Itosh Mayana, an Afrofusion-Afrodancehall & Afrobeats artist from Lagos, Nigeria, has been shaping the music scene since 2008 with his unique blend of African Dancehall. With hits like “FLEEK” and “BEAT THEM ALL,” Itosh’s journey has been marked by passion, innovation, and resilience. His love for music began at age 5, influenced by a guitar from India and later inspired by international Nigerian artists. Despite facing challenges, such as having his instrumental sold to another artist and witnessing a similar sound gain popularity through Burna Boy, Itosh remains steadfast in his claim to the Afrofusion genre. His song “WORK IT 4D GRAM” holds a special place in his heart, reflecting his roots, style, and spirituality. As he looks to the future, Itosh envisions collaborations with music legends and a successful tour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lagos-based artist, Itosh Mayana, has been pioneering Afrofusion since 2008, blending African Dancehall with diverse musical elements. Despite facing setbacks, including having his sound replicated by other artists, Itosh remains passionate and innovative. His music, deeply rooted in his Nigerian heritage, promises to always keep listeners engaged and in the mood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":252927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1916,34,1797],"tags":[1956,2406,2407,2405],"class_list":["post-252928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afrornb","category-hip-hop-rap","category-interview","tag-afrobeats","tag-bobmarley","tag-itosh","tag-rema"],"acf":{"artist-name":"ITOSH MAYANA","track-title":"","genre":"","tags":[1956,2405,2406,2407],"interview-city":"Lagos","interview-country":"Nigeria","interview-email":"itoshmusictour@gmail.com","interview-website":"","interview-spotify":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6Q9sXlztlDwzGZ7HMHeeWC","interview-soundcloud":"https:\/\/www.soundcloud.com\/itoshmusic","interview-youtube-video":"https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=hailIDjsjbk&feature=share","interview-youtube-channel":"https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=G68mMw8H-3g&feature=share","interview-tiktok":"https:\/\/vm.tiktok.com\/ZM2cLUXM2\/","interview-instagram":"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itoshmayana","interview-facebook":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itoshmayana","interview-twitter":"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/itoshmusic","interview-twitch":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252928"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":254732,"href":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252928\/revisions\/254732"}],"acf:term":[{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"post_tag","href":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/2407"},{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"post_tag","href":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/2406"},{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"post_tag","href":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/2405"},{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"post_tag","href":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/1956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsmusic.de\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}