From Afrobeats superstars like Burna Boy, alté tastemakers like Teezee or the Queen of Afro-House Niniola, Nigerian artists have taken the amapiano log-drum and shaker for a West African twist on the genre.

This week, Omah Lay goes boy zone, BKO summons spirits, Chouk Bwa brings the voodoo dub, DoomCannon has a free jazz renaissance and Elow’n releases his solo debut.

Our Nigeria-based journalist Joel Praise has selected his favourite Nigerian tracks of the year.

Rising star Omah Lay is the inaugural artist of Apple Music’s new Africa Rising program. Omah Lay is a relatively new name in Nigeria’s mega-industry; yet, step by step, its popularity seems to be growing unstoppably. […]