Rotting Tape and the Gentrification of African Pop: Why We Must Save the Nollywood Archive

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The heavy humidity of Lagos is physically destroying the chaotic, hyper-literal Casio soundtracks of early Nigerian cinema. But as Mary Chiney argues, the global streaming algorithms that demand “chill vibes” from African music pose an equally insidious threat.

 

Source: https://thequietus.com/opinion-and-essays/black-sky-thinking/nollywood-film-archive/