Mr442 – Birthday Gift EP 2025 Download Fitaccen mawakin Hausa Mr442 ya saki sabon album dinsa mai taken Birthday Gift EP wanda ya ƙunshi wakoki guda…
A quick, true-feeling moment When I first released a single from my cousin Sani’s wedding ceremony, we did it the old way. We recorded on a…
Msquare Nnah – Fire & Ice EP 2025 Download Fitaccen mawakin zamani Msquare Nnah ya fito da sabon EP ɗinsa mai taken Fire & Ice, wanda…
When I was starting out I watched my cousin, Amina, sing at a small wedding in Kano. A young beverage rep was in the crowd. He…
Last Ramadan, I went to a small gig in Kano. The venue was full of students and traders. Two young artists were on the bill. One…
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.…
The first time I filmed a backyard performance in Kano, the sound was rough, the phone kept overheating, and the artist almost gave up. His name…
One Saturday morning in Kaduna, I walked into a small studio behind a tailoring shop in Unguwan Sarki. Power had just returned. The producer switched from…
A few years back I watched a friend, Aminu, sell out a small show in Kano after he posted a raw rehearsal video on WhatsApp. The…
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,…