Niger News News Niger » Music: The world is watching Niger — its rappers want the world to listen
On the evening of July 26, Nigerien Army spokesman Colonel Major Amadou Adramane appeared on national TV flanked by nine solemn-looking soldiers in fatigues. Niger’s democratically elected President ...
News Niger » Music: Niger Struggles To Keep Its Traditional Music Alive
Unlike in neighbouring Mali or Nigeria, Niger's traditional music has not opened up to other world music and modernised, artist and teacher Mahaman Sani Mati said. Since 2018, he has organised ...
News Niger » Music: Nigerian music star Simi opens up about charting her path to stardom, and why she still engineers her own music
It seems like there’s nothing Nigerian music star Simi can’t do. A singer, songwriter, and one of the few women mixing and producing their own music, Simi is setting the stage for the future of ...
News Niger » Music: Soundtrack of a Coup: The Revival of Pro-Military Music in Niger
Music videos praising the military have proliferated since generals seized power, highlighting the army’s longstanding importance in Niger and popular dissatisfaction with civilian rule. By Elian ...
News Niger » Music: Niger struggles to keep its traditional music alive
A succession of high and low sounds from the Nigerien musician's drum is a kind of telegram but few today understand its message. Each beat is a syllable in the Hausa language. "You see, he heard his ...