PSquare - Bank Alert

What this video is

Released on 16 September 2016, 'Bank Alert' arrived at a pivotal moment in Afrobeats' global expansion, when Nigerian pop was cementing its digital reach across Africa and the diaspora. The song's neo-highlife structure—sampling Onyeka Onwenu's classic 'Iyogo' and recorded in Igbo and Pidgin English—reflects a deliberate generational bridge: fusing vintage Nigerian musical heritage with contemporary Afrobeats…

Why it matters

A defining artifact of mid-2010s Nigerian neo-highlife pop, 'Bank Alert' illustrates how P-Square synthesized classic Igbo highlife (via the Onyeka Onwenu sample) with contemporary Afrobeats rhythm and aspirational lyricism. The video's production values and rapid virality reflect the…

The director

Clarence Abiodun Peters (b. 20 December 1983) is a Nigerian music video director, filmmaker, and cinematographer. Founder and CEO of Capital Dream Pictures and Capital Hill Records. Son of Afro-Juju musician Sir Shina Peters and actress Clarion Chukwurah.…