Meet TAR1Q – Afrobeats’ Most Promising Floret
Hailing from Lagos and born in 2004, Otarigho Samuel going with the stage name “TAR1Q” is that blooming flower the Nigerian music scene has been waiting for.
Signed under Chocolate City, TAR1Q emerged with his debut EP, Son of the Moon in 2021, a project that proved to be a pollen blend of Afrobeats and R&B.Ever since, TAR1Q’s been serving nectar-delicious tracks like Bad Intentions, Burn Me Up, Must Have Been, Signal, to mention but a few.
Recently dropped on September 5, 2025, his “Jigga Remix Pack EP” tastes even richer and creamier with fresh flips of Jigga (his 2024 featured hit with Khaid), and a swarm of fresh collaborations.
As announced on the 1st of September, 2025, it’d also interest you to learn that the young star is currently on a musical tour named the “Jigga Africa Tour” purported to span across five African capitals namely;
Accra, Ghana: September 8, 2025
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire: September 9, 2025
Freetown, Sierra Leone: September 14, 2025
Nairobi, Kenya: September 27, 2025
Johannesburg, South Africa: October 1, 2025
Do well to go experience live greatness if you’re opportuned to catch the rest of the tour!
Catch up with him on his socials – Instagram, X(formerly Twitter).