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Revisiting Classics: Juls' Leap of Faith

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Music as an art is an element of rave. A tireless scour for the perfect blend of sounds to somehow tickle the pleasure centres of the body. It is a tasking process, and in a world that has outgrown its attention span, the demand for creativity and experimentation has never been higher. Juls’ Leap of Faith was dropped without much commercial fanfare – atleast in Nigeria -- back in 2016. Comprised of 9 songs and a delectable group of featured personalities some might argue to be the alté crowd, it cut across and beyond geographical boundaries. As is traditional Afrobeats, he drew inspiration from Ghana, Nigeria and regions circa West Africa and finds an enthusiastic audience home and abroad --- especially in the UK. Afrobeats gained its entrance into the world’s stage with Ojuelegba, Wizkid’s ode to an iconic citadel in Lagos. Although it might be argued by some that Afrobeats’ entrance was made with Wizkid’s One Dance feature on Drake’s Views project-- but regardless of ...