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Wizkid

A ‘beautiful time to be African’ as Afrobeats sweeps triumphantly across the world music scene

Africa

A ‘beautiful time to be African’ as Afrobeats sweeps triumphantly across the world music scene

By Phillip van Niekerk and Idoko Salihu

2022 Grammys – what Fela Kuti has to do with West Africa’s growing pop fame

Magazine

2022 Grammys – what Fela Kuti has to do with West Africa’s growing pop fame

By Sanya Osha

How the ’Beats conquered the year of the plague – and the world

Magazine

How the ’Beats conquered the year of the plague – and the world

By Sanya Osha

'Made in Lagos': An ode to Wizkid’s home city and maturity

Africa

'Made in Lagos': An ode to Wizkid’s home city and maturity

By Lusanda Luthuli