Obongjayar Blends Afrobeat, Electro-Pop, and Raw Emotion (A Listening Party)

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jul 24, 2025

A recent Rolling Stone headline called Obongjayar “the Afrobeat innovator who can rock a stadium with no fear.” He joins for a Listening Party to talk about Paradise Now, which blends electro-pop with intimate storytelling.

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