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'As I write this, thousands of original films from the golden age of Nollywood, and by extension, the isolated, uncompressed master mixes of the era’s greatest, weirdest soundtracks, are quite literally rotting away.'

https://thequietus.com/opinion-and-essays/black-sky-thinking/nollywood-film-archive/

Rotting Tape and the Gentrification of African Pop: Why We Must Save the Nollywood Archive | The Quietus

There is a ticking clock that could spell doom for an entire era of Nigerian cultural history, a countdown that with every passing second sees the brutal, unforgiving humidity of the West African coastline actively eating more and more of a vital, unofficial archive. VHS magnetic tape is incredibly fragile and has a limited lifespan, […]

The Quietus

ResearchBuzz: Firehose May 27

The Quietus: Rotting Tape and the Gentrification of African Pop: Why We Must Save the Nollywood Archive. “VHS magnetic tape is incredibly fragile and has a limited lifespan, especially when stacked haphazardly in the un-airconditioned corners of Lagos living rooms or the labyrinthine, corrugated-iron warehouses of Alaba International Market. As I write this, thousands of original films from the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/27/rotting-tape-and-the-gentrification-of-african-pop-why-we-must-save-the-nollywood-archive-the-quietus/

Rotting Tape and the Gentrification of African Pop: Why We Must Save the Nollywood Archive (The Quietus)

The Quietus: Rotting Tape and the Gentrification of African Pop: Why We Must Save the Nollywood Archive. “VHS magnetic tape is incredibly fragile and has a limited lifespan, especially when s…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Bahdlex May 15

🔴𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝: #𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐍𝐧𝐚𝐣𝐢 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐈𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰 #𝐁𝐁𝐂 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 "𝐖𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐚"

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Bahdlex May 12

“There was a time we wanted to break up before we got married, but #Toyosi said no
. She is my greatest win” — Actor #DanielEtimEffiong praises wife at her 40th #birthday 🍿🍬🎈🍾🎉🥂👑🥧 #Bahdlexbirthday
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Bahdlex Apr 9

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Happy #birthday 🎉🥳 to our #nollywood actor
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