Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Ifeanyi Nwune on VVS Lagos and Redefining How Nigerian Creativity Is Presented
On a balmy evening in 2022, a group of Nigerian artists, singers, fashion designers, creatives and writers gathered inside a hut-like structure flanked on both sides by wooden tiered seats for the first edition of VVS Lagos. Not long after they were settled, the pathway between the tiered seats turned into many things throughout the…
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Ruth B. Just Wants Us All to Feel Less Alone
Ruth B. has a way of making you feel like she wrote the song specifically for you. That is not an accident. The Edmonton-born, Ethiopian-Canadian artist has built one of the most quietly remarkable careers in contemporary music, not through industry machinery or calculated virality, but through the kind of emotional honesty that makes strangers…
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‘Renaissance’ Is A Welcome Gift From Jinmi Abduls
I first fell for Jinmi Abduls in the SoundCloud era, somewhere between 2016 and 2018, back when his catalogue felt like a well-kept secret passed between people who took their Alternative Afrobeats seriously. So when I say I was truly excited to hear ‘Renaissance’, his new six-track EP, I mean it came with a bit…
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TENI RELEASES NEW EP, THE WELLNESS PACKAGE
AWARD-WINNING NIGERIAN ARTIST USHERS IN A NEW ERA OF GROWTH, JOY AND COMMUNITY. Award-winning Nigerian singer, songwriter and entertainer Teni released her highly anticipated new EP, The Wellness Package, on 24 July 2026. Teni enters one of the most intentional chapters of her career with a project that reflects growth, healing and finding joy in…
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Asake Releases M$NEY Concert Film On Spotify
Asake’s performance of M$NEY, including four brand new tracks, was captured live at London’s historic Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and documents the Nigerian star’s landmark one-night-only performance of his chart-topping album M$NEY. Not only does this film capture his first time performing the album live since its release in May, but it is the first…
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Skyy ZNO Wants His Music to Reach People When They Need It Most
Skyy ZNO has been preparing for this album his entire life, even when he did not know it. Born in the United States, raised in the Dominican Republic, moving back and forth between worlds before most children have decided what they want to be, the Afro-fusion singer, songwriter and composer grew up with the kind…
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Inside The Making Of The Exclusive Insert Nights: M$ney Print
When people walked into Insert Nights: M$NEY Edition, WeTalkSound’s collaboration with Spotify celebrating Asake’s latest album, they expected the music, the atmosphere and the community that have come to define the series. What they probably didn’t expect was to leave with something they couldn’t stream, repost or recreate: experiencing an original art piece commissioned exclusively…
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Kevin LNDN’s Nakupenda & The Lesson In Remix Etiquette
You can talk about Kevin LNDN’s remix of TxC’s “Nakupenda (I Love You),” first and foremost, as a story about the beat. The original, built around Scotts Maphuma and Shoday’s hook and carrying Davido, Zlatan and Al Xapo, moves with an easy, unhurried glide. Kevin LNDN tears that up. His version runs on dark basslines…
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How These Artists Got Their Stage Names
A stage name is rarely just a stage name. Sometimes it’s borrowed from family, sometimes from a favourite TV character, sometimes from a childhood nickname or a word that simply felt right. Behind every artist name is a story about identity, ambition, or the person they hope to become. We asked a handful of emerging…
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Chocolate City Group’s Founders Fund Africa Opens Applications for Inaugural Creative Economy Accelerator Programme
Chocolate City Group’s (CCG)’s Founders Fund Africa has officially opened applications for its inaugural Creative Economy Accelerator Programme,inviting ambitious founders building innovative startups across Music, Film & Media, Design, and Creative Tech to apply for the opportunity to accelerate their businesses through funding opportunities, expert mentorship, strategic partnerships, and investor readiness support. The application launch…
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