Hilarious quips and ‘100,000-volt’ energy: the hypemen (and women) redefining Afrobeats music
- For the 2015 freshmen cohort of the history degree programme at the University of Lagos, their classmate’s first-semester presentation was so captivating that they began calling him Toby Shang, after the 16th-century Chinese dynasty he had focused on.
- His crowd engagement that day had been harnessed from his high school days as a ginger-man (energiser) in a three-man band and as a private tutor.
- By his final year at university, his viral catchphrases and infectious energy had resulted in a hit song, Shedibalabala.
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- For the 2015 freshmen cohort of the history degree programme at the University of Lagos, their classmate’s first-semester presentation was so captivating that they began calling him Toby Shang, after the 16th-century Chinese dynasty he had focused on.
- His crowd engagement that day had been harnessed from his high school days as a ginger-man (energiser) in a three-man band and as a private tutor.
- By his final year at university, his viral catchphrases and infectious energy had resulted in a hit song, Shedibalabala.
Sources: Guardian