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...
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Universal Music West Africa (formerly marketed as Universal Music Group Nigeria) is the West African division of the global record label Universal Music Group...
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Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea...
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The culture of Nigeria is shaped by Nigeria's multiple ethnic groups. The country has 527 languages, seven of which are extinct. Nigeria also has over...
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music in Nigeria has enjoyed high levels of popularity since first being introduced to the country in the middle of the 20th century. Within Nigeria,...
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Nigeria, We Hail Thee is the national anthem of Nigeria. Dating to 1959, the lyrics were written by Lillian Jean Williams and the music was composed by...
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the "blind minstrel" Kokoro. Afro-juju is a style of Nigerian popular music, a mixture of jùjú music and Afrobeat. Its most famous exponent was Shina Peters...
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Ma'luf Marabi Marrabenta Maskandi Mbalax Mbaqanga Mbube Morna Music of Egypt Music of Nigeria Ndombolo Owerri Bongo Ojapiano Palm-wine Raï Rumba Sakara Sega...
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Indigenous Nigerian music is the music originating from the various indigenous tribes of Nigeria. It encompasses mainly traditional music styles, although...
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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...
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This is a list of Nigerian musicians. Only notable individuals are included here; for groups, see List of Nigerian musical groups. Names are to be arranged...
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This is a list of notable Nigerian highlife musicians arranged in alphabetical order. There are several other genres of music in Nigeria these include...
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This is a list of radio stations in Nigeria organized by frequency and location. 87.9 – Best Afro FM 88.9 – Brila FM 90.3 – Central FM 90.9 – Max FM 92...
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Nigerian reggae is a style of raggae-fusion that evolved in the late 1960s, and later became a major part of the music of Nigeria, especially after the...
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Igbo music (Igbo: Egwu nkwa ndi Igbo) is the music of the Igbo people, who are indigenous to the southeastern part of Nigeria. The Igbo traditionally rely...
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Fela Kuti (redirect from Nigeria '70)
August 1997) was a Nigerian musician and political activist. He is regarded as the principal innovator of Afrobeat, a Nigerian music genre that combines...
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Lagos (redirect from Music of Lagos)
metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimate of 21 million, it is the largest city in Nigeria, and the most populous urban...
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MohBad (category Use Nigerian English from October 2023)
State, Nigeria. During his early childhood and adolescence years, MohBad seemed to be "hugely talented and in tune with the very spirit of music". MohBad...
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The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose remains date from at least 13,000 BC through early civilizations such as the Nok...
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SHiiKANE Trybesmen Twins Affair Wunmi Nigeria portal Category:Nigerian musical groups Category:Nigerian record labels Category:Music festivals in Nigeria...
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The economy of Nigeria is a middle-income, mixed economy and emerging market with expanding manufacturing, financial, service, communications, technology...
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songs are a kind of motivational Christian music that has become a major part of Nigerian music. In the 1960s the Evangelical Church of West Africa Choir...
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Arise, O Compatriots (redirect from Anthem of Nigeria)
The words were put to music by the Nigerian Police Band under the directorship of Benedict P. Odiase (1934–2013). The Nigerian national anthem lyrics...
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On 12 September 2023, Nigerian musician MohBad died in Lagos, at the age of 27. The nurse who administered a Tetanus vaccine on him, was arrested and...
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Apala (category Music of Nigeria)
Apala (or akpala) is a music genre originally developed by the Yoruba people of Nigeria, during the country's history as a colony of the British Empire....
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Is Nigeria" addresses a number of societal issues prevalent in Nigeria, including SARS brutality, codeine abuse and unrestrained killings. The music video...
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2023. Nigeria, Guardian (September 1, 2023). "Ikazoboh appointed head as Virgin Music debuts in Nigeria". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World...
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Alhaja Batile Alake from Ijebu, who took the genre into the mainstream Nigerian music by playing it at concerts and parties; also, she was the first waka...
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Christianity and Islam are the two main religions practiced in Nigeria The country is home to some of the world's largest Christian and Muslim populations, simultaneously...
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of notable juju musicians in Nigeria. There are numerous genres of music in Nigeria. Some genres such as Jùjú music, Fuji music, Apala and Were music...
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