But now, members of the country’s music industry are trying to put a stop to all the pilfering, hoping they can finally turn the growing popularity of Nigerian music to their advantage. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyNigerian music — Afrobeat in particular — is having a moment. “We’re trying to change people’s perception about the use of music,” said Chinedu Chukwuji, chief executive of the Copyright Society of Nigeria. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn recent decades, music from abroad — mainly American and British hip-hop and R&B — often dominated the Nigerian scene. Yet international music distributors largely ignored the nation and its nascent middle class as a potential market.

Source: New York Times June 03, 2017 18:56 UTC