i listened to THE LIJADU SISTERS yesterday & noticed something similar about this era of nigerian music. a lot of these artists still have a huge white fanbase even more visible than their nigerian audience. checked their instagram page & the comment section was full of white people. honestly this is the kind of music our artists should be sampling more. there’s so much rich material in nigeria’s musical history beyond fela’s era & exploring these sounds could help us rediscover forgotten artists, introducing us younger listeners to our musical heritage & that’s one beauty of sampling fr.

nigerian music is so interesting man, just found out nigeria had a thriving psychedelic rock scene in the 1970s & it’s crazy how nobody talks about it. OFEGE were a band of secondary school students aged 15-17 from OBALENDE, LAGOS. combining traditional west african melodies with western sounds and its a gem. trust me you’ll love it if you give them a listen.