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A short story from the room next door When I first started recording, it was in my aunty’s sitting room in Kaduna. No treatment, a fan…

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…

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,…

Introduction: From Bluetooth Days to Streaming Dreams I still remember back in 2010 when me and my guys used to share Hausa songs through Bluetooth and…

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…