Goodbye Sasakosa – By Tony Okoroji
In a few days, we will be committing to mother earth the remains of the great composer and lyricist, melody maker, multi-instrumentalist, sculptor, designer, performer…
Category: Music
A Genius Has No Successor: Reflections On Sir Victor Uwaifo, The Arts Maestro – By Anthony Oha
As the editor of a softsell magazine, “The Otherside” in 1994, I had the opportunity of interviewing Sir Victor Uwaifo in Benin City. It was…
The Rise Of The Nigerian Recording Industry And The Talents That Propelled It (2) – By Tony Okoroji
Victor Uwaifo was one of the major acts whose influence before the war transcended the civil war. His monster hit “Joromi†released on the Philips…
The Rise Of The Nigerian Recording Industry And The Talents That Propelled It – By Tony Okoroji
The Nigerian recording industry which survived the nation’s civil war was dominated in the early seventies by three Lagos based multi-national recording companies, each of…
COSON Celebrates The Quintessential Drummer Boy, Richard Cole, At 70!
Come Wednesday June 30, 2021, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), the nation’s biggest copyright collective management organization, will roll out the red carpet at the…
Remembering The Oriental Brothers International Band – By Wordshot Amaechi Ugwele
Today, I invite you on this trip on memory lane as I remember this my greatest indigenous group as a boy, The Oriental Brothers International…
COSON Celebrates the Release of 22 Year old Kano Musician, Aminu Yahaya Sharif, Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy
Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), the nation’s largest copyright collective management organization for musical works and sound recordings, is celebrating the release of the 22…
Press Release: Nigerian Film Corporation Felicitates With Segun Arinze On His Emergence As President, Association Of Voice Over Artistes, Nigeria
The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), has felicitated with veteran screen and stage actor Mr. Segun Arinze over his emergence as the President of the Association…
Yeni Kuti @60: Salute To The Heartbeat Of Afrobeat – By Lanre Arogundade
It was as if even in the thick of battle the Comrade was hit by something that felt like a thunderbolt. The type described in…
Harassment of COSON Officials: Court Summons Police IG, EFCC, DSS,Others
An Abuja Federal High Court Judge, Justice A.R. Mohammed, has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic &…