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Nigerian Girl Group

In the past I've written a couple of posts about international girl groups. You can see them below:

International Girl Groups: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/04/international-girl-groups.html

More International Girl Groups: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2024/11/more-international-girl-groups.html 

The first post featured Angolan group Afrikanas and Thai group G-TWENTY, and the second one featured South African group Girl Chat and Thai group Wizzle.

I haven't come across many African girl groups in general, so I was excited to discover Nigerian girl group MYST recently! :) 

Described as a Nigerian Afro-pop girl group, MYST is a trio made up of Mira, Sucré and Trella. They come from different states/areas (Mira is from Lagos, Sucré is from Abuja and Trella is from Port Harcourt) and were originally solo artists before forming the group. 

They connected in interesting ways- Mira met Sucré's aunt in a BTS Army group chat (a chat group for fans of Korean boy band BTS, who are known as ARMY, who put her in touch with Sucré) and then she later met Trella in the comments section (of a video, I think) of fellow Nigerian singer Ayra Starr.

MYST are creating a new blueprint for African groups. Their music is a blend of Afrobeats, pop, R'n'B and global influences, and celebrates confidence, sisterhood and self-expression. They want to inspire young women to dream bigger and embrace who they are.

They released their debut single Dynamite in June, followed by their second single REAL SHII last month.

 

Dynamite

This is their debut single. It was released in June and is "described as a vibrant Afro-pop anthem". The girls say that it's about being ready and "the feeling of knowing you’ve put in the work, trusting yourself and not being afraid to take up space".

This is the visualiser. There's also a 2nd one (see below). 

 

 

 And here is Dynamite (Visualiser II): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQx3Y-Z2GI

 

REAL SHII

And here is REAL SHII, MYST's 2nd and latest single, which came out on 25th September. It's a mix of Afrobeats with UK garage and dance influences. 

This is the visualiser, which is a street-themed dance and walk-concept video.

 

 

For more on MYST visit these links: 

Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mystinit/

Official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mystinit 

Official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Mystinit 

 

Hope you enjoyed the post! :) Do you have any favourite African girl groups (or groups in general)? I'd be especially interested in hearing about Cameroonian ones, since I'm part Cameroonian. :) 

 

Want more African music? Check out these posts: 

Afropop Round-up 2022-2023: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/11/afropop-round-up-2022-2023.html

South African Boyband (about the group Dey Say): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/02/south-african-boyband.html 

Top 10 African Songs: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2026/01/top-10-african-songs.html 

 


 




 

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