Aramide - Love Me ft Adekunle Gold

What this video is

Released in early 2016, 'Love Me' sits at the intersection of two defining currents in Nigerian popular music: the mainstream Afrobeats wave driven by YBNL Nation (Adekunle Gold's label at the time) and the emerging Afro-soul/alternative R&B lane championed by Aramide under Baseline Music. Aramide had won Best Female Vocal Performer at the 2015 Headies Awards, while Adekunle Gold was ascending rapidly as a…

Why it matters

A notable entry in the Nigerian Afro-soul / alternative R&B canon of the mid-2010s, 'Love Me' documents the moment when critically acclaimed vocalists outside the Afrobeats mainstream — such as Aramide and Adekunle Gold — were building crossover audiences. The collaboration pre-dates Adekunle…

The director

Stanz Visuals is a Nigerian-based music video director and visual production outfit with documented activity across the West and East African music markets during the mid-2010s. Credits include the 'Love Me' video for Aramide ft. Adekunle Gold (2016), shot…