Emmanuel Esomnofu[Review] The Cost of Our Lives: The Ignis Brothers are the Poets of Our Lonesome ExistenceA review of one of Nigeria’s standout albums of 2020Nov 30, 2020Nov 30, 2020
Emmanuel Esomnofu#EndSARS: Traditional Media Is Silent So Let’s Tell This Story ProperlyNigeria has endured years of suffering and oppression, meted by the corrupt political class and their institutional minions. Recently, one…Oct 13, 2020Oct 13, 2020
Emmanuel EsomnofuAll That Was LostVery often I've taken solace in the fact that, as many have reported, intelligent people tend to forget easily. I know this makes me sound…Aug 24, 2020Aug 24, 2020
Emmanuel EsomnofuOn Kobe Bryant. Or Burna Boy. I Mean Greatness.Burna Boy hasn’t won a Grammy. Many a Nigerian would need to say the words repeatedly to believe it. Prior to January 26th, Burna Boy was…Aug 24, 2020Aug 24, 2020
Emmanuel EsomnofuThis Is Not A Review Of Sound Sultan’s ‘8th Wondah ’ AlbumIt’s a very good album, 8th Wondah. And while I retain my sentimentalism towards the elaborate, Sound Sultan is teaching me an important…Apr 3, 2020Apr 3, 2020
Emmanuel EsomnofuOn 2Baba’s “Warriors,” Legacy, and Memory in ColorsGrowing up, we listened to 2Face. I was put on to an artiste whose music, even more than Fela, resonated with my parents and siblings. My…Mar 5, 2020Mar 5, 2020
Emmanuel EsomnofuOf Poco Lee (& Fashioning a Dance Business out of Dance Culture)Chances are that you’ve watched a Nigerian music video this year. And if you have, a face might be known to you: that of Poco Lee’s. The…Dec 19, 2019Dec 19, 2019
Emmanuel EsomnofuSelf 102: Investigations“There is no particular reason to believe me.”Nov 4, 2019Nov 4, 2019
Emmanuel EsomnofuNigeria’s Pop Culture: A PerspectiveLagos, it should be said, holds the collective consciousness of Nigeria. While there is undoubtedly social, economical and cultural boom…Sep 29, 2019Sep 29, 2019
Emmanuel EsomnofuBy Way of a Love Song: Burna Boy’s African GiantThis article was written on July 27thAug 13, 2019Aug 13, 2019