Aso Rockers: The Album

The Aso Rockers was built as a fictional but satirical album, reimagining of Nigeria’s political past as a fully formed band, complete with instruments, tracklist, and album art. The artwork turns former heads of state into performers, placing guitars, drums and microphones in their hands, not as a joke for its own sake, but as a commentary on how governance has often felt like a rehearsed act rather than public service.

In the background, the newspaper collage shows headlines of broken promises and recycled crises. Together they remind us that in the country’s long political playlist, the themes rarely change. The “Budget Padded” drum kit, the scattered cash and the oil barrels at their feet all deepen the metaphor. Leadership begins to look like a performance staged for an audience that never quite gets what was advertised. Even the full tracklist beneath the artwork reads like the missing liner notes of a nation’s history, each title nodding to stories everyone knows but no one forgets.

By presenting this as an album, the artwork asks a simple question: what does it mean when politics starts to look like entertainment? And more importantly, why does the show keep going?

The Aso Rockers captures that tension with a mix of humour and honesty. It holds up a mirror to a system where the performance is constant, and the consequences fall on the people who cannot walk out of the venue.

Artwork Specifications

• Size: 24 x 36 inches
• Printed on premium fine art paper (310 GSM)
• High-fidelity colour with maximum brilliance and UV resistance
• 1" wide matte-finish frame for a clean, elevated presentation
• Sustainably sourced solid wood frame
• Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity
• Safely packed for secure delivery