Afrobeats Intelligence

Joey Akan/OkayAfrica

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.afrobeatsintelligence.substack.com

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Afrobeats Intelligence

Episodes (65)

Fri Apr 10th Kcee on The Limpopo Anthem & Ojapiano
Mar 27th Aniko on Revolutionizing Nigeria's Rave and House Music Scene
Mar 13th Wale on the Cost of Fame, Plans for Nigeria, Afrobeats’ Breakthrough Moment

Afrobeats Intelligence

Apr 10, 2026
1¼ hours
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From the gritty streets of Ajegunle in Lagos, where he once dreamed of a football career, to winning the Star Quest talent show with his duo KC Presh in 2002, Kcee has spent over two decades shaping the sound of Nigerian music. He exploded globally with the infectious 2013 hit “Limpopo,” which became a dancefloor movement, then continued to reinvent himself with club anthems like “Pullover,” “Okoso,” and later experiments in Ojapiano and highlife. KCee discusses: His evolution: the shift from hip-hop and Afropop while embracing his Igbo roots through the groundbreaking Cultural Praise series, sonically diverse albums like Mr. Versatil...

Afrobeats Intelligence

Kcee on The Limpopo Anthem & Ojapiano

Joey Akan/OkayAfrica

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