Let's be real for a moment–I don't know much about the sound of the underground Lagos Dance Floor during the years 1974-1979. The truth is those years were a blur for me, what with the fall-out from ...

In an era where the contributions of our past music heroes are largely under-appreciated and under-documented, 'Ki’mon' not only narrated history but also celebrated the contributions of key players ...

Finding out that Nigeria had thriving psych-rock and funk scenes in the ’70s is akin to discovering Yemen harbored a killer ice-hockey league in the Phil Esposito era. But several bands in the Lagos ...

Lest we neglect the under-represented sounds of West African funk, the folks at AfroStrut have put together a magnificent 3-disc compilation that celebrates the movement. Nigeria 70 reminds us of the ...

Inspired by James Brown’s funk and Jimi Hendrix’s psychedelic rock, Nigeria’s commercial hub was a hotbed of addictive grooves in the Seventies There is no doubting the impact James Brown has had on ...