There’s no version of Tems’ “Love Me JeJe” in which we don’t dance. The Nigerian singer-songwriter paid tribute to her homeland with the lushly produced single at Coachella this year, in front of a crowd that could rival the size of a presidential inauguration. Before they knew it, thousands were swaying, caught in the current of suavely executed Afrobeat and its distinguished lady of Lagos.
In the space of a few years, Tems has collaborated with Beyoncé and Future and become one of the most prominent Nigerian names in music. In 2020, she and fellow Lagos pop star Wizkid moved the needle with “Essence,” an award-winning track that made history as the first Nigerian release to enter the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10. The single was such a crossover success, Justin Bieber hopped on the remix, amplifying its reach and reinforcing that Afrobeat is here to stay.
“I’m very happy to be from Nigeria. There’s a light that is just being shone in Africa right now and I’m just…
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