What happens when Naija music gets a Middle Eastern twist to it?
A Moroccan parody channel, Barbapappa shared videos of a group that make the coolest remixes of Naija songs.
To mix things up the guys sing in Darija, which is a Moroccan derivation of Arabic, and also use Gnawi instruments to modify the beat of the songs. We have compiled some of their videos but you can find more on Barbapappa’s Facebook and Youtube pages.
Their version of P Square’s “Shekini” titled “Hek Lili Nifi”.
Their own version of Runtown’s “Gallardo” called “Wili wili wili”.
These Moroccan guys also created a remix of South African artist, Mafikizolo’s “Khona” parodied as “Khouna kijak lfoul”.
What do you really think about them? Copy cata or pretty cool? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
1. When someone calls your name and you and about 200 people turn around.
See wahala.
2. When you go somewhere new and you’re the only one there with the name.
It’s a miracle.
3. When you turn around whenever you hear your name but they are never ever calling you.
What is this life?
4. When they start annoyingly categorizing all of you like short Tobi, orobo Tobi, tall Tobi, wowo Tobi.
Call me short Tobi first, let me kill you.
5. When you just stop looking up whenever you hear your name.
Nobody should stress me, abeg.
6. You, looking at your parents wondering why they weren’t more creative when naming you.
You people sef.
7. When people give you a nickname by force to help them differentiate.
Oversabi.
8. When everyone starts using your surname as your first name because they don’t have energy.
Are you mad?
9. When you join social media and your name is always already taken.
How many Emeka Okafors are in the world please?
10. When people keep calling you by accident because they have like 20 Emekas on their phone.
You cannot save surnames, abi what?
1. Forgetting what raka’ah you’re on during salat.
Second or third one..Chaiii!
2. When people ask you why you make your hair if you’re going to cover it.
All hair should be groomed abeg!
3. Being on the look out for pork in food ingredients like..
Is it Halal?
4. Losing your slippers at the Mosque.
What’s all this now?
5. Having to hunt for your slippers after Jummah.
Let the hunt begin!
6. Trying to figure out the Qibla when you are at new place.
Ham so confuse.
7. When people say “Muslims are terrorists”.
Seriously?
8. When Yaba market traders call you saying “Heys! Boko Haram”.
It’s like you’re not balanced upstairs.
9. When people insist you’re Hausa because you’re Muslim.
Sorry oh, tribal prefect.
10. Having to reject food during Ramadan.
I’m not crying, sand entered my eye.
11. How people look at you when you’re making ablution in a public restroom.
Ehn Ehn? What’s this one doing?
12. Fitting your schedule into Salat times.
Is it 2 pm yet?
13. When you fart during the last rakah.
*sheds uncontrollable tears*
14. When your Adhan notification goes off at a public place.
Awks!
Did you know that Nigeria spends nothing less than 1.3 trillion Naira on only food importation annually?
Shocking right? Well It’s true. Now think about the amount spent on importing other goods. Here are some of the things you wouldn’t believe Nigeria imported.
1. Tomatoes
In fact, 16 billion is spent on importing them every year.
2. Wrist watches
3. Leather
Now think of all the leather bags, shoes and commodities you have eaten and all the income that could’ve been generated. No? We didn’t expect any remorse sha.
4. Umbrellas
Unbelievable, right?
5. Walking sticks
Is your mouth opened in surprise yet?
6. Human hair.
We’re not judging.
7. Tobacco
8. Musical instruments
9. Paper
All those exercise books and novels! Gasp!
10. Matresses
11. Artificial flowers
Who would’ve thought?
12. Rice
One would think importation of Ofada rice (also known as brown rice in the abroad), a much more delicious and healthier brand of rice would be more valued and invested in.
13. Palm oil
In spite of the unending number of palm trees in Nigeria.
14. Salt
15. Milk
16. Sugar
Even with abundance of sugarcane sticks.
In this hard economic times, we hope efforts will be made into locally producing and also exporting some of these things.
We’re not here to remind you that this note is worth less than 5 dollars.
Well, we just did.
Don’t be angry. You can still get to buy a lot of things with 500 Naira. Here are 7 of them:
1. A pair of slippers like this
Check Balogun market or Mandillas if you think we’re lying.
You’d have thought that the world would have moved on and forgotten about the 419 scammers that gave Nigeria a bad name. But we came across something that shows otherwise.
In an episode of an American TV show called Blackish, the kids made reference to Nigeria.
The siblings tell their brother that the girl he’s been chatting with isn’t genuine.
The girl says, “At best this is a middle-aged Nigerian who wants your money or kidney.”
Africa in all her glory has witnessed the good, the sad and the really ugly. This Twitter page @Africanarchives is dedicated to portraying history of African people. These tweets show what Africa looked like and the things Africans experienced in the hands of the colonial masters.
1. The last Queen of Rwanda.
The last queen of Rwanda, Rosalie Gicanda (who married King Mutara Rudahigwa 1942) pic.twitter.com/lGMjdwQiRt
— AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY (@AfricanArchives) January 7, 2016
Her murder triggered the Rwandan genocide of 1994.
— AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY (@AfricanArchives) January 7, 2016
King Leopold II of Belgium was said to be at the fore front of the genocide and rape of 10 million Congolese people during his colonial rule of the country.
3. The brutality they faced under his reign.
Congolese under rule of King Leopold II of Belgium with their hands chopped off for not meeting rubber quotas. pic.twitter.com/oFRT2sRSC2
— AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY (@AfricanArchives) January 7, 2016
In 1904, Ota Benga was kidnapped from Congo, and taken to US and exhibited at the Bronx Zoo with monkeys. pic.twitter.com/zAc4X1USuY
— AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY (@AfricanArchives) January 7, 2016
Ota Benga was a Congolese pygmy kidnapped from Congo and exhibited in the primate house of the Bronx Zoo because he was thought to be one of the degenerate descendants of ordinary negroes.
— AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY (@AfricanArchives) May 21, 2015
No grand introduction is needed to describe this man. Why? He is one of the most popular and powerful monarchs in Nigeria.
He is not just the Alaafin of Oyo, but a holder of several honorary degrees and husband to several women. He became even more popular after photos of him slaying with his wives went viral.
Here are 7 times Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III and his wives made polygamy look so good:
1. When you first think that living on your own will be the best thing you could do.
…and thus begins your search.
2. When you actually convince yourself that you can find great houses online without going outside.
LMAO! Haha! LOL!
3. But seeing an apartment that actually matches its online description is like discovering oil in Lagos.
Why so much lying?
4. When you start to realize that what you WANT and what you can AFFORD are vastly different things.
HAY GOD!
5. You put so many hours into looking for a place that it soon becomes a full-time job, except for one small difference: You’re not getting paid.
This is nonsense!
6. When you say you want a house in ‘Sabo, Yaba’, so the agents start trying to convince you that Maryland is also in Yaba.
I’m so confused!
7. When you think you’ve found a place, then you realize no buses, kekes or even bikes are in the area.
Really? And you want me to live here?
8. When they show you a self-contained in a certifiable dump, and say it’s 400k and they want two years up front.
Are you mad?
9. When you ask about the light situation and they say ‘normal Nigerian light’. And you just know you will never see light again.
Why am I doing this again?
10. When you find a great house, and it’s way out of your price range.
Why do bad things happen to good people?
11. When you realize that high standards = homeless.
See my life. *sheds standards*
12. When you finally find a perfect place within your range and someone walks in and pays in front of you.
Wait, what just happened?
13. When you seriously start considering moving back in with your parents.
They love me. They will accept me.
14. When you finally lower your standards and move into a place.
And you’re stuck there for at least a year.
15. When you realize that ‘secure environment’ means ‘they probably won’t kill you’.
My mummy…
16. And that you should have asked beforehand if a place has all the things you’ll need to survive, you know, like burglary proof, or a changeover switch.
My God!
17. When you discover that you’ve inherited the water, light, and waste bills of the previous tenant.
Is that how life is?!
18. When one of your friends wants to move out of their parents’ house.
You know nothing.
In the usual fashion, Nigerians at home and abroad are making positive marks in all works of life. Forbes magazine’s 30 under 30 list dropped recently and some Nigerians made the list.
The list is made annually in recognition of young people under 30 that have been of great influence in their career paths. From the creative arts, fashion and media industries, these are the 4 trail blazing Nigerians that made the list.
Kelechi Anyadiegwu
After obtaining a Masters degree in human-computer interaction from Carnege Mellon, Kelechi was driven by her love for web design, textile and African fashion to start up an e-commerce site for African fashion items, ZUVAA. At 26, she has built a fast growing avenue for Africans in diaspora to express themselves in African wear without stress.
John Boyega
The 23 year old first captured hearts in Nigeria with his role as Ugwu in critically acclaimed movie, Half Of A Yellow sun. He recently bagged a major role in the latest Star Wars movie franchise and he is loved even more for his brilliant acting and witty clap backs.
Zim Ugochukwu
Being the youngest precinct judge for North Carolina’s Board of Elections at 19 was merely a stepping stone for Zim. The 27 year old graduate of Biology from University of North Carolina launched Travel Noire in 2013 as a means of providing necessary resources for black travelers like herself.
Angela Nwandu
Her rough childhood in the foster care system didn’t deter her from going on to be one of the forces to reckon with in the blogging world. 25 year old Angie, launched The Shade Room popularly called “the TMZ of Instagram” in 2013 and has changed up the face of celebrity gossip.
You can view the complete 30 under 30 list here.
