It's clear from observing the ebb and flow of the music world, one of the most inspiring creative outpourings is coming straight from Nigeria. Indeed, you could probably spend an entire lifetime parsing its universe of musical styles.
How does one unversed in Nigerian musical styles even begin to deal with this enormity? Why not dive in with Liya, a dynamic Afro-fusion singer from Nigeria? She graces the latest episode of Global Spin, a video series highlighting unique artists from around the globe.
Performing her magnetic tune "Alari" while clad in crimson, Liya invites listeners into her particular cosmology of influences — namely R&B, pop and soul, with a large helping of Yoruba culture.
As the performance crescendos, it becomes increasingly clear: we all have a lot of listening and communing to do. Let Liya's offerings be a threshold into a lifetime of communion with music from Nigeria — and everywhere else in Africa, for that matter.
Check out the spectacular video above and keep checking back for more episodes of Global Spin.
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