• Afrobeats Intelligence

  • By: Joey Akan
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Afrobeats Intelligence

By: Joey Akan
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  • Afrobeats Intelligence Podcast is a podcast spin-off of the popular music newsletter, Afrobeats Intelligence. It's focused on African music and the sprawling ecosystem that inspires and supports creativity from Lagos, Accra, Nairobi, Johannesburg, and more. Hosted by multi-award-winning music journalist Joey Akan, the podcast explores the intersection of art, humanity and processes that give birth to African sonic excellence. Expansive interviews, the most informed and diverse views, and a snapshot into the soul of an industry pushing for global success. We dig into the past, the present and the future, democratizing the core of African music.
    © 2024 Joey Akan
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Episodes
  • S3E6: Oxlade — How To Deal With Adversity

    S3E6: Oxlade — How To Deal With Adversity
    Mar 15 2024

    Oxlade, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter signed to Troniq Music, Epic Records in France, and Columbia Records in the UK.

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    40 mins
  • S3E5: Joeboy — How To Move On

    S3E5: Joeboy — How To Move On
    Feb 17 2024

    Joeboy is a Nigerian singer and songwriter who was discovered by Mr Eazi and signed in 2017. After four projects and a world of hit records, he finally has his career in his hands. Here he tells Joey Akan about his entire deal and his plans for the future.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • S3E4: Steve Stoute — Independent Afrobeats To The World

    S3E4: Steve Stoute — Independent Afrobeats To The World
    Feb 6 2024

    Steve Stoute is an American businessman and record executive. The founder and CEO of the Translation, a marketing agency, and the author of The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy. In 2017, Stoute received $70 million from investors such as Alphabet Inc. and Andreessen Horowitz to launch United Masters, a music venture for independent artist. In 2023, United Masters launched in Africa, via Lagos, Nigeria.
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    31 mins
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