#Nigerian music star

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Paul Okoye and Ivy Ifeoma: A Glimpse into Their Journey, Pregnancy, and New Beginnings

🌟 Paul Okoye & Ivy Ifeoma: A Journey of Love, Family, and New Beginnings 🌟 Nigerian musician Paul Okoye (Psquare) and his wife, Ivy Ifeoma, are capturing hearts with their heartwarming journey as they prepare to welcome their first child.

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Nigerian songwriter and musician “Inkboy” continues to rise as a global music star with his exceptional talent and infectious passion for music.

Simon Sunday Igoche, better known in the music scene as “Inkboy,” is a highly skilled Nigerian songwriter and musician who has been making significant waves in the music industry for over a decade. Born and raised in Jos, a city in the North-central region of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Inkboy’s passion for music began at a young age. As a teenager, he started writing songs and continued…

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If Not For Music And Comedy, Most Nigerians Will Be In Rehab – BBNaija Star

If Not For Music And Comedy, Most Nigerians Will Be In Rehab – BBNaija Star

BBNaija star, Tochi is of the opinion that most Nigerians would be in rehab facilities, if not for music and comedy that keeps them going. If Not For Music And Comedy, Most Nigerians Will Be In Rehab – BBNaija Star He shared this opinion on his Instastories. Read below:-  

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Updated Intro Post

song i’m currently obsessed with: velvet ring by big thief

WRITING MASTERPOST

fic/writing requests are: on/off (i’m currently writing what’s on the queue but pretty please send me asks of what you’d like me to write so i can start when i’m ready!!!!! if i like the request enough i’ll write it)

(btw if i’m not on here i’m probably on my alt @ireallyliketalldarksultrywomen cause i hit the post limit woopsies…)

I’m Em! You can also call me Emmett, Oliver, or Rose—all of them work :)

Im a bi, transmasc, genderfluid, and aroaceflux POC (Nigerian)

My Fandoms Are: (the ones in pink are my main ones)

Starkid musicals (putting lautski in a blender)

SAF (“You don’t see, do you, Curt?” what if i hurled myself into orbit?)

Whitepine (ivory and seraptor are siblings trustttttt)

MCYT: Real Life/Trafficblr (The Life Series), (save me treebark….treebark save me…..) Hermitcraft, SOS, Rats, Empires, Fantasy, and Witchcraft SMP; as well as Escape The Night!

My Little Pony

The Outsiders

Epithet Erased

Amphibia (love the plantars <3)

Dead Poet’s Society (SOBBING VIOLENTLY AT NEILS DEATH)

Steven Universe

MHA

Sanders Sides

Star Vs. The Forces of Evil (last episode had me BALLING)

Gravity Falls

DDLC

A Hat in Time

YHS (funneh and alec were my otp okay 😭 i cried when there wasn’t a season two)

Glee (kms why did i choose to watch every single episode of that show)

Fairly Oddparents (cosmo and i are the same you can’t convince me otherwise)

FNAF (cassie my beloved <333)

Stardew Valley (shane elliot and haley are my true loves <3)

The Ramshackle Pilot

Dungeon Meshi (save me farcille…..)

Pokemon/Pokeani (i literally get every new game that comes out this isn’t funny anymore 😭)

Doctor Who (TENROSE FOR LIFE)

Good Omens

The Owl House

the MCU (shaking Team Red violently)

PJO (solangelo created love <3)

TAWOG

Inside Job

The Glass Scientists

I love a buncha artists, but some of my favorites are Olivia Rodrigo, The Crane Wives, Mind Self Indulgence (im certified jimmy urine hater), Chappell Roan, Sushi Soucy, Mitski, Leith Ross, Penelope Scott, Lemon Demon, Beabadoobee, Egg, Tally Hall, Will Wood, and Chonny Jash. Im glad to take any song/artist recommendations!

Im also a HUGE theatre kid (i made a playlist that’s 384 hours of theatre songs) Some of my favorite shows are Les Mis, Company, Jekyll and Hyde, Assassins, Heathers, 35mm, West Side Story, Legally Blonde, Ride The Cyclone, Falsettos, Sweeney Todd, and The Drowsy Chaperone.

i LOVE getting asks oh my god guys talk to me!!! i will literally yap forever

I enjoy reading (but i get distracted a lot), and my favorite colors are purple and seafoam green :)

My birthdays April 17th and there’s a chance I might be neurodivergent.

TAGS:

#requests <— fics that have been requested by you guys!

#ship thoughts <— what i think about different ships!!

#treebark thoughts <— the red king and his hand are on my mind all day everyday

#going a bit crazy <— in my insane era guys

#asks <— asks from you lovely people

#fics <— my writing tag!!

#rambles <— talkin about silly stuff

#vents <— miiight use sometime in the future idk yet

#polls <— i like polls a concerning amount so you might find some stuff on here

#Oh captain let’s make a deal! <— tgs mer au @raine-st0rm and i made! things that relate to it and stuff (animatics, playlists, fics, snippets, etc)

#Life series band au <— trafficsmp band au i thought of like five minutes ago (i’m obsessed)

here’s my pronouns page!

my ao3:

annnd my stats.fm!

i enjoy having moots but i’m too shy to interact with people 😭

my main playlists! (having them on shuffle is WILD; sometimes they go from starkid to the oozes to will wood to melanie martinez)

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rwrb characters and their eras tour outfits

so i saw this tiktok asking what we think alex and henry are wearing to the eras tour, so here’s what i think the super six would do if they were all going together (in new york, i assume)…

(in my head they all choose an era and base an outfit on that…probably nora and pez’s idea)

alex - he fights for reputation and wins. i’m thinking black, sparkle, and chains. leather jacket with a black rhinestone snake on the back and a black mesh crop top underneath. black distressed jeans cuffed over combat boots. chains around his neck and hanging from his jacket and pants. thin black sunglasses that he later uses to hold back his curls when the house lights go down. oh and he definitely has the sharpest black eyeliner on his lids.

henry - he has a choice: either live in his reputation era with alex or be his complementary opposite. so he chooses lover. i’m thinking ‘80s high school student with lover energy. light-washed jeans with white chuck taylors. tucked in, a loose-fitted pastel button-up with cuffed sleeves. maybe it has splotches of color or faded butterflies on it…idk some kind of print. on top, a hand painted jean jacket with “london boy” in loopy pink typography on the back. a glitter lover heart around his eye (bc nora insists).

nora - speaking of, i’ll keep this simple for her. a fully identical ring leader costume to what taylor had on the red tour. she may be an irl chaos demon but i think she’s anointed herself the unofficial leader of “super six does eras tour 2k23” so this fit is appropriate for her. i mean she almost made them all wear matching t-shirts like they’re a depressed cishet family at disney world but june talked her down.

june - the queen of fashion herself. this is the trickiest for me bc june wants to do folklore and just wear shortalls and the silver star cardigan to be comfy, but she’ll be damned before she doesn’t match the energy of the others. june goes with evermore and all in on “cowboy like me” to piss alex off since he almost went with rodeo wear. cropped cream fringe jacket with an elegant ivy embroidery on the back and trim. underneath, a bustier and shorts of the same fabric with the same embroidery. of course she’s wearing a cowboy hat, cream with the ivy details. and caramel cowboy boots (rounded toe bc she’s a utility girl). everything but the boots are custom made in austin.

pez - “this night is sparkling! don’t you let it go!” yeah so as soon as he saw taylor in all of her enchanted ballgowns, he knew he had to be her nigerian billionaire glitter prince. and that’s exactly what he does. he commissions a nigerian designer to make a suit and headpiece using akwete fabric in the colors of the speak now era’s visuals. all accented in rhinestones of course. he’s also all about the accessories with a watch, bracelets, necklaces, shoes, and glasses from various luxury brands. he does the absolute most, and everyone loves him for it.

bea - angel is in her midnights era, and i am here for it! bc of bullshit princess rules she couldn’t wear a bodysuit like she wanted. but no matter, she’s still going to shimmer. having not seen anyone do it yet, she literally learns to sew and diy’s a mini dress version of taylor’s yellow dress at the end of the bejeweled music video. it was totally, incredibly frustrating but she nails it! complete with lace, bows, and a little more sparkle, the dress hits so hard. she pairs it with sparkly louboutin boots and replicas of the hair clips and choker she bought off etsy. june helps her do taylor’s hairstyle from the video, while she does the makeup, beauty mark included.

so yeah that’s what i got. what do you think?? bc this is such a fun prompt and i could see each character doing like fifty different things lol <3

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I’m Brazilian, I’m sending this question to all the blogs I admire and follow. I would like you and your followers, especially Americans, to respond, please. Do you think Hollywood will consent to this “Nigerian Princess” project? Will Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Lupita Nyong'o, A-list actors and actresses, allow this belated racial appropriation? There is a new generation of black artists, in the dramatic arts and music, who have achieved prestige through their talent and work. Will these people tolerate what she is doing? Don’t you think she crossed a line?? Personally, I think so! And I hope she is devoured by them and thrown back into the gutter from which she came. This lady deserves ostracism!! Thanks for listening!

Hi!  Thank you.  I haven’t seen many PoC rally around her, certainly not anyone with real star power like the people you mentioned.  I am sure they have seen many things in Hollywood that don’t compare to what Harry and his wife have done.  She can’t fool people like she has in the past.  The truth is coming to light, bit by bit.❤️

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IWD: The Sparking Women Of Afrobeats

It's March again, which means International Women’s Month and another opportunity to celebrate women pushing the boundaries for productivity and creativity in all fields in every corner of the world. In Nigerian music, the last few years have seen a bold contingent of creative women advance the borders of what is possible for women in music, even in Nigeria’s patriarchal society. The music scene is still far from having an ideal balance of male and female stars, but considering the male-orientedness of the industry’s artists and background players, this group deserves even more praise for their ability to rise above all obstacles and occupy the section they do now. In doing so, they become a shining light to women in every field, an encouragement that women can rise to the top and pull down age-long barriers. Here are ten women, cut across generations and genres, who are lighting up the Afrobeats scene in 2024.

Tems

Tems rocketed to global fame with “Essence” and remained there via collaborations with Drake, Future and Rihanna, and brought her entire discography with her in this terrific journey, as a result of which even her most obscure releases from the past have been showered with millions of streams. But fans rightly want more, and as they await a debut album from the singer that will no doubt release this year, she’s kept them satisfied: “Me & U” and “Not An Angel” released last year, spinning her AfroRnB, Pop and Dancehall influences into spicy mixes, and allowing her balance gracefully on the ledge where she can appeal to both her Nigerian and western audiences. Tems is one of Nigeria's brightest revelations of the 2020s, and her album should confirm her status as a force in world music.

Tiwa Savage

The No. 1 African Bad Girl ruled African music through the 2010s, and was front and centre of the high-powered, dance-ready movement that we now know as Afropop. Now, she continues to advance Nigerian pop through its Amapiano era, entertaining a new generation with as much vim and vigour as she did with her Pop duo of “Kele Kele Love” and “Love Me, Love Me” over a decade years ago. Her royalty status in African music is beyond doubt, but she continues to prove it anyway, and with last year’s singles “Pick Up” and “Stamina” she kept pace with the rest of the industry, proving that the golden years of her career may actually be in front of her.

Asa

Asa is by now a household name in Nigerian music, being a practising artist for longer than some of her newest fans have been alive. The honeyed songstress made her breakout in 2007 with her self-titled debut album, the Cobhams-produced ethereal piece that introduced the key parts of her artistry: her melodious voice, guitar-strung melodies and her soulful writing. Seventeen years and 5 albums later, the Paris-born vocalist continues to captivate minds while adapting to changing times in Nigerian music, and her last album, V, highlighted her growth and reiterated her effusive songcraft, tapping into more modern Afropop while holding firm to her sonic identity. With the release of her latest, “Odo”, this year, Asa proves that she still has a lot to give the industry she helped build.

Yemi Alade

Yemi Alade, the self-styled Mama Africa, has lived up to that moniker in the ten years since “Johnny”, her explosive Afropop banger, announced her to the country and continent in 2014 as an instant star. Apart from her emotive music and its magnetic appeal to the dance floor, she has won hearts across the continent for her energetic performances and her very impressive polyglotism. She has come to represent a symbol of strength, excellence and femininity for African women, and with her latest release, the Mamapiano EP, having arrived in December, she shows no signs of stopping anytime soon.

Simi

Simi’s high-pitched, sonorous voice is instantly recognisable for any keen follower of Nigerian music. She made her debut in 2014 via a series of catchy, playful singles—“E No Go Funny”, “Open And Close”, and “Jamb Question” and its Falz-featuring remix, before diving into the romantic depths, a field her vocals were always made to excel at. Her eponymous debut album arrived in 2017, bringing the arc of her introduction to a fitting close, and since its release, it has been an unstoppable upward journey for the songstress. Her most recent offering, To Be Honest, consolidated on her growth even further, as she scripted tales of life, love and friendship into one coherent package, and its reception proves her place in the music scene remains secure.

Niniola

Nigeria’s queen of Afro-House gets a lot less credit than she deserves, but Nigeria’s Amapiano-directed era, borrowing heavily from South Africa, was foreshadowed by her genre-bending “Maradona” way back in 2017. Two albums, 2017’s This Is Me and 2020’s Colors And Sounds established her position, as she tried her hands on a number of sonic experiments between Afropop, South African House and Dancehall, and brilliantly pulled off most of them. Years later, she remains at the forefront of innovation and genre-morphing in Nigerian music. Amapiano’s saturation in Nigerian music means it is no longer an effective means of standing out, but Niniola’s capacity to execute it with exceptionally high levels of quality means she will never have to be worried about her legacy.

Teni

Teni, the other half of the Apata singing sisters, is cut from a different sonic cloth. She delights in the tonic flavour of conventional Afropop and its ability to soundtrack the most heartfelt songs. She released a number of tracks between 2016 and 2018 to moderate impact, but it was her breakout single, “Case”, blending tender emotion into fast-spinning beats, that gave Teni her grand introduction as a purveyor of the romantic. Other singles, like the reflective “Uyo Meyo” and “Askamaya” displayed yet another side to her. Her recent album, Tears Of The Sun, was a comeback of sorts after a period of downtime, and with it she immediately thrust herself back into the limelight.

Fave

2021’s “Baby Riddim” was a game-changer for Fave. It was the means with which she made her mainstream journey, and even now it is easy to see why the audience found it so irresistible. 3 months later, she capitalised on the newfound fame to release Riddim 5, her debut EP, weaving heart-strung writing into an AfroRnB sonic template to excellent results.

Her releases in the period since then have been somewhat sparse—only two songs of her own in two years—but she has made up for it with a number of well-delivered features. Her latest, “Belong To You” is a marker of her undying talent and promise.

Qing Madi

It may have gone under the radar, but Qing Madi had an exceptional 2023. She began the year as an underground artist, secured (and brilliantly delivered on) a dream collaboration with BNXN, built on that momentum to release a brilliant debut EP, and is now watching as “American Love”, a track off it, is pushing to become her biggest song yet. The 18 year old singer is making an organic growth fueled by addictive hooks and clever writing, and now looks to be one of the industry’s brightest stars of the future, poised to follow in the examples of the other women on this list.

Bloody Civilian

Bloody Civilian is on her way up. The 26-year-old made giant strides in 2023, logging in her debut EP Anger Management in June and returning in November with Anger Management: At Least We Tried, a special remix version that featured stars like Joeboy, ODUMODUBLVCK and Fave. Her music is a special blend of Nigerian and foreign sounds, allowing her to draw from a wide pool of sonic influences and still create cohesive projects. She is still firmly in the ones to watch category, but her trajectory places her to rank beside Nigeria’s elite in the not-too-distant future.

This article was written by Afrobeats City Contributor Ezema Patrick - @ezemapatrick ( X )

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CHOI VIVIENNE (hangul: 최 비비안) professionally known as VIVIE is a fictional korean-nigerian, korean based singer and the only female member of co-ed group straykids. she made her debut in stray kids as a new lead dancer, vocalist and song-writer on JUNE 17, 2020, after her unexpected appearance in the ‘GOD'S MENU’ mv.

☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ -- ABOUT VIVIENNE

| profile ⋆ kprofile ⋆ background ⋆ inside her room ⋆ inside her wardrobe ⋆ inside her bag ⋆ a-z quotes ⋆ incorrect quotes

☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ -- RELATIONSHIPS

| relationship with jyp artists ⋆ relationship with other idols ⋆ best friends ⋆ 00's squad ⋆ vivie's love interests ⋆ family

☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ -- SHIPS IN STRAYKIDS

| chanmi ⋆ minvie ⋆ viebin ⋆ hyunvie ⋆ hanvie ⋆ yongmi ⋆ seungvie ⋆ jeongvie

☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ -- SOCIAL MEDIA + INTERNET

| jyp bubble ⋆ instagram ⋆ tiktok ⋆ stan tiktok ⋆ stan twitter ⋆ private twitter ⋆ articles ⋆ texts

☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ -- YOUTUBE

| skz code ⋆ skz talker ⋆ 2 kids in a room ⋆ racha log

☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ -- STAN YOUTUBE

| learn the alphabet with vivie ⋆ choi vivienne and her 7 very short dwarves (plus flour boy) ⋆ hyunvie being the king and queen of dramaticness ⋆ vivie being dumb even though she has an iq of 103

☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ -- MISCELLANEOUS

| artist of the month ⋆ skz-player: seasons, tba, tba ⋆ skz-record

☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ -- THROUGH THE ERAS

2020 | go生 ⋆ in life ⋆ all in

2021 | kingdom ⋆ mixtape: oh ⋆ easy ⋆ christmas evel ⋆ scars ⋆ skz2021

2022 | oddinary ⋆ circus ⋆ mixtape: time out ⋆ maxident ⋆ skz-replay⁠

2023 | the sound ⋆ five star ⋆ party's not over ⋆ social path (feat. lisa)

☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ -- MUSIC SHOWS + CONCERTS

maniac world tour ⋆ music bank ⋆ lolapalooza ⋆ k-con la 2023 ⋆ japan dome tour ⋆ vmas 2023 ⋆ tmas 2023

☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ -- OTHER

love pill (han jisung drabble)

☆ -- send an ask to be added onto the taglist -- @mynameisnotlaura @alixnsuperstxr

©skzvivie all rights reserved. do not copy or repost

heavily inspired by @skz-bibi , @skz-bella and @skzinka

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FELA, THE UNBEARABLE REIGNING PROPHET– BY EGUNGWU C. BENJAMIN

Due to this year's Felabration music festival themed 'Question Jam Answer,' which started on 9th and will be ending on Sunday, 15th October, 2023. I decided to pen down this commemorative piece for the musical icon.

In this piece we will discuss about how the musical festival started and the brain behind it, we will also have brief background of the music icon and information about his career and achievements.

In 1998 Felabration was conceptualized by the late Afrobeat music legend's daughter, Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti just to remember his father's legacy. How he used music as a tool to speak about bad governance , exposing the hidden skeletons in the cupboard of corrupt politicians and religious institution leaders.

The music festival is hosted once every year for seven days and people comes from different states in the country, some from different countries to celebrate the Music icon at Afrika Shrine, Ikeja, Lagos State.

Brief Background of the Music Icon

 Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti Popularly called 'Fela Anikulapo-Kuti' was born on 15th October, 1938, in Abeokuta, Ogun state, into an upper middle class family.

The Late, Chief. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was the mother of Fela. She a very popular feminist activist during the anti-colonial movement and first woman to drive a car in Nigeria back in 1951, while his father, Reverend, Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, was a school principal and first president of the Nigeria Union of Teacher.

Later Fela Kuti removed 'Ransome' from his name and changed it to 'Anikulapo' meaning "He who carries death in his pouch or hands".

This will bring us to one of his hit track, that I love so much titled 'Colo-mentality'. In the song he talked about how the British sold their culture and language to us. we took everything and abandoned ours which makes us original.

In the song he said;

" If you say you be colonial man. You don be slave man before. Them don release you now. But you never release yourself. in another stanza he said;

"Dem go proud of dem name. And put dem slave name for head. No be so?… "

This can be linked to his decision to change his English name ' Ransome' to a Yoruba name 'Anikulapo'.

Fela Kuti is a cousin to the Popular writer and laureate Wole Soyinka (a Nobel Prize for Literature winner).

Brief Music Journey

Base on my research , I found out that the Music Icon was actually sent to London to study medicine just like his brothers; are all medical doctors.

He got to UK enrolled at Trinity College London where he studied classical music and became exposed to different musical sounds by playing piano in jazz and rock bands.

However, in I960s he returned to Nigeria and formed a band ' Koola Lobitos' just as he played when he was in London and Afrobeat sound started from that group through experiment and practices.

That is why he is refered to as the King of Afrobeat which is Jazz, Funk, Ghanaian/Nigerian High-life and psychedelic rock infusion.

Most of the top Afrobeat stars in the world like; Burna-Boy who claimed that his style of music is Afro-fusion. This is inspired by Fela Kuti and he affirmed to it.

During his life time while doing Music in Nigeria, he used it as an instrument to talk c on themes like; freedom, injustice, corruption and any other social vices within the country.

Due to his doggedness and ability to withstand pressure from the Military government in power, they were looking for reasons to find him guilty and jail him.

He declared himself the head of his communal compound, which he named the independent 'Kalakuta Republic'. The place got many attention due to use of drugs, indulgence in sex, polygamy support ( he married 27 women ).

It was said that 1000 soildiers raided his house,' Kalakuta Republic' in Lagos. Thy destroyed his properties and beat up everyone in there.

During the raid Fela, 's mother, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, was thrown out from the window. She sustained serious injuries and died at the General Hospital in Lagos on April 13, 1978 and most National Dailies reported the incident with the headline; “Fela’s Mum is Dead" or " Fela's House Burnt ".

This didn't make him stop his musical career or compromise his stand. He dropped more hit tracks like; “Zombie,” “Beasts of No Nation,” “Upside Down" and “Monkey Banana,”.

In his hit track " Zombie" he said; "Zombie no go walk unless you tell am to walk", Which Ironically, he was referring to the military or soldiers who doesn't do things they wish to do but they act base on order or instructions from top ranking officers.

This still remind me my days in Enugu, while still a kid, any time my mother is singing this song, just know you are suppose to do something and you haven't done it. (Smiles African parents still the best).

I referred to him as a prophet in this piece because his music his ever green. Everything he said when he was alive is still happening and even getting worse.

His music stirs ones mind to reflect on life unlike the the artist today that centers their music on sex and flamboyancy. Fela also sang about sex and having good time.

I am not against this kind of music everyone has there style of music and decision to choose what to sing about but once in a while they should use music as a tool to stir-up consciousness.

I dance and sing to the new style of songs, the artists are putting Africa in global map, Everyone is trying to identify themselves as an African but they should also remember that music is an art and should be used to convey message to educate and inform. It shouldn't be for entertainment purpose only.

I do appreciate Singers like; Falz, Tekno, Idris Abdul Kareem, Daddy Showkey, Late Sound Sultan, et-al .

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From Beats to Blessings: Davido & His Father Transform Lives with Faith and Philanthropy

🌟 Davido & His Father Make Headlines in Surulere!🌟 Nigerian music icon Davido and his billionaire father, Adedeji Adeleke, recently attended a special Thanksgiving service in Surulere, Lagos, alongside Governors from Osun, Ogun, and Lagos states. Their appearance sparked conversations, especially after Adeleke’s astonishing N1 billion donation to the church! 🙌 From philanthropy to empowering young graduates, the Adeleke family continues to make a significant impact in both the entertainment and educational sectors. Read the full story on how they’re shaping Nigeria’s future! 🌍 #Davido #AdedejiAdeleke #Philanthropy #NigerianEntertainment #YouthEmpowerment #Surulere #C&SChurch #EducationSupport #NigerianMusic

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STAR WEAVER - MYRIAM-JADE "MJ" WOLFF - EARTH-171578

[mir-E-ahm jay-d wol-f] 25 - 5'8 - She/Her - Paris, France, 1945 - Biromantic Demisexual - Earth-171578

In a world that is a Van Gogh painting brought to life, Paris in a late 1940s era where WWI and WWII never occurred is a place flourishing with arts of all kinds. Music, art, theatre, you name it, it's main focal point is in the City of Love itself. Myriam-Jade Wolff - better known as just Myriam - is a violinist and singer who spends most of her days writing music and performing in bars and clubs, while also practicing and performing with the prestigious Orchestra de Paris. But when she isn’t in either of those places, she’s Paris’ nighttime vigilante - Star Weaver.

Myriam-Jade Wolff

Independent, hard-working and ambitious, Myriam was taught from a young age that she could do whatever she set her mind to with hard work and genuine passion. As a young girl, she grew an infatuation with music and performance after her mother brought her and her twin brother Leo to their first orchestra concert. Growing up, Myriam never knew her father after he passed shortly before her birth, but she found a father figure in her Uncle Bernard, who was a talented musician and encouraged her dreams of becoming a performer one day. He got her a violin for her 10th birthday and enrolled her in lessons. While her end goal was to achieve the dream of becoming a musician, she got by through working at her mother’s café alongside her brother to keep the family business going.

Unbeknownst to her, Myriam’s life was about to take a drastic turn. One day when she was 15, she was working in the back of the café, gathering supplies from storage. While she was moving the boxes of ingredients, she accidentally swatted down an enchanted Blue Jumping Spider’s web. It fell onto her hand and promptly bit her in retaliation before scuttling away. More annoyed than anything, Myriam took care of the bite and went on with her shift. But the next morning, she’d awake to find the bite had more permanent effects. She could stick to walls, shoot webs from her wrists, and had a sixth sense. But she could also manipulate light from different sources and make herself go invisible. She kept her powers a secret, not daring to tell anyone. But unfortunately, fate would force her hand.

One night, Myriam and Bernard were returning home from the store when they were suddenly attacked by a group of criminals working for the infamous Kingpin, a crime bods who’d been funding the growing hate groups in the underbelly of Paris. Myriam used her powers to web up and trap their assailants, but not before one of them shot her uncle in the chest. Bleeding out onto the street, Bernard told his niece to use the gift she’d received for good, and to use it wisely. After his death, Myriam would take up the mantel of Star Weaver, the defender of the Paris streets from terrible people like Kingpin and his lackeys.

Unfortunately, tragedy would strike once more when she was 18. Her brother, Leo, would die as a result of being caught in the crossfire of a Kingpin raid. His death only fueled Myriam’s desire to protect others as much as she could, and to never turn her back on her family.

For the next seven years, Myriam’s life would start looking up. She’d graduate from the Paris College of Music and become a musician, eventually trying out and being chosen to join the famed Orchestra de Paris. She would achieve her dream of becoming a famed singer and musician, wowing crowds with her beautiful voice and talent on the violin. All the while, she’d still serve the city of Paris as Star Weaver.

But her life would take another turn when one faithful night she’d encounter a strange yet handsome man in a dark blue jumpsuit who claimed to be from another universe.

Face Claim:

Greta Onieogou- Canadian-Nigerian Actress

Spidersuit

Being the Star Weaver, Myriam’s spidersuit looks a lot like the night sky of her universe - so it has a lot of the same elements as the famed Starry Night painting!

The base of the jumpsuit is a deep blue and made of a soft yet durable silk material with light gold web lining all over it. On the suit, there are little clusters or splatters of light yellow and white paint to create the illusion of stars scattered all over her suit - and she wears a light blue waist cape with a silk material that looks starry as well! Her mask has two cat-shaped white eyes surrounded by gold and the illusion of starry freckles on it - reminiscent of her own freckles. She wears two silver north star shaped earrings that are sewn into the mask, and she has a circle star on her forehead. Myriam’s spider symbol is on the back of her suit, and it has two glowing stars forming the abdomen and torso of the spider with waving, light like limbs radiating off of the body. Her spidersuit is made of materials reminiscent of the 1940s glamor dresses, so it’s both fashionable and comfortable for fighting crime.

Abilities

Myriam has all the standard spider powers like webs, stickiness, spider sense, etc, but due to the more magical nature of the spider that bit her, she has a few extra powers. She’s classified as a Weaver spider through her elaborate flips and tricks she does. Like Pavitr, she uses her webs to trap opponents and grab onto debris or citizens to pull them out of harms way quickly. She doesn’t rely on her webs as much for travel, but when the time calls for it, she can web around Paris with ease. One that is purely ornamental is the fact that her eyes change from a dark brown to a soft blue when she’s Star Weaver, even if it’s hard to notice with her mask unless she takes it off or it’s damaged. Myriam’s not entirely sure why her eyes change color, but it doesn’t really bother her. Light Manipulation: Myriam can take light from any kind of source - natural or artificial- and weave it into her webs to make them stronger and brighter. These webs are almost impossible to escape from once light has been incorporated into them, and it’s how she got her namesake, since she can seemingly weave the stars into webs. Quick Jumping & Reflexes: Seeing as she was bit by a Jumping Spider, Myriam can move pretty damn fast. She can easily leap from one building to another in a split second and move too quickly for the human eye to process. One minute she could be on a building, you blink and then BOOM she’s on another one. This skill allows her to travel through the rooftops with ease and speed, allowing her to use her to mainly use her webs to capture opponents. Invisibility: Thanks to her light manipulation abilities, Myriam can make herself go invisible for periods of time to sneak around undetected. This invisibility state can stay for up to four hours, but the only downside is that she cannot use her webs, as doing so would break the cloak and reveal her. She mainly uses this power to sneak up on opponents and capture them quickly.

Style

Being from the 1940s, Myriam LOVES a good skirt and blazer, as well as flared trousers, necklaces, blouses, and a fun hat every once and a while, although she prefers a bandanna.

When it comes to her hair, Myriam prefers to leave it down when she’s at the HQ, although back home she usually keeps it in a bun or ponytail. When she’s performing, she’ll wear simple yet elegant dresses that don’t hinder her movement but allow her to be fancy while performing either by herself or with the orchestra.

Myriam & The Spider Society

Recruitment

As previously mentioned at the end of the beginning part of this post, Miguel was the first spiderperson Myriam ever encountered. Obviously she was very confused at this 6’9 Spanish-speaking man with a hologram shit from the future, and while he spoke English and she could understand him, she was still very skeptical of him - no matter how good looking he might be underneath his mask. The only way Miguel really gained her trust was when he helped her take out an anomaly that had managed to sneak into Earth-171578 while he was trying to convince Myriam to join the Society. She accepted his offer and joined the Spider Society, accompanied by Miguel’s guidance.

Integration

Myriam’s first few weeks on campus were extremely jarring and overwhelming, and not just because of the fancy tech that she’d never seen before. Earth-928 wasn’t a stylized world, and it didn’t have the familiarness of her home world, and it was very confusing for her to learn that not all universes are “stylized” like hers. She was like “What do you mean that my world is ‘stylized?’ Is it not normal for others to look like mine?” Beyond that, she also had to deal with the fact that her world’s timeline is very different from others. Myriam will try to say she’s from 1945 and other spiders will immediately assume her world is at war. Neither WWI or WWII happened in Myriam’s earth, and while she’s well aware of hate groups in her own, she’s extremely shaken by learning what horrors occurred in both. Plus, life in her world is peaceful and prosperous, so she has a bit of a difficult time relating to vintage spiders like Noir and Spiderman-65, although she’s acquaintances with both. The spiders she found the most comfort with were the musical ones, especially those who indulge in more classical styles. It brings her comfort that music is a multiversal thing, and she’ll always be able to find it regardless of where she goes. Regardless, life in the Spider Society is extremely different than life at home, so Myriam is still trying to get used to it all. She chooses to work more administrative roles on campus rather than go on frequent missions - although she’s a valuable asset when called on for one. Although she still has to deal a lot with people mischaracterizing her universe just because of it’s era and timeline.

”Ooh! I love the vintage fit! Where’d you get it?” “..Vintage? This is just a normal outfit, is it not?” “Well, it’s WAY older than anything I’ve ever seen.. wait, are you actually from the 1900s?” “Yes..? It’s 1945 in my world.” “1945? Oh shit, that means you’re in WWII right now? Do you punch Nazis for a living? Do you have to deal with air raids? You sound French so-"

*cue Myriam just wanting to vanish right then and there*

[“why can’t people understand that some universe timelines are different??? not EVERY world has experienced the SAME THINGS-“] -myriam, likely ranting to lyla later.

Role Within the Society

Myriam, although she might not be a scientist or engineer by any means, contributes a lot to the Society both through missions and the duties she does on campus. She's classified as a Weaver Spider under the specifications for each recruit, and she's skilled in creating thick, strong webs to catch anomalies and civilians if there are large crowds present or multiple anomalies in one universe. Seeing as she was recruited and mentored by Miguel, Myriam is a graduate of the Spider Society Education Program - a series of classes for members to take to better contribute to the society. She graduated with specifications in Multiversal Stylization and Alternate Timelines - so she studies and tracks the statuses of heavily stylized worlds and worlds with changes to their timelines, like her own. She's also sent in to recruit spiders from these universes. The work she does is helpful in the recruitment and integration of spiders from stylized worlds and those who have drastic differences in the timeline, mostly because she doesn't want recruits to be as jarred as she was, and for the welcoming into the Society to be a stress-free as possible. Myriam also serves as a '2nd assistant' of sorts for Miguel, although it isn't official by any means. It usually involves her doing physical things Lyla can't - like getting him food, physical files, or just reminding him to take a break every once in a while. Someone has to keep his workaholic ass in check, and Myriam's apparently the only one Miguel tolerates to do that.

Myriam & Miguel

Yes, I ship them. [i can have two ocs and ship them with the same character, they're just in separate timelines okay? okay.]

Since Myriam is from the 1940s and Miguel is still cautious of building close relationships with others due to his past losses, they like taking it slow. Like very slow. It's very agonizing for a lot of people in the Society because it's SO OBVIOUS they're in love with each other but they're both stubborn and shy. They do eventually start dating, but they don't refer to each other as boyfriend or girlfriend, because they simply don't. Dinner dates are a very common occurrence between them and often take place in Myriam's world. Cue Miguel trying to improve his French and Myriam having to translate for him. These dates are often accompanied by Miguel bring a gift of some kind for her, like flowers or chocolates and dropping her off back at her little townhouse. [He HAS to be gentlemanly otherwise Myriam's mom and aunt maria WILL get onto him, they drilled that into his head when they first met him.] Since they're both demi, their relationship is almost entirely romantic and emotional. Myriam's only real attraction to sex is to start a family one day, and Miguel feels that kind of attraction the same way. Even though eventually having kids together is still way down the line, Myriam's desire to be a mom one day has been amplified by having Mayday around on campus. She's just so freakin' cute. At the end of the day, the two of them care deeply for each other and love spending time together in any way they can, and are practically inseperable. [one of their love languages is definitely quality time] The two of them love writing music together, (Myriam's let Miguel embrace his musical side more) exploring both Nueva York and Paris, taking care of Myriam's cats, and planning things for the Society. While they may be taking it slow, they're simply feeling each other out and getting to know the other on the deepest level they can, so that hopefully one day they can build a family and a life together.

[atsv puts a bit of a hole in the road, but they figure it out and that's a post for another day LMAO]

Random Headcanons

As previously mentioned, Myriam has three cats! Their names are Tenor, Alto, and Soprano. (yes, she named them after voice parts, she can be cheesy if she wants to.)

Tenor is a 6-year-old tuxedo tom, Alto is a 4-year-old calico she-cat, and Soprano is a 1-year-old tabby she-cat. They're all former strays that Myriam found and adopted.

Tenor is a tired chill boy, Alto is sassy but loveable, and Soprano is a rambunctious and playful kitten that could spend HOURS batting at Lyla as she glitches around without getting tired.

All three of them were strays that Myriam took in at various points in her life, and they're her babies who she adores very much.

Myriam's violin playing is a lot like Linsey Sterling, considered revolutionary and modern for her era. Her ability to command the instrument with such grace yet strength has allowed her to quickly gain recognition and fame throughout Europe - she's basically a celebrity, although she's able to keep her show life and private life VERY separate. The reality of modern day stars scares her.

Her singing style is a mix of both Jazz and Classical, much of it's influence coming from singers like Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra.

A lot of spiders like to joke that she's the French female version of him because her songs and style are a lot like his.

Besides playing the violin, Myriam can also play the piano.

She's played the piano for longer, taught by her Uncle Bernard while she was growing up.

Because of this, much of her music is a combination of both piano and string instruments.

Even though she technically is part of the Orchestra De Paris, she is planning about potentially quitting in the future and focusing fully on her solo career.

Buuut she's still trying to find her footing and she's made a lot of friends in the orchestra, so she's not quite ready to leave yet.

Myriam can speak French, English and German fluently! She studied both German and French all throughout school and it has been VERY helpful in her integration process into the Society.

She's rusty on her Spanish though, and it sounds a little funny when she speaks it so she sticks with speaking English outside of her universe.

On the flipside, it is both entertaining and mildly infuriating trying to help Miguel perfect his French.

there have been many instances of second-hand embarrassment and quick corrections when he accidentally butchers a word in public

Miguel gets a decent amount of attention in Myriam's world, seeing as he doesn't have the same painted style as everyone else.

And because he's MASSIVE and obviously not French.

Although something that has become more noticeable about him is that at certain points he appears more in the painted style like Myriam due to visiting her world so often.

He won't go full painted like her, but he does start to take more elements of it like more streaked colors and movements that almost look stop-motion-y.

Besides Miguel, Myriam is close with both Jess and Gwen.

In fact, Myriam's pretty much unofficially adopted Gwen as her daughter, and has become both a mother-figure and mentor figure for the young spiderwoman.

She would very much like to curse out Gwen's dad in French AND English.

Myriam and Jess have been close ever since Myri first joined the Society. Besides Miguel and Lyla, Jess was the main person Myriam really talked and interacted with while at the society. Jess LOVES to tease Myriam about her puppy crush on Miguel, and it's very much a sister-like dynamic between the two of them.

She doesn't like Peter B. very much. She likes Mayday but she just doesn't really like him.

It's more of an 'I acknowledge your existence and NOT because i like you because i tolerate you'

She’s pretty chill with Hobie, even if she can’t fully understand him sometimes due to his thick accent. (and because she's terrified when she learns that he swings his guitar around like a bat)

which is kinda ironic because a lot of people in the society have a hard time understanding her due to her thick accent as well

Myriam's movements are very stop motion like in nature, and her painted design will bleed out around her slightly.

While she still has a spiderverse-esk style to her face and body, she still has the oil painting look to her, and blues are a very prominent color in her world.

most hues are softer in nature in Earth-171578, mainly blues, browns, greys, greens, yellows and oranges. colors aren't traditionally harsh or offputting due to the changes in the timeline.

Tech wise, it’s in the same stages as worlds like Spider Noirs except slightly more advanced because Myriam’s world is a decade ahead.

Myriam's world is pretty peaceful, which is reflective of the soft oil-painted style it has.

However, that doesn't mean that shitty people are nonexistent, so as the Star Weaver she fights those who want to break the peace that's been standing in her world for so long.

Besides music, Myriam absolutely adores cooking and baking as well!

Seeing as her Aunt Maria and Mom still run their little café, baking and cooking have been engraved into her DNA.

She can make some bomb French food as well as family recipes, and her and Miguel bond over that.

Myriam will often make little pastries like croissants or tarts or something that she brings with her to the Society to share.

there always gone in like. 15 minutes.

Myri's always willing to try out recipes the other spiders give her, even if they're a bit of a disaster at first.

her first attempt at empanadas were something else-

dw, she's improved.

She also loves to read! Joining the Society means she has access to the on-campus library that is filled with books in multiple languages from multiple different universes that spiders personally donated!

If she isn't in Miguel's office, she's usually in the library, either reading or working part-time as a librarian in there.

When it comes to her relationships on campus, Myriam's close with the European spiders, especially her fellow French spiders.

They'll eat together in the cafeteria and just ramble about things in French.

She's also close with spiders from more vintage or older set worlds like Noir, since she can relate to them a bit more than the average modern day spider.

Paris rooftops are amazing to jump and web around on, and Myriam loves doing it with Miguel.

partially because she want to help him improve his webslinging and be less reliant on his talons, but also because the city's so goddamn gorgeous in her world. they also do it in nueva york too.

so, late-night webslinging dates are common practice for them.

Their first kiss was after a night of webbing around Paris.

Myriam kissed him while they were sitting and enjoying the view of late-night Paris.

she immediately malfunctions afterwards

he malfunctions too

Myriam attempted to say something coherent but she just ended up skittering back home like 'UHH I HAVE TO GO MAKE SURE THE CATS ARE OKAY ALRIGHT BYE-'

considering she just kissed a guy who's NINE YEARS OLDER THAN HER and her BOSS-

they were both mildly mortified but they get over it fairly quickly

jess and lyla are like 'fucking FINALLY'

[a break so tumblr doesn’t fuck up the formatting lmao]

It takes a while for the message to spread to the rest of the Society but people start to get the memo when Miguel and Myriam vanish together.

they're homebodies, but very much in love.

Myriam's mom, Juliette, likes Miguel very much, even if he's from the future and a little strange. While her Aunt Maria is definitely still figuring out how she feels about her niece's non-French vampire partner, but she doesn't hate him.

If anything, Miguel's accepted into the Wolff family immediately after he starts dating Myriam officially. And he loves it.

It's his first real semblance of a balanced, functional family in a long time.

He’s basically been adopted into the Wolff family even before he put a ring on Myri’s finger.

but he definitely will soon dw

Myriam speaks with a noticeable accent, and she'll still trip up on certain words or sentences in English.

Even though French and Spanish are pretty similar, she's still trying to improve it and perfect it, although she still trips up quite frequently and it's a lil embarrassing.

which will usually lead to her simply speaking English on campus unless she can speak French or German.

While she doesn't officially have a no-kill rule, Myriam doesn't like to do it unless she absolutely has to.

Every once in a while she'll fight someone who will not change from their cruel and unjust ways, and if them living will only bring more suffering onto others, she finds it more merciful to just kill them instead of having to fight them again.

This is primarily directed at Kingpin, who she'd like to kill in a heartbeat for all the suffering he's caused.

Myriam's an absolute sucker for animals. Given that she has three cats, she'll often feed strays and help lost animals find their way back home if she finds them

She basically has the golden touch when it comes to cats, and Spider-Cat has basically become her unofficial companion at the Society. He constantly follows her around when he can, and she's his second go-to person besides Spectacular.

Imagine Myri instead of Spectacular. Yup, that's a daily sight in the Society.

that or her holding him like a baby

A lot of Myriam's days at the Society are spent either working in the campus library or chilling in Miguel's office while listening to French and Spanish music while they talk about various things and crack jokes.

They both have GREAT senses of humor.

although sometimes myri's confused by more 'futuristic' humor (gen z humor confuses her to no end even though it's funny)

Modern things in general still confuse her. She knows how some of them work she just. struggles with grasping the concept of them.

Her and Noir bond over this.

Sometimes she forgets how drastically different her world is in comparison to Miguel's that when he's whiplashed by certain things she's like "??? this is normal why are you freaking out??"

and then she's like OH RIGHT you're from the future. this shit is basically ancient to you huh

which is an existential crisis in of itself but LETS NOT GET INTO THAT-

Myriam likes to dance! While she isn't trained in it by any means she grew up dancing to the radio and to records in her living room.

She dances for fun, and she can keep a good rhythm even if she doesn't do it all the time.

FUCK THIS TOOK WAY TOO LONG. the whole idea of myriam started as a silly post ab a van gogh stylized universe and it snowballed into THIS. god tumblr gave me so much shit while i was making this post-

but anyways this is her!! she's been invading my brain and i adore her dynamic w/ miguel so much - and i adore her background and culture too! france has always been intriguing, especially since i'm currently taking french in school, and the 1940s is a very interesting period of history, even if myriam's version of it is much different.

but most of all i love the style her universe is in! vincent van gogh has always been and always will be one of my favorite artists, and the concept of a whole universe looking like a van gogh painting is just- so cool to think about.

BUT ANYWAYS ENOUGH WITH ME RAMBLING. i hope y'all like her as much as i do, and i promise that i'll be coming out with even MORE spidersonas in the next few weeks as i finish up finals and get to go for a long break!!

bye :))

[hhoepromotions]

📲 Canadian Sensation ItsRyan Joins Forces with DJ BLKLUOS and Nigerian Star TOSYN for New Hit 'SWEETUP'

[kemetic-dreams]

         What is the ethnic tribe in Nigeria?

Hmmm, okay let me make an attempt to answer this dicey question.

First, I am going to assume Nigeria is made up of just 5 tribes for clarity of answer, and my chosen tribes will be - The Hausa-Fulani, The Igbos, The Yorubas, The Binis, and The Ijaws-Urhobos.

Going further, in Nigeria, there are 5 - 6 classes of rich people:

The Politicians (political class) & Politically Assisted Persons

The Genuine Businessmen and Industrialists

The professional working class - those working & earning fat salaries

The hustlers - internet scammers, drug peddlers, human traffickers,

The rich diasporas - Nigerians living. working & earning fat pay legally abroad

The entertainers - music stars, movie stars, sportsmen, etc

Now, before you can answer this question correctly, you must consider these class of rich Nigerians, and the number of each tribe that makes up the majority of these various class of rich Nigerians.

When you come to number 1 - Rich Politicians/Politically Assisted Persons, the Hausa-Fulani have more of this class of rich people, and the reason is obvious; they have been in political power since Nigeria got independence in 1960 more than any other tribe. After the Hausa-Fulani comes the Yoruba tribe, and then the Igbo tribe.

Genuine Businessmen & Industrialists - under this class, I think the Igbo tribe have a majority, followed by the Yorubas, and the Hausa-Fulani.

The Professional Working Class - here, the Yoruba tribe have the majority, followed by the Igbo tribe, and the Ijaw-Urhobo tribe.

The Hustlers - under this class, the Igbos have the majority, followed by the Binis and the Yorubas, and then other tribes

The Rich Diasporas - The Igbo tribe also take the majority for obvious reason; after the end of the Nigerian civil war in 1969, which was like a war between the Igbo tribe and the rest of Nigerian tribes, which ended in favour of the rest of Nigerian tribes, and pushed Igbos to the wall because after the war ended, Igbos were left with nothing to start life with, and even got shortchanged by the Hausa-Fulani/Yoruba controlled federal government in the after-war monetary, financial policies, which made Igbos to start migrating to almost anywhere possible in search of greener pastures, and this paid them off at the long run, as they are now found in almost every part of the world succeeding in various human field.

After Igbos comes the Yoruba and Bini tribes.

The Entertainers - Yorubas have the highest number of rich entertainers in Nigeria, followed by the Igbo tribe, and then other tribes.

When you put all these figures together, you will then realize that when it comes to total or highest number of rich people, Igbo is the richest Nigerian tribe, followed by the Yoruba, and then Hausa-Fulani and the Ijaw-Uhrobos.

But when you want to count the tribe with the richest person as in who has the highest quantified wealth, then it is the Hausa-Fulani and followed by the Yoruba tribe and then Igbo. But by population of rich Nigerians, Igbos are the richest. I stand to be corrected but if one is honest, the indices is there to prove this fact.

[lboogie1906]

Iyeoka Okoawo (born April 28, 1975) is a Nigerian-American poet, recording artist, singer, activist, educator, and TEDGlobal Fellow. Her music includes elements from soul, R&B, rock, hip-hop, and jazz.

A first-generation Nigerian-American, she was a practicing pharmacist before launching her musical career.

She began her musical career by founding the group The Rock by Funk Tribe, a collective of musicians that enabled her to interweave her poetry with jazz, blues, funk, and gospel. She released her first solo full-length album of poem songs, called Black and Blues, through Phanai Records. Then she began to tour and appeared on other artists’ albums, including The Press Project’s Get Right album and Memoirs of the Tempo by Tempo Valley.

She released her second album of poetry and music fusion, Hum The Bass Line, again on Phanai Records. She made a cover of U2's hit song “Desire” for a compilation of U2 covers called In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2. The album featured Grammy Award-winning/nominated African artists, including Angelique Kidjo, Les Nubians, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Vieux Farka Touré, Vusi Mahlasela, and the Soweto Gospel Choir.

She released her new album, Say Yes, containing nine songs and two poems, through the Underground Sun artist development company. The first song, “The Yellow Brick Road Song”, was featured in an episode of How To Make It in America. “The Yellow Brick Road Song” is being used as the theme song for the series “Fairly Legal”.

She was nominated in The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards for her song “This Time Around” in the R&B Song category.

She is touring in support of the new album and her poetry. She has toured in support of artists such as Femi Kuti, Zap Mama, and Soulive, as well as playing at musical festivals, including Bonnaroo. The buzz surrounding her poetry has garnered her national attention through performances at the TBS Trumpet Awards, the Sullivan Honors Awards at the Kennedy Center, and Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[glocalmuzik]

Revive the Rhythm, Revive the Art: Cocke Studio Bangla Season 3 Explodes with "Tati"

More than a revival, "Tati" is a resurrection. This once-lost gem from the "Doob" album emerges over a decade later, transformed by a captivating twist.

Nigerian artist Oil Boy, renowned for collaborations with Bangladeshi hip-hop stars, injects fresh energy. Jaya Ahsan, a leading actress in Bangladesh and West Bengal, adds her voice to the celebration.

"Tati" isn't just music; it's a tribute. It honours the 2000-year legacy of Dhaka Jamdani, a once-lost art of crafting exquisite cotton fabric. This song is a tapestry of sound, mirroring the intricate designs of Jamdani itself.

Weaving together Afrobeat rhythms, captivating melodies, and the voices of weavers (Tati), a village bride, and the Jamdani Saree, Arnob paints a sonic picture of this lost treasure's resurgence.

"Tati" is a journey for the adventurous listener.

It's not just a song; it's an immersive exploration of Bangla's heritage, where the threads of music intertwine with the threads of a revived art form.