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Tunde Olaniran Refuses To Dilute His Creativity

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with a musician Tunde Olaniran in his hometown of Flint, Mich., whose flashy stage presence is as big as his dynamic sound.
Tunde Olaniran's <em>Stranger</em> is out now via Magic Wheel.

Tunde Olaniran is a shapeshifter. He's a Flint, Mich. native who's quickly embedded himself into the Detroit music scene; a singer, rapper, dancer, choreographer, producer and activist. Olaniran's first big single, "," was an unexpected hit, with lyrics about self love and a video full of explosive choreography.

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