Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Early Nigerian Rock Bands You Must Listen To
Long before Afrobeats became Nigeria’s biggest musical export, electric guitars, fuzz pedals and psychedelic grooves were already moving the country people on the dance floors. When people talk about Nigerian music history, the conversation usually moves through highlife, juju, Afrobeat and, eventually, Afrobeats. Rock rarely gets the same attention. But in the late 1960s and…
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Spotify brings fans closer to Tems and Runtown at Surround Sound in Lagos
Spotify brought fans closer to Tems and Runtown across two nights of Surround Sound in Lagos, inviting selected Premium listeners based on their listening behaviour to experience the artists and music they care about in an intimate, in-the-round setting. Held at Livespot in Lagos on 25 and 26 September, the performances brought two distinct catalogue…
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How Coca-Cola and Johnny Drille Made a 75th Anniversary Anthem You’ll Actually Replay
It starts before the music even starts. You hear a crowd (people talking, laughing, the kind of noise you get at a family party). Then a bottle clinks. Only after that do the words come in: Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola. That opening tells you everything about what this anthem, released to mark Coca-Cola Nigeria’s 75th anniversary, is…
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Blulyt’s “Want It All” Video Tells a Story of Ambition Paying Off
There’s a moment on Shades of Blu where Blulyt sings “I’m looking up, you know where I’m from, that’s why I cannot stop,” and it always felt like the emotional center of the whole project, the line where gratitude and hunger sit in the same breath. The video for “Want It All” takes that tension…
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DREY STAR HONOURS HIS PARENTS ON NEW SINGLE “KIRA”
A song about the hands that held us up before we could stand on our own. Nigerian Afropop artist Drey Star drops “Kira” this September 26, a tender tribute to the parents whose sacrifices are too often left unsung. “Kira asks us not to become so consumed by our pursuit of success that we forget…
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WHAT YOUR FEED WILL LOOK LIKE IF YOU MISS DAVE LIVE IN LAGOS
Nigeria was conspicuously absent when Santan Dave announced The Boy Who Played the Harp global tour in October 2025. By the time the tour began in Munich in February, one Nigerian Dave superfan had embarked on a daily campaign to curry the rapper’s attention on X, documenting each day of his appeal with posts that…
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ru. Opens Up About ‘Silk’ And The Woman She’s Becoming
This piece was submitted by a contributing writer, Ifowa Ajike. ru. is a firm believer in divine orchestration. “There’s just something about submitting to a will that is much higher than yours, smarter than yours, incredibly intelligent and also trustworthy,” she says. “It has never failed me yet.” I’m inclined to agree. Going off deep…
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TELEDALASE TAPS INTO YORUBA HERITAGE AND ANCESTRAL STORYTELLING ON NEW SINGLE “SANGO, IGI NLA”
Nigerian-American singer-songwriter Teledalase returns with a deeply rooted new single that draws from Yoruba mythology, spirituality and the enduring power of cultural identity. Nigerian-American singer-songwriter Teledalase has released her latest single, “SANGO, IGI NLA,” a culturally rich record that explores Yoruba mythology, ancestral reverence and the enduring relationship between spirituality, strength and identity. Released on…
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Michael Marinho Returns With “Incognito” and “Take Me Home,” A Double Release.
R&B and pop singer-songwriter Michael Marinho has released “Incognito” and “Take Me Home,” double singles that explore two contrasting sides of love, the instinct to guard against it, and the grace it takes to let it go. The new release marks Michael’s return since “Peek-at-Chu” in 2025, his last single and signals a clearer, more…
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KIING LU RELEASES NEW SINGLE “GET UP (DANCE)”, FUSING DRILL AND FUJI
Nigerian artist, A&R and Executive Producer Kiing LU is set to release his highly anticipated new single, “Get Up (Dance),” on September 18, 2026. The record is a bold fusion of Drill and Fuji, bringing together the energy of contemporary Hip-Hop with the rich cultural identity of Nigerian music. The song features Nigerian pop princess…
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