Babajide Sanwo-Olu,Nkiru Anumudu, Florence Ita-Giwa, Daisy Danjuma, Shade Okoya - Tiwa Savage Hosts Lagos Elite for Berklee-Linked Music Education Initiative 🎶

Savage hosted members of Lagos’ cultural and business elite around the initiative, it reflected a growing shift in the African creative economy: music is no longer only about artists — it is about infrastructure.

For two decades, Nigeria’s global music rise has largely been powered by talent and digital distribution. Afrobeats spread through streaming platforms, diaspora networks, and relentless creativity.

What the industry often lacked was formal structure — institutions that train producers, engineers, music executives, composers, and the many invisible roles that sustain an industry.

The launch gathering hosted by Tiwa Savage in Lagos for her foundation’s partnership with Berklee College of Music drew a mix of influential figures from entertainment, business, and government, including music executive Don Jazzy, singer Johnny Drille, producer Cobhams Asuquo, media entrepreneur Mo Abudu, alongside public figures such as Babajide Sanwo-Olu,Nkiru  Anumudu, Florence Ita-Giwa, Daisy Danjuma, and businesswoman Shade Okoya, reflecting the growing intersection of culture, policy, and investment shaping Nigeria’s creative economy.

Savage herself has spoken openly about that gap. She once studied at Berklee before her global career began, and the new foundation appears designed to recreate access that many African creatives never had. 

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