On Oct. 4, for the first time, Afrobeats star Adekunle Gold gave an electric performance of songs from his latest album Fuji , which he had just released the day before. On that steamy Saturday night, he took the stage for a free concert at Spotify’s Lagos pop-up Greasy Tunes Café, where the streaming service’s African music team reimagined Chef Imoteda Aladekomo ’s sprawling Fired & Iced restaurant in the community of Lekki as the hub for three weeks of Afrobeats programing , from concerts like Gold’s, to panels and live podcasting, to a full-fledged fashion show – all exploring how a genre of music evolved into culture and lifestyle of its own and reflects those that it was built upon. Gold sought to make a similar point with Fuji – an album named for a distinct genre from

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