By Elijah Gunderson
Freedom looks good on Wande Coal. With KING COAL, the Nigerian singer steps into his “ruling era” with the confidence of someone who knows what it took to get here.
There’s swagger in the title and tenderness in the story behind it: love measured in sacrifice, memories revisited, and a voice still finding new things to say. As one chapter closes, he makes room for younger voices and the possibility of being surprised by his own.