Browsing: Hausa Music
A few years back I helped a friend from Kano finish a wedding single. We recorded his voice under a ceiling fan in a small room.…
Last Ramadan I sent a 30-second chorus clip to a family WhatsApp group. Within 24 hours the same clip was on three TikTok videos, one Instagram…
A small story to begin The first time I saw royalty money hit a friend’s account in Kano, it was not plenty. In fact, it was…
A short story to start First time I heard a young Kano rapper called himself “Mai Jini,” it was in a tiny studio behind Sabon Gari…
A short story from the studio Two years ago I was in a small studio in Kano with my friend Aminu. He had a raw hook,…
I remembered just first time I heard a local Hausa beat on a global platform. It was a bus ride from Kaduna to Kano. A friend…
Wallahi, I can still remember sosai back in 2018 when one of my guys from Kano dropped his first track. He had good lyrics, strong voice,…
When Love Songs Hit Different I still remember back in secondary school when boys used to borrow lines from old Hausa love songs just to toast…
I still remember one evening last year when I followed my friend to Freedom Radio Kano. We went to catch a live interview with a young…
Wallahi, the first time I saw Naziru Sarkin Waka’s old song “Labarina” trending again on TikTok, I just weak. 😂 I was like, “Wait o, no…
You know, back in 2011, I still remember sneaking into a small CD shop in Sabon Gari, Kano, just to buy the latest Naziru Sarkin Waka…
A Personal Note: The Day I Realized Something Was Missing I still remember that night in Kano, sitting at a small open-air suya spot with my…
You know how some things never go out of style? Like suya at a night market or that one uncle’s “favourite” cap he’s been rocking since…
Introduction: My First Time in Kano Changed Everything I still remember the first time I stepped into Kano for a music video shoot back in 2017.…
If you’ve been following the Hausa entertainment scene in 2025, you already know the music videos have been on fire. From Auta MG Boy’s soulful ballads…