Naija Music
I've always been a "local chic" as far as music is concerned - way before it was cool to listen to and prefer local artistes over western artistes, I had a tape of songs of Felix "Loverboy" Lebarty, Bright "Sound Boy" Chimezie and some guy whom I can't remember his name (Ovesi, help me here - the "rapapapa bay-bey" chap??), all recorded from the radio and endlessly danced to in my room. I just loved the local accents and speak being put into lyrics and melodies that were a unique blend of "naija" and western music. Now, with the explosion of the Nigerian music scene, you can only imagine the orgasmic nature of my enjoyment of the vast range and eclectic mix of lyrics, melodies and songs that our budding artistes have produced. I am particularly fond of D'Banj's punchy, raunchy, in-your-face lyrics and style, 9ice's unapologetic "local-ness", Sonny Nneji's beautifully melodious voice rendering words li...