Queen of Nigerian Reggae!
https://amf.didiermary.fr/evi-edna-ogholi-queen-african-nigerian-reggae/
Evi Edna Ogholi is a Nigerian female reggae musician, popular for her song “Happy Birthday.” She earned the recognition “Queen of Nigerian Reggae” from Majek Fashek.
Babatunde Olatunji
https://amf.didiermary.fr/babatunde-olatunji/
Grammy award winning master drummer, educator, and social activist, Babatunde Olatunji influenced everyone from John Coltrane to Spike Lee. He left Nigeria for The United States in 1950.
Watch this 1 hour instructional video where he explains “African Drumming.” […]
Tony Allen – The Source
https://amf.didiermary.fr/tony-allen-source/
Tony Allen passed away on April 30th 2020 in Paris, at the age of 79.Born in Lagos in 1940, Tony Oladipo Allen was a hugely influential musical figure, most notably as the defining rhythmic engine of Fela Kuti’s Africa 70.
In 2017, he released 2 albums via Blue Note, a tribute EP to Art Blakey and […]
#FullAlbum #Jazz #Nigeria #TonyAllen #AfroJazz #Afrobeat #Blaugust
Nigeria Disco Funk Special
https://amf.didiermary.fr/nigeria-disco-funk-special/
“Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound Of The Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79” is a compilation released in 2008.
Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-usaid-malawi-state-department-crime-sexual-violence-trafficking?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
The resurgence of Benin sound
[Don't mix the Beninese Republic, with Benin CIty in Edo State in Nigeria]
Read: Musical traditions and language from Edo State have moved from the margins of Nigeria's national (and international) culture to the center.
https://africasacountry.com/2025/06/the-resurgence-of-benin-sound
Listen: Respect Ur Elders By 2Rymce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdVbvvH92wo
On AMF: Edo Funk Explosion https://amf.didiermary.fr/edo-funk-explosion/
Fela Kuti – Shuffering & Shmiling
https://amf.didiermary.fr/fela-kuti-shuffering-shmiling/
From the LP “Shuffering and Shmiling” in 1978. Listen to the full track (21 minutes long), originally spanning two sides…
As Fela progressed as an artist, he also evolved into a political and social tour de force in Nigeria. In “Shuffering and Shmiling”, an expansive track spanning two sides and reaching over 20 minutes in […]
Sir Victor Uwaifo – Ohue (Edit)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/sir-victor-uwaifo-ohue/
From “Sofrito: Tropical Discotheque” in 2011, one of Edo Funk classics revisited: Ohue “Frankie Francis & Simbad Edit” by Sir Victor Uwaifo.
Also available on “Sofrito Super Single – Benin City Grooves” with a revisited version of Sonny Okusun Ozziddi’s Odenigbo.
Teni – Sugar Mummy
https://amf.didiermary.fr/teni-sugar-mummy/
Teniola Apata is known as Teni the Entertainer. “Sugar Mummy” (2019) can be seen as an anthem for women who are “proud to be different”.
“There’s an assumption that women have to look a certain way to be feminine, but I don’t want to conform to that stereotype. My thing is this: You don’t get […]"
Tim Lyre - ROCKETSHIP
https://youtu.be/fyEa3D4VN60
More info on Tim Lyre: https://amf.didiermary.fr/tim-lyre-worry/
Sunny Ade & his African Beats – Syncro System Movement
https://amf.didiermary.fr/sunny-ade-african-beats-syncro-system-movement/
The Original Syncro System Movement is a vinyl LP from 1974, reissued in 1983.
New album! Post to come on AMF...
"Journey Through Life" out April 25, 2025.
Femi Kuti - After 24 Years (Official Visualiser)
https://youtu.be/elSES_Yn__U
The project’s second single offers a critical look at Nigeria’s democracy “After 24 Years.”
Afro Super-Feelings led by Segun Okeji
https://amf.didiermary.fr/afro-super-feelings-segun-okeji/
Afrobeat Disco/Funk from the vault… A 2-track LP Afro Super-Feelings Led By Segun Okeji released in 1970.
This is an album comprised of two super-rare Afrobeat disco/funk tracks from Lagos by the band Afro Super-Feelings, led the by artist/musician Segun Okeji.
Segun Okeji was the tenor sax player in Fela Kuti‘s Koola Lobitos band […]
Jambos Express – Mother Africa
https://amf.didiermary.fr/jambos-express-mother-africa/
Mother Africa is an EP, released in 1987 by Jambos Express with 4 songs. The Lead Vocals are by Prince Bola Agba, an in-demand session musician, and early and respected exponent of funk. He’s also know for founding SJOB Movement. […]
Nneka - Go Within
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCsUyEFgl70
(I met Nneka in Cannes, FR, 15 years ago or so, when she was launching her career.)
"Music is the weapon. Music is the weapon of the future."
-Fela Kuti
📷: Janet Griffiths
Oriental Brothers International Band
https://amf.didiermary.fr/oriental-brothers-international-band/
The Oriental Brothers International Band of Nigeria was a popular Igbo highlife band from Nigeria [based in Owerri] for several decades, known for their powerful lyrics (whether it be of proverbs, or specials dedicated to special people in the country of Nigeria), and deft instrumental work […]
A video essay on Fela Kuti, Nigeria’s most political musical icon, directed by Akinola Davies Jr, including interviews with Seun & Femi Kuti.
Spoken word and music by Nigerian musician Obongjayar.
"The death of his mum too really broke him."
One Day Go Be One Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVWFBcjfY0M
"Death is not Silence"
Osa is a Nigerian-American pottery artist using traditional Nigerian and African techniques in a modern studio. She's just started a PeerTube channel featuring her works, you can follow at:
If the videos haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them at https://makertube.net/a/potterybyosa/videos
You can also follow her general non-video account at @potterybyosa@mastodon.social
#FeaturedPeerTube #Pottery #Nigeria #Africa #AfricanArt #PeerTube #PeerTubers
Fela Kuti – Why Black Man Dey Suffer
https://amf.didiermary.fr/fela-kuti-why-black-man-dey-suffer/
Why Black Man Dey Suffer – LP (1971)
Listen to Sir Paul McCartney remembering this song played live at the Shrine.
On 1 January 1971, Fela changes his band’s name from Nigeria 70 to Africa 70. It is a breakthrough year for the group, which will remain the hottest attraction in Nigeria (and elsewhere […]
David Walters – Bwè Dlo Feat. Seun Kuti
https://amf.didiermary.fr/david-walters-bwe-dlo-seun-kuti/
From album “Soleil Kréyol” by David Walters in 2020.
“Creole Soul!” Two words are enough for David Walters to qualify his music. The exclamation point to support radicalism and faith in its purpose. […]
Seyi Vibez - Shaolin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fii73UidV4
Nigerian StreetPop from EP "Children of Africa"
Highlife Music of Ghana and Nigeria
https://amf.didiermary.fr/highlife-music-ghana-nigeria-60s-70s/
70s Highlife Music from Ghana and Nigeria in this documentary, unfortunately lacking all the songs and performers names. If you know, please comment below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pTBW-NsbSA
#60smusic #70smusic #Compilation #Documentary #FelaKuti #Ghana #Highlife #Nigeria
Dr Victor Olaiya & his All-Stars
https://amf.didiermary.fr/victor-olaiya-all-stars/
Dr Victor Olaiya is considered the bridge between Ghanaian highlife and what would become Afrobeat.
His musical style was influenced by James Brown, with horn parts harmonized in Brown’s style, as opposed to the mostly unison lines of Afrobeat. The music includes the swinging percussion of Tony Allen, but not the syncopated style that [...]
Dr Victor Olaiya – Baby Mi Da Feat. 2Face Idibia
https://amf.didiermary.fr/victor-olaiya-baby-mi-da-2face-idibia/
“Baby Mi Da (Baby Jowo) remix” is a revisited version of a classic track by Dr Victor Olaiya, featuring 2Face Idibia.
