours and bar rooms, adjacent to the family homes of that rising star. The home should have been a palace; it i...
93. Professor of Juju Music: The Legacy of YK Ajao
Professor YK Ajao is dead. Contrary to what The Nation’s Olaitan Ganiu wrote in the conclusion of his brief obituary, Professor YK Ajao was not “a scholar who bridged academia and performance,” he was a Juju musician who established his ban...
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I write about music, mostly anglophone West African music genres from the 1900s till date
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