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Every Ghanaian church has that one brother. The keyboardist starts the praise session, the choir is still finding the key, and this man, two rows from the back, is already singing like the roof belongs to his father. No microphone, no shame, just volume. Some people call it noise. The Bible calls it obedience. Nathino clearly sides with the brother, because the final song on his Bless Me EP , released on Friday, 10 November 2023 through BLACK NETWORK MUSIC GROUP , is titled simply “Sing Aloud” . We have already rewound “Weary” and “Follow Me” today. Now we close the book the same way the EP does: with the volume up. 🎤 “Sing Aloud” in a Nutshell “Sing Aloud” is track four of four, the closing word on the Bless Me EP . Nathino handles it solo, no features, in 2:47 . Apple files the project under Afrobeats, but the home it comes from, RFGM / Rap For God Music, tells you the real assignment: urban gospel that does ...

In Accra, “follow me” is a dangerous sentence. Your guy says it at Circle and suddenly you are jumping gutters, entering a lane you never knew existed, and greeting three aunties selling kelewele before you reach the “shortcut” that is somehow longer than the main road. On Instagram, “follow me” is worse: it usually comes with “I go follow back”, and you know say e no go happen. So when Nathino put a song called “Follow Me” on his Bless Me EP , released on Friday, 10 November 2023 through BLACK NETWORK MUSIC GROUP , the two words arrived with plenty of street baggage. Nathino came to give them back their church clothes. Today’s Catalog Rewind takes the second song on that EP out of the shelf, dusts it, and asks one simple question: who exactly are we following? 📍 “Follow Me” at a Glance “Follow Me” is track two of four on the Bless Me EP . Nathino carries it alone, no features, an...

Some tiredness no be the type sleep fit cure. You know the one. You slept eight full hours, you even skipped the late-night Twitter quarrel, yet you wake up feeling like you personally pushed a broken-down trotro from Kaneshie to Madina. Phone on 100%, spirit on red battery. Nathino gave that feeling a name. On Friday, 10 November 2023 , the Ghanaian urban-gospel artist and mixing/mastering engineer released the Bless Me EP through BLACK NETWORK MUSIC GROUP , and sitting at track three is a song called “Weary” . This catalog rewind is for everybody whose body reached the office but whose soul is still on the bus. Sit down small. ⚡ “Weary” in 30 Seconds “Weary” is track three of four on Nathino’s Bless Me EP . Solo record, no features, 3:05 long, which makes it the longest song on a project where everything else finishes under three minutes. Afrobeats on paper, urban gospel at heart, released by the BLACK NETWORK MUSIC GROUP and R...

Every Lagos commuter knows the prayer. Before you climb into that danfo or that suspiciously friendly private car at night, you whisper one quick request to heaven: Father, abeg, no one chance today. Now imagine that same street prayer landing on a Kirk Franklin record, surrounded by a full American gospel choir. That is exactly what happens on “Hope In You” , the new collaboration between gospel legend Kirk Franklin and Afrobeats heavyweight Davido . Church people, street people, office people — everybody is invited to this service. “Hope In You” arrived on Friday, 30 October 2026 as track 3 on I Am What I Am , Kirk Franklin’s new 14-track album split into seven studio songs and seven live recordings. Davido sits on a guest list that also includes GloRilla, Jelly Roll and Tobe Nwigwe — yes, the same Tobe Nwigwe whose ‘THE BRIDGE’ album we covered earlier this month. Four artists who rarely share a playlist, one pulpit. Only Kirk Franklin fit arrange that kind of seating plan. ...

In Igboland, you don’t just walk into a compound and start talking. You greet. You say “Ndewo” , you ask after the family, you shake hands with the elders, and only then do you sit down to business. Phyno clearly remembers his home training, because the second song on his brand-new album is literally called “Ndewo” — and the person he brought to the door to say hello is none other than Wande Coal , the Black Diamond himself. Two veterans, one greeting, and plenty of swagger. Chale, when legends say hello, you answer. “Ndewo” arrived on Friday, 30 October 2026 as track 2 on Let That Sink In (LTSI) , Phyno’s sixth solo studio album, and it did not come quietly: it landed with an official music video directed by TG Omori . Earlier this month we told you about the album’s romantic warm-up ‘Beautiful’ . Now the full house is open, and Phyno has placed the Wande Coal link-up right at the front gate, where every vis...

Every Lagos boy who “japa-ed” has the same secret. The pictures on Instagram say “living my best life abroad”, but somewhere between the cold weather and the expensive rent, the heart starts whispering one address: Lagos. Third Mainland Bridge, okada horns, suya smoke, wahala everywhere — and still, home. Omah Lay has turned that whisper into a song, and he did not come alone. He brought Gunna , the Atlanta rap star, along for the ride. The record is called “Back to Lagos” , and chale, the passport is already stamped. “Back to Lagos” landed on Thursday, 29 October 2026 , as one of four brand-new songs on CLARITY OF MIND (EXTENDED) , the deluxe edition of the album Omah Lay dropped in April. Earlier this month we gave you the album’s deep cut ‘WATER SPIRIT’ . Now the man has opened the same house, added four new rooms, and put an American rap star in the guest chalet. Some deluxe editions are just leftovers warm...

Every tailor in Lagos and Accra has heard the same lie. “Just make it standard, I go fit am.” Then the dress arrives, and suddenly the fabric is too tight, the sleeves are too long, and the customer is blaming the machine. Rybeena has decided to end the argument before it starts. His brand-new single is called “Size M” — not small, not extra-large, just medium. A perfect fit. No alterations needed. “Size M” landed on Friday, 30 October 2026 , through Dapper Music & Entertainment , exactly three weeks after his love-flight with Niniola, ‘Carried Away (Oke Agba)’ . If you are keeping count, that is two Rybeena records in one month, and the man they call Mr Bee is not even breathing hard. Some artists release like government projects — announced, delayed, forgotten. Rybeena releases like a bee in harmattan: busy, buzzing, everywhere. ⚡ “Size M” in 30 Seconds One voice, no features, and a runtime of j...

Every Nigerian child knows the speech. Before you step out to a party, Mummy stands at the door and reminds you whose child you are. Greet elders. Don’t embarrass this family. Remember your home training. Now Mayorkun has turned that sacred parental warning into a party starter. His brand-new single is called “Home Training” , and according to the man himself, the whole point is knowing when to keep it — and when to leave it at the door. “Home Training” arrived on Friday, 30 October 2026 , with an official music video, and it is the opening track of his forthcoming EP, Long Live, The Mayor! , due on 30 November. It also lands right on a milestone: ten years since “Eleko” first introduced the Lagos singer to the continent. A decade in this industry is not small. Some careers expire faster than a Danfo conductor’s patience. Mayorkun is still here, still smiling, still collecting keys to the city. ⚡ “Home Training...

Some people travel to find themselves. Others travel because light bill don come and they need to disappear small. Singlet has packed his bags for a better reason: the Takoradi voice behind “Playman” and “Yango” is back on the road with a brand-new single called “Traveller” . And judging by the cover, he did not come by trotro. He came in a vintage camper van, with the luggage tied on the roof like a family going to a village funeral with full confidence. “Traveller” landed on Friday, 30 October 2026 , as a self-released single, and it is his first new song since “Lucky” last December. The man went quiet on the release front for most of the year — no rushed drops, no “album coming soon” every Tuesday. Now he has stepped out with one song and a clear message: the journey continues. For a Western Region favourite who has been supplying hooks to Ghanaian music for more than a decade, that is a comeback wor...