Helping you better understand the intriguing world of music, arts and entertainment through insightful discussions with African artists, creatives, executives, and entrepreneurs. Hosted by Folashade Anozie.
Episodes
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Our 2nd episode of the year is with budding singer-songwriter, Timilehin Adeniyi who is better known as Timzil. Timzil's genre of music is R&B/Soul and he has been writing professionally for the past 6 years.
Our conversation with him covered his AMVCA nomination for Best Soundtrack in a movie/series, the need for upcoming artists to pay attention to his mental health, and the Nigerian music producer that he would kill to work with.
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Our first guest of 2020 is Chief(Dr.) Oladele Fajemirokun. Chief Fajemirokun is a Nigerian businessman, investor, and venture capitalist. He has more than 42 years of extensive experience in building businesses and creating wealth. On the 15th of July 2019, he released his book "The Making of Me: My Odyssey in Business", which chronicles his life, his business war stories, and strategies for growing his companies and achieving success. Our discussion revolved around applying his business principles and philosophies to the Nigerian music industry and life in general.
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
What does it mean to be an Alaga? Where did the concept of Alagas come from? Why do a good number of Nigerians have reservations about Alagas and some of the practices that they promote? Olusola Adekola, a seasoned Alaga, provides some answers to these questions as we take a deep dive into the world of Alagas and wrap up our final interview for the year.
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
For our 9th episode of the year, we dive into the world of broadcasting and journalism. Our guest for this episode is Olalekan Ogunbanwo, the former Permanent Secretary of Lagos Television, Eko FM, and Radio Lagos. Our conversation covers his journey into broadcasting, the current state of Nigeria's broadcasting sector, advice for budding radio and TV presenters, and more.
Monday Oct 21, 2019
Monday Oct 21, 2019
Mr Oladele Ogunlana is an experienced compere, consultant, and personal development coach based in Lagos Nigeria. He talks to us about his journey into the master of ceremonies space, tips for navigating the Nigerian compere industry, branding, and public speaking.
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Japheth Omojuwa is a well known Nigerian public speaker, political commentator, and social media expert. Using his book, Digital: The New Code of Wealth, as the starting point, he talks to host Folashade Anozie about how artists and/or others can effectively use social media to achieve success. Japheth also talks about the importance of artists understanding how to use data and managing the often murky world of social media.
Monday Sep 02, 2019
Monday Sep 02, 2019
Summer 2019 is over and we kick things back up with budding music producer, songwriter, and sound designer Anwuli Roseline. Anwuli has a great life story. Our conversation covered her journey into music, discovering she had a hearing disability, navigating the ins & outs of the Nigerian music industry, and more.
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Our final interview before we go on our summer break is with Nigerian recording artist, music producer, and instrumentalist, Femi Leye. Femi's creative exploits include his work with artists such as Youssou N'dour, Brymo, Tiwa Savage, Adekunle Gold, Reminisce, and Simi. Our chat covers his sophomore album, spreading his creative tentacles, his musical journey, and more.
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Monday Apr 22, 2019
On this episode of the pod we speak to Muna Martin, the General Manager at Freemedigital Ltd about digital distribution.