Joey Akan·Jan 25, 2020Odunsi The Engine: The ‘RARE’-Ity Of Man & MachineSomewhere in Accra, Ghana, where the roads are dusty, and the locals stare at you a little longer because you are foreign, Odunsi The…
Joey Akan·May 27, 2019With Omawumi, longevity isn’t an aspiration, it’s a personality trait [Featured]Where is Omawumi? Why is Nigeria’s most loved music diva absent from the scene? The last time we heard from her, she was serenading the…
Joey Akan·Dec 28, 2018Phyno Called Me A Tribal Fool! So I Wrote About It…As a music journalist, (and critic. Don’t forget critic.) one street proverb captures the expected of my work; “Na who the thing reach, na…A response icon7A response icon7
Joey Akan·Nov 18, 2018“Mayor Of Lagos” Album ReviewMayor Of Lagos. That’s the new marketing tactic to sell Mayorkun. What started as a play on the singer’s name has become a title of some…
Joey Akan·Nov 14, 2018Odunsi The Engine, Runtown: The Extraness Of Star Signs!I am Libra born. The people born under the Sign Libra are balanced, just, charming, kind, gentle, romantic, diplomatic, tactful, smart…
Joey Akan·Oct 8, 2018A story of hope.So behind my office at Landmark Towers, Lagos, there’s a body of water that links to the seas. White fishermen show up a lot and cast their…A response icon1A response icon1
Joey Akan·May 17, 2018On Music Journalism And How To Approach MusiciansDear Music Journalists, I have discovered that the best way to go about this work, is to focus on getting the best content out, instead of…
Joey Akan·Apr 17, 2018Wizkid, Burna Boy and the art of an unexpected big recordI still remember the first day I listened to Wizkid’s sophomore project “Ayo (Joy)”. The album, coming in hot after a little fight between…A response icon1A response icon1
Joey Akan·Feb 16, 2017Live and die in an African toiletThis article is pointless. But so is life for many people.