Poet, essayist, psychiatrist. Author of Clinical Blues & Affection & Other Accidents. Co-Publisher, @YLReview. I write about music and memory.
Greater London
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I'm Dami Ajayi, a Nigerian poet and essayist living in London. I write about music, faith, memory and home, and I'll argue about Afrobeats and Nigerian music with anyone.
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I’m trying to build a male and female band for a live show for idea I have for YouTube. Bassist, Guitarist, Keyboardist, Drummer , BV’s
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Enjoy this gorgeous excerpt from novelist Tomilola Coco Adeyemo’s novel. A Yaba Left Review exclusive - shorturl.at/J71zd
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youtube.com/watch?v=KQ30nGS-…
this is good work, brother @tmdmrv. very insightful!
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Another win for Troy and the hardworking team at Lolwe. And another win for African and Black Diaspora Literature.
We are excited to share TWO new Lolwe covers!
Issue 10: Special Edition
Image by Hassan Kamil (Sudan).
Out in PRINT this month!
Issue 13: Guest edited by Gloria Mwaniga (Kenya), Annar Mouddour (Niger) & Kamille John (Grenada).
Image by Sarah Waiswa (Uganda).
Out in December!
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The Custodian Issue 2: Good People, Great Nation? is OUT NOW! 🇳🇬🔥
Nigeria’s greatest strength is its people. But is personal goodness enough to build a great nation? We explore the tension in this issue.
Get your print copy now: linktr.ee/CultureCustodian?u…
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Please read an excerpt from my Christmas romance, A Christmas Romance, coming to @masobebooks December 1, 2026 via @YLReview >>> yabaleftreview.com/a-christm…
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GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT 📢📢
Dami Ajayi @JollyPaps1 is a Nigerian writer and culture journalist... He also co-founded Saraba, The Lagos Review and Yaba Left Review.
Read more: tinyurl.com/akeguests
#Ake2026 #akefestival
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I am Oyedele, a musician creating soul music with a consistent rap cadence. I struggle to describe my genre, but it’s all exploration of self and times. I just dropped a new song titled Silifa, which is a continuation of that expedition. You needs to tap in!
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Palm Wine and Poetry is Aké's beloved evening of spoken word, where poems are passed round like calabashes and nobody leaves thirsty.
Watch @JollyPaps1, @KareemReal, @enyi_ibe, @Alhan_islam and Dr d'bi Anitafrica take the stage.
Wana Udobang @MissWanaWana will host and perform
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i have taken my show, Crossfade With Tomide Marv, to YouTube. there, i decode Nigerian pop culture through art, history & society.
episode one: “Nigerian Music Decides Your Hairstyle Before You Do,” is streaming.
watch, like, comment, share & subscribe.
youtu.be/Jy7PG-ZW7eA?si=QA2L…
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Music heads, settle this for me: which Nigerian album from the last ten years will still matter in 20 years' time, and why? Not the biggest. The one that lasts. I'll give mine in the replies.
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Living abroad is an unsuccessful way of abandoning the Nigerian patriotism project.
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My tribute to the Great Kenyan writer and force of nature, Binyavanga Wainaina.
theelephant.info/reflections…
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Ará Àdúgbò.
This used to mean something some decades ago. Now the mental fence between you and your neighbor is thicker than the physical wedge of cement block.
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