YQ

Yakub Quadri is a Nigerian singer who hails from Igala the center of the country, the confluence of two great river. YQ uses Yoruba and English in his music fusion. He became aware of his talent in the mid-nineties. For about ten years, he honed his craft behind closed door, Music was first and foremost his way of dealing with his emotion. He formed the group Q-krest with his partner Krest-up. They released a musical video for their song “fire dance” which got rave reviews and earned them performance at the play safe rave by Tequilla event in 2003 and the cocacola show.