Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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T Solo Wants To Bring The Soul Back
What brings a self-described reserved, laid-back young man the most happiness? For T Solo, the answer lies in creating music. Born in 1999, he grew up on Music Africa after school and Michael Jackson CDs at home, and never planned on making music for a living. But once the singer in him emerged, he couldn’t…
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ADIDAS × SP5DER BRINGS NIGERIA’S UNDERGROUND MUSIC SCENE TO THE WAF. SKATEPARK
adidas and sp5der, the streetwear brand founded by rapper Young Thug, are bringing together a new generation of Nigerian underground artists for a live performance at the waf. Skatepark on Saturday, 14 November 2026. The event will feature live performances from Zaylevelten, Luwa, Efmoon, Young Beejay and Tura, with DJ sets from Laboomz, Indica, Sigag…
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Tems Revisits ‘For Broken Ears’ in New Concert Film
Premiered on 11 November, the Lagos concert film connects the intimacy of her early work with the music that followed. Spotify released [Tems] Surround Sound on 11 November 2026, bringing audiences inside an intimate Lagos performance directed by Tim Horwood. Filmed in the round, the full-length concert film traces a path through Tems’s catalogue, from…
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Can CKROWD Fix African Live Music?
“We are not selling tickets to make money,” Kayode Adebayo told me, about a tour whose cheapest ticket I found for ₦2,000. That sentence is either a smart way to fund a business or a polite way to explain thin box office, and the next four weeks will show which. The bigger question underneath it…
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Originals Studio Brings Lagos Creatives Together for Its Second Edition
The Originals Studio made its return to Lagos on Saturday, 31 October, gathering emerging talent at Polygon Space for an immersive workshop. Focused on photography, styling, and creative direction, the event empowered participants to produce fresh, compelling campaigns centered around the ADISTAR XLG and ADISTAR CONTROL Before registration closure on the 27th of October, 1136…
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Press Play, Don’t Skip: Bolu Ajibade Releases NOW THAT YOU’RE LISTENING
The wait is over. Following his nomination at the 18th Headies Awards, Nigerian-born, Toronto-based Afro-fusion artist Bolu Ajibade has officially released his five-track EP, NOW THAT YOU’RE LISTENING (NTYL), on November 6, 2026. With over 30 million career streams and sold-out headline performances in Canada, Bolu continues to push beyond musical boundaries, blending Afrobeats, R&B,…
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Cruel Santino Releases New Album K.O.T.B – THEBOMBERMAN CHRONICLES
Known for treating every release as a fully realized world rather than simply acollection of songs, Cruel Santino once again expands the boundaries of contemporary African music with the release of his new album K.O.T.B – The Bomberman Chronicles. While Santino’s new album further fleshes out the Subaru Boys world, it’s even more so a…
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Seyifunmi Michael Brings Afrobeats to the MUSON Orchestra Stage
On the 30th edition of the MUSON Festival, producer and orchestrator Seyifunmi Michael presented full orchestral versions of Adekunle Gold’s “Many People” and Teni’s “Uyo Meyo” with the MUSON Symphony Orchestra. The Agip Recital Hall was packed to the top. The show started some minutes past 6:00 PM, and the room settled into a soothing,…
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Martell Launches Afrobeats Limited Edition XO in Nigeria
Maison Martell is set to unveil the Martell Afrobeats Limited Edition XO in Nigeria on November 6, bringing together music, art and exceptional craftsmanship in a celebration of Afrobeats and its influence around the world. The Nigerian unveiling follows the collection’s global launch in New York on October 28, where Martell introduced its collaboration with…
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wordsofAzia Hears Her Ancestors in Her Own Voice
We inherit things we do not immediately recognise as our own; the cadence of a mother’s voice, a song remembered long after its meaning has faded, the particular ways we love, grieve, pray, and make sense of the world. Sometimes, it takes returning to where we come from to understand that these things have always…
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