One ritual that has become a part of my writing career is my wish-list of expectations from the music industry at the start of every year, which includes albums that have been reckoned for release. In ...

As the night grows longer at Balneario de Carolina, there is still no sign of Tekno. Hours before the Afrobeats sensation is scheduled to perform at Afro Nation’s debut evening in Puerto Rico, I ...

A string of successful singles overseas earned Tekno a deal with Columbia Records. By Elias Leight Last year, the Nigerian star Tekno heard an instrumental that reminded him of his breakout hit, “Duro ...

Tekno’s “Neighbour” is glinting and sinuous, rapture in motion. Two guitars skirmish behind a polyrhythmic beat; the guitars keep shifting their approach, flaring then dying like a fire in a stiff ...