Credit: Joseph Okpako/WireImage When ClassiQ, a singer and rapper born in Bauchi state, wanted to connect old Hausa music from northern Nigeria to his contemporary sound, he bought an MP3 player. He loaded on about 400 songs by Hausa music legends such as Mamman Shata, Alhaji Musa Dankwairo and Dan Maraya Jos. ClassiQ listened to… Continue reading Financial Times: Nigerian musicians inspired by deep cultural legacy