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The 2018 edition of Songs of Nigeria Festival (SONIFES) held on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at the Shehu Yar'Adua centre in Abuja, Nigeria. [4] The festival featured a lot of notable individuals and government officials, some notable people who graced the festival event includes: the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha and also the wife to the first military head ...
The people of the North are known for complex percussion instrument music, the one-stringed goje, and a strong praise song vocal tradition.Under Muslim influence since the 14th century, Hausa music uses free-rhythmic improvisation and the Pentatonic scale, similar to other Muslim Sahelian tribes throughout West Africa, such as the Bambara, Kanuri, Fulani and Songhai.
The TurnTable Top 100 Songs (also known as Nigeria Official Top 100 Songs) is the music industry standard record chart in Nigeria for songs, published weekly by TurnTable magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay (radio and tv) and online streaming in Nigeria.
Ranking the most popular Street-Pop Songs. Street-Pop Songs chart, is an important component in the ranking of the best song performance in sales, streaming, and airplay, before being included in TurnTable Nigeria Top 100 chart. Top Hip-Hop/Rap Songs: airplay + streaming 25 Ranking the most popular Hip-Hop/Rap Songs.
Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band is Nigeria's foremost contemporary folk and roots music group. Formed and fronted by songwriter and poet Segun Akinlolu (aka Beautiful Nubia), the group's songs and albums have achieved cult status among their loyal and growing fans spread across the world. Segun Akinlolu is an advocate of social ...
There are similar trance cults (the so-called "mermaid cults") found in the Niger Delta region. Popular Hausa music artists include Muhamman Shata , who sings accompanied by drummers, Dan Maraya , who plays a one-stringed lute called a kuntikii , Audo Yaron Goje , who plays the goje , and Ibrahim Na Habu , who plays a small fiddle called a ...
"Gwagwalada" is a song by Nigerian singers Bnxn, Kizz Daniel, and Seyi Vibez. It was released on 16 February 2023, through TYE and Empire Distribution, and was produced by Sarz. [3] Released as the second single off Bnxn's debut album Sincerely, Benson (2023), "Gwagwalada" was included on OkayAfrica's list of "the Best Afrobeats Songs of 2023". [4]
The song became a continental hit [12] and was the second most searched Nigerian song on Google in 2016. [13] [14] It also charted at number one on Apple Music in several countries including Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana [15] and it went on to become Tekno's most popular record with over 50 million Spotify streams as of April 2022.