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The music of Nigeria includes many kinds of folk and popular music. Little of the country's music history prior to European contact has been preserved, although bronze carvings dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries have been found depicting musicians and their instruments. [ 1 ] The country's most internationally renowned genres are ...
Davido. David Adedeji Adeleke OON (born November 21, 1992), known professionally as Davido, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. [2][3][4] He is regarded as one of the most important Afrobeats artists of the 21st century, and for popularizing the genre globally. [5][6] Davido was born in Atlanta, United States, and raised in ...
Divine Ikubor (born 1 May 2000), known mononymously as Rema, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and rapper. He gained initial recognition with his 2019 song "Dumebi". That same year, he signed with D'Prince 's record label, Jonzing World. [6] He achieved international recognition with his 2022 single "Calm Down", which spawned a remix with ...
Music videos. "Calm Down" on YouTube. "Calm Down" (Remix) on YouTube. " Calm Down " is a song by Nigerian singer Rema, from his debut studio album Rave & Roses (2022). It was released on 11 February 2022 through Jonzing World and Mavin as the album's second single. The song charted across Europe, reaching number one on the Belgian Ultratop 50 ...
Ghanaian hip hop. Gqom. UK funky. Zouk. Afrobeats, not to be confused with Afrobeat or Afroswing, is an umbrella term to describe popular music from West Africa and the diaspora [1][2] that initially started in Nigeria [3] and also developed in other regions like Ghana, and the UK in the 2000s and 2010s. Afrobeats is less of a style per se, and ...
R&B, hip hop, afrobeats, dancehall, reggae. Occupations. Singer, record producer. Years active. 2003–present. Labels. Fire Department Inc. Paul Okoye // ⓘ (born 18 November 1981 [citation needed]), who is better known as Rudeboy, is a Nigerian singer. [ 1 ] He rose to fame in the 2000s as a member of the P-Square duo with his identical twin ...
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. In its opening year, TurnTable charts listed 50 positions, but later expanded its ...
Fuji. Fújì is a genre of Yoruba popular music that emerged in Nigeria in the 1960s. It evolved from the improvisational wéré music also known as ajísari (meaning "waking up for sari ", performed to awaken Muslims before dawn during the fasting season of Ramadan. Fuji music was named after the Japanese stratovolcano -mountain, Mount Fuji by ...