Dance Therapy: Benefits and Getting Started
Dance has been a universal form of expression, celebration, and communication across cultures for centuries. Beyond its cultural and recreational significance, dance holds a therapeutic power that extends to mental and physical well-being. Also known as dance movement therapy (DMT), it promotes healing and enhances the overall quality of life for individuals. In this […]
Chicken Republic Security Guards Dance Video: What Brands Can Learn
The social media space was set on fire following the sack of two security guards who were caught dancing in a viral TikTok video by one of Nigeria’s leading restaurants, Chicken Republic. The viral video showed two young security guards dancing to the popular Ameno Amapiano (You Want To Bam, Bam, You Want To […]
Social Media Accounts To Follow: 5 Dancers To Follow
For some of us who love to dance, we can only do the trendiest moves in our heads. That can be annoying – because who wouldn’t want to slay the “Legwork” at a party or pull of “Tesumole” while friends cheer from behind? I know I would. Thankfully, there is hope. These professional dancers […]
Exclusive Interview With Kaffy
Dance As An Instrument To Preserve Our Cultural Heritage In a time long forgotten by many African millennials, dance was more than just moving your body rhythmically to a beat, or finding out who had the best moves ‘in the game’. Dance was (is) a core part of the African tradition. It is one of […]
Kaffy Hits 1 Million Followers, Celebrates Her Many Firsts
Nigeria’s foremost professional dancer, Kaffy, has taken to Instagram to celebrate her many firsts. The mother of two started the string of celebratory posts which she dedicated to her fans, after she hit one million followers on Instagram on Tuesday, 13th November. She also appreciated the Okoye brothers of the now defunct P-square for her […]
Niniola Rolls Out The Human Radio Concert
The Queen of Afrohouse, Niniola, will be bringing down the roof this weekend at the The Human Radio Concert in Lagos. The concert is scheduled for Friday, 9th of November at Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, and will feature Reminisce, Aramide, Mayorkun, Mr Real, Terry Apala, Slimcase, Immaculate, Johnny Drille, Teni, Oladips, Godwin Strings, GreyC, Tyson Noir […]
Do You Know Why This Instrument is Called the ‘Talking Drum’?
The talking drum is a percussion instrument particularly popular with Fuji and Juju music and other music genres associated with Yoruba culture. It is so called because its pitch and sound can be modulated to imitate the tone and prosody of human speech. It can be used by a skilled drummer to practically imitate any […]
Music Videos We Love
Great sounds and jaw-dropping videos have been rife in the Nigerian music industry lately. The kind of music videos that make you proud to be Nigerian, something we have in common with the artistes and producers who make them. Here are two of our favourite videos for the week: Omawumi – Malowa feat. DJ Spinall & Slimcase […]
Events This Weekend
Weekends are for events, and here are a few you might want to attend. After Dark with DJ Jimmy Jatt Hard Rock Cafe will be hosting DJ Jimmy Jatt this weekend, and it promises to be a banging party with plenty of music and fun. Date: Friday, 14th September 2018. Time: 10:00 PM. Venue: Hard […]
Bisola Wins Surprise Award At AMVCA 2018
The biggest award event on the continent that celebrates actors, filmmakers and other contributors in the film industry took place on Sunday evening, 2nd September, at the Eko Hotel, Lagos. AMVCA AMVCA 2018 was sponsored by Konga, Airtel and H2o. It featured a brand new category called the AMVCA Achiever’s Award and had a surprise award […]
Music Videos We Love
We always begin the week by bringing you some of the best available music videos by Nigerian artistes. This week we have picked out 5 of our favourite music videos, Funbi – Hallelujah This January 2017 video was directedby King Davies, and, shows Funbi surrounded bybeautiful natural scenery, with the awesome Olumirin Waterfall behind him. […]
Another Nigerian DJ Set To Create World Record
Nigerian DJ, Adoo Kelvin Confidence aka DJ Blinky, is attempting to set a new world record for the longest marathon club DJ-ing by an individual. DJ Blinky He started playing at Slippery Lounge, Lekki, at 6.00pm on Monday 20th August and will end on Wednesday, 5th September to create a new record. He is expected […]
Music Videos We Love: ‘Heal D World’ – Patoranking; Others
Patoranking – Heal D World This video is top on our favourite videos for the week. Apart from being a beautifully done video, the song carries a very strong message; a message that the love shown by each of us will go a long way in healing the world’s scars. The song was produced by […]
Nigeria’s Diddi & Kendra Lit Up Beyonce’s Coachella Performance
As Beyoncé’s Coachella performance continues to trend around the world, it is memorable for us because it featured; Quotes by renowned Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, in her own voice; Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s original music; Two young Nigerian choreographers were part of Beyonce’s perfomance team. Diddi Most prominent among Beyonce’s 100-man back-up dancers and marching band […]
Ikorodu Street Kids Get Shout-Out From Naomi Campbell, Rihanna, P. Diddy
Kids from Ikorodu got a shout-out from supermodel, Naomi Campbell, who on Saturday re-grammed their dance video on Instagram. The children belong to the Dream Catchers Dance Academy, which was founded and run by Seyi Oluyole, a writer, choreographer and fitness trainer. From Oyinbo to Ikorodu When Seyi was 14 years old, she began a […]
7 Simple Ways to Take a Break
Quick Question – When was the last time you took a break? I mean just you, yourself and yourself? I’m pretty sure it’s probably being a while right? We are often caught up in something I like to call “the overachiever drive” which could be in form of managing a business, thriving in your 9-5, […]