Speaking of Afrobeats

On this episode of Speaking of Afrobeats I’m speaking of collaborations with Trillxoe - the king of collaborations in Afrobeats. Trill does many things, He’s a producer, No 1 music producer (He produced the hit single Declan rice). He’s an Artist, a singer, a songwriter. Co-founder and member of the 44db sound collective, and A&R for native records. In this episode, we talk about going from hi...

Welcome back to another episode of the Speaking of Afrobeats podcast! After our mid-season recap, it's exciting to dive into a new episode focusing on an essential part of Afrobeats: the incredible women who light up this genre. This episode is all about The Girlies of Afrobeats. The talented women both on and off the stage who bring their unique spark and style, adding a certain razzle-dazzle to...

Hi, you’re new to Afrobeats. Welcome, It’s good to have you here. Before we continue, let me introduce you to the Toxic Kings of Afrobeats. On this episode, I’ll be talking about four Afrobeats artists who have made Toxic music their thing. Kizz Daniel, Blaqbones, Ruger and Odumodublack. You may have heard these artists already; but if you haven’t, I’ll be breaking down their Toxic personas and th...

Hi my people On this episode of the Speaking of Afrobeats Podcast, I was both the host and the audience. Learning about Alté music from my friend Oma Bear. An amazing source of knowledge on the Alté culture. "Alté is Nigerian lingo for 'alternative,' underpinned by a freedom of expression through any medium," Alté music is a genre I would describe as Afrobeats’ younger sibling. Like Beyonce and So...

Hi my people, Afrobeats evangelist here. The Bible says man shall not live by bread alone, Well, I say, my people should not live by Afropop alone. You see the music Wizkid, Davido, and Burna Boy make, that's Afro-pop. If you love Afro-pop, imagine Afro-country, Afro Rock & roll, Afro K-pop, and if you're hardcore, imagine Afro-Trance music. Wouldn't that be fun? In this episode, I talk about...

Do you love Afrobeats? Did you know there was a genre before Afrobeats? Did you know that genre is responsible for a lot of the other genres out there right now? It’s the first episode of the Speaking of Afrobeats. In this episode, I’m taking you back to the basics. Before we had the Afrobeats we all know and love. I share my thoughts on the connections between Afrobeat, Afrobeats and other intern...

Hi it’s Koks, I’m super excited to be back for season 2. So much has changed since last year and I can’t wait to tell you all about it. Before I do that, allow me to reintroduce myself and my podcast. We’re going to be seeing a lot more of each other so this is me letting you know what we’re doing now. Can’t wait to for us to get to know each other this season. it’s going to be great! I promise!

In this season’s final episode, you get to meet the hosts of EPs x LPs Koks and Obi to find out who we are and how well we know each other. In this hilarious and fun episode you get to find out everything about us and our first season. We talk about where and how we met, how we started the podcast, artists we’ve interviewed, how many times we’ve forgotten our questions and what we have in our bag...

We’re here with another exciting episode this week with the amazing Afro-fusion rapper, singer, songwriter Bobby Blane aka Bobby the conqueror. He started off rapping and now found his place with what he describes as an Afro-trap soul merge sound that we really love. We talk about tracks from his EP OAK (one of a kind) and the creative process behind some of our favourite tracks like Company and B...

We’re back this week with an extremely talented Afro-pop artist from Port-Harcourt Sikiboi who started his music journey performing at his department show in uni. He tell us the very hilarious story behind his debut track “Anytime soon”, we talk about his current singles, and featured Afro-piano inspired track “Damn too fine” produced by Dj Tunez. We find out what’s in the bag for us this year and...

In this exciting episode, we meet the amazing Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Artist, Producer, and Audio therapist Keziah Mallam. Keziah takes us on her musical journey, sharing influences and experiences that have shaped her unique sound. We talk about her collection of songs in Audio Therapy Vol 1. Her favourite track “I Know”, and her collab single “Real Me”. Listen to our favourite song, “I Kn...

In another fun episode, we’re introducing amazing Afro-fusion artist Demixxx whose music is inspired by different genres. In this episode with Demixxx we talk about his experimental sound, moving from dancing to singing, and learning to sing from listening to Adele’s songs. His single track “Murder”, created during the Covid lockdown, and EP “Loner”, artists he’s worked with, is inspired by and ho...

We’re excited to introduce the incredibly talented, self-taught, multi genre singer, songwriter Kaey who’s been singing since she was nine years old. In this exciting episode, we talk about the influence of her childhood on the music she creates. The vibes she channels with her music, her favourite track like “Boy like you” from the project series “F*ck if they never get to hear this”. Artists she...

In this episode we’re going behind the music scenes with talented producer Ucee, he takes us on a journey from his humble beginnings recording instrumentals in the church choir to becoming one of the most sought after producers in the music scene, and carving out his full trio identity as an artist, record producer and sound engineer. We talk about his major accomplishments so far, artists he’s lo...

In this episode, we are introducing Afrofusion singer, songwriter and producer - Shayo Davids, who has over a decade of experience to his name. In this in-depth interview, Shayo Davids shares stories on: His musical childhood background Navigating a music career so far, and some major milestones His first set of releases and getting signed before Uni Working on a new project, the creative process...

On this episode we meet multi-talented Actor, Model, Songwriter and Neo-Afro singer, Tariq. We talk about his music, his Neo-Afro genre, what goes into it and how he puts it together. The inspiration behind his EP “Son of the moon” and he drops some advice for other new artists.

In this episode, we chat with THE RnB Princess. She takes us on the journey of her music career, and her aspirations for her music, amongst other things.

On this episode with the Rasta Maria, Angelika Belle. We talk about her “Presidential” beginnings and journey from live band days in PH city to creating music in Lagos. She then tells us how she fuses Reggae and Contemporary Afropop with a dash of R&B/Soul to create her unique spin on Afro-reggae sound.

In this episode we’re meeting top 10 producer Jimohsoundz who’s behind the beats for recent chart topping artists. Jimoh takes us through his journey; first into music production, then from PH city to Lagos. He then gives us bts details on how he brings these beats together to create his unique sound.

On this episode, we’re meeting with Kotrell. He talks to us about his music and how it started, how his sound comes together, what he’s working and what we can expect from his music this year.

We catch up with THEE original Ajebutter babe Marenikae. We talk about her latest single AS I BE, her rich artistic and musical background, how they influence her Afromerge sound, and where she’s taking this new sound.

Cill’s our first female guest and we couldn’t be more excited to catch up with her. She takes us all the way back to her very early days and her first ever track “Match poison” then brings us back to her current soulful sound we love and tells us how she puts it together.

We’re catching up with events producer Molo who tells us what it takes to put on Greencamp’s annual music event in Lagos. He takes us through the good, the could be better, and everything in between. He gives us some deets on the event’s music selection process and drops a few gems for the industry.

Get to know Deromagic and his music journey so far.

We’re speaking to the GG himself, about his music. How it started, the process and all awkward and interesting things that comes with creating and carving out his Rnb sound we love.