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.…
Browsing: Hausa Music
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…