Bring back five-minute songs – Oxlade tells colleagues

Afrobeats singer Ikuforiji Olaitan, popularly known as Oxlade, has appealed to his colleagues to increase the duration of their songs.

“Bring back 5 minutes songs,” Oxlade advocated via his X handle on Thursday.

His post resonated with many, who lent their voices to his advocacy in the comments section.

DAILY POST reports that in recent years there has been a growing trend of short songs, usually within the range of two minutes and a few seconds, in the mainstream Nigerian music industry.

In contrast, South African Amapiano songs are usually within the range of seven…