Lagos

‘Wizkid’ Ayodeji Balogun, a Nigerian born singer and song writer who has also taken the international world by storm with having his songs blasting from speakers all over the world to collaborating with international artists like Beyonce on ‘Brown Skin Girl’, Drake on ‘One Dance’, Chris Brown on ‘African Bad Gyal’, H.E.R on ‘Smile’.

Few contemporary albums bare as particular a narrative as "The Lagos Music Salon". The new album by the superb chanteuse Somi, finds her breaking new ground with a hybrid style of music that organically integrates the essence of jazz and soul with the musical depth of her African heritage. "It's the first time ever that I put all other pursuits on hold to focus solely on the creative process," says Somi, who moved to Lagos, Nigeria from her New York home with a passionate desire to find a new direction for her vision and voice.

A cracking and insightful read about doing business for good in Africa’s newly emerging giant economy and megacity, Lagos, Nigeria. Lagos, Nigeria, a city of about 20 million people (no one knows exactly how many) is growing fast and it is not the same Africa as that of the open plains of the Serengeti or the thunderous white cloud of Victoria Falls. This is Africa’s wild side, a place where ethics can be lost and where enormous good can be done; it is where Africa’s future will be made.