Alté is named perfectly, a take on the word alternative, but given its own twist. And that’s exactly what the music is.
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Davido & Focalistic have been teasing “Champion Sound” for months, catching on to speakers with its infectious vibe. Its official drop comes
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Odunsi (The Engine) explores new sonic terrain in his single “Half A Tab,” a kaleidoscopic exploration of provocative lyrics, lush basslines, and
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“Crazy Tings” are happening with Tems + new drops from L.A.X, Killertunes & Odunsi, DJ Java, & more.
It’s go time for Big Tems, her new single “Crazy Ting” gives us a glimpse into her perspective of the amazing series
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The growth of the alté community has had one of the most monumental impacts on Nigerian music in recent times. When Odunsi
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The alternative youth subculture in Nigeria called out to many young people in the late part of the last decade. I was
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In the decade-long span since its emergence, Nigeria’s burgeoning alternative scene – popularly dubbed as alté – has made formidable strides. Drawing
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Alte sonic leader & producer Odunsi The Engine has been rather quiet for most of the year, surfacing only to reveal new
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If we divorce art from its cultural implications, we can agree that art is very often all to do with the expression
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Since the inception of More Branches we’ve stood for the voice we termed a ‘New Age‘ in Africa, a generation of young
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The music emerging from the younger side of Nigeria was given its own tag, ‘Alté Music’. In our definition, it’s a sound
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This is a list of new age minds creating music across Africa, across multiple genres, topics, ideas and patterns. The list consists
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I wonder where the sample at the beginning of the track was gotten from. Odunsi’s signature Adlib is something I’ve come to
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I remember the first day Thompson [Visual Director of Baroque Age] took me to GMK’s house, we drove over in Tonero’s [a Nigerian music
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If you’ve followed Santi’s work or watched his previous video for his track ‘Gangster Fear‘ featuring Odunsi off his ‘Suzie’s Funeral’ EP
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