Nigerian opera singer and performance artist Helen Epega calls her music 'Afro-futuristic.' It is a mix of old and new, bringing together 'a blend of the rich African tradition of storytelling, using Nigerian Pidgin English with Western Classical opera,' she says. Photo: AFP
The cheering crowd in southwestern Nigeria is thousands strong but when the performer on stage in a yellow catsuit and glittering cape beats out eerie rhythms on a steel drum, they hush.
Then as Helen Epega begins to sing, her powerful voice filling the air at the outdoor auditorium, the crowd roars.
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