Ibadan moves differently. It always has. While Lagos is in a constant state of hustle and bustle as noise fills every corner of the commercial capital, Ibadan breathes at its own pace, unhurried, deeply rooted, unbothered by the need to prove itself. The city of brown rooftops and long histories, of universities and culture, of a people who have always created but rarely been credited for it. In Nigeria’s modern music conversation, Ibadan has largely been a footnote. But that’s changing. And only a few people embody that shift more than Wisdom Adeoluwanimi Omotoso, popularly known as Syntax, the Creator. Born and raised in the city, Syntax isn’t just making music. He’s making a statement.
Published on Keere O, an Ibadan heritage digital magazine.