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Escaladizzy II

Mavo, Shallipopi, Zlatan, Ayra Starr

MavO, Shallipopi, Zlatan, and Ayra Starr are contemporary West African musicians associated primarily with Nigeria and the broader Afrobeats scene. Zlatan Ibile (Zlatan) emerged in the mid-2010s as a singer and rapper known for street-oriented Afrobeat and fuji-influenced sounds and energetic performances; his work helped popularize the Zanku dance movement. Ayra Starr is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and former Mavin Records signee who rose to prominence in the early 2020s with polished Afropop and R&B-inflected songs featuring glossy production and melodic vocals. Shallipopi is a newer Nigerian artist linked with the street-pop and trap-influenced subset of Afrobeats, noted for energetic delivery and social-media-driven breakout. MavO is less widely documented; the name may refer to artists within contemporary African urban music scenes, often associated with Afrobeats or related genres.