Album: Which Way Is Forward? (2020)

With a voice reminiscent of the great Fela Kuti and a drum beat that reminds us of artist Raury, G.O.C is a powerful track that makes you want to go to church, sit in a jazz club and be a part of a revolution all at once. He sings “In this dance, we dance together. On our streets its armageddon” this politically charged song is the voice of the new generation and really makes it feel like positive change can come from music.

Obongjayar - God's Own Children

"God's Own Children is inspired by protests from around the world and the resilience of my generation. It's a reminder that we're all in this together and that this world we inhabit right now is what we're inheriting from the generation passed. If it all goes down it affects all of us and in-turn affects the ones that come after us. There's a realization of that and an active resistance to the suppression... (continuer)

Album: Some Nights I Dream of Doors (2022)

The song is a protest against state corruption, and in particular, the carnage wrought by SARS, a Nigerian special police force that has come under scrutiny for the violence it has inflicted on young Nigerians. Obongjayar has spoken out against their brutality before, and he calls them out by name here. Over thumping drums, he delivers a lacerating diatribe, angrily reciting the titles of his country’s politicians—“President (thief), governor (thief), senator (thief)”—and declaring all of them murderers.

Pitchfork

Obongjayar referring to the Lekki toll gate massacre that occurred in Lagos Nigeria on 20th October 2020 and how the government tried to cover up the killing of innocent civilians during the #ENDSARS protests

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La canzone protesta contro la corruzione dello Stato e, in particolare, contro il massacro causato dalla SARS, una squadra... (continuer)