Nigerian singer Tems has revisited her musical beginnings and celebrated her enduring connection with fans in a new live performance film released by Spotify.
The film, titled Tems Surround Sound, captures the Grammy-winning artiste performing some of her biggest songs, including Looku Looku, Try Me, Free Mind and Love Me JeJe, in an intimate concert staged in Lagos.
Directed by Tim Horwood, the full-length production features Tems performing in the round before a select audience, offering viewers a glimpse into the evolution of her music career.
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The performance moves from her early releases, including Looku Looku and Try Me, to more recent songs such as Me & U and Love Me JeJe.
Other tracks featured include Damages, The Key, Higher, Crazy Tings, Replay and What You Need, with Free Mind closing the performance.
A major focus of the production is For Broken Ears, Tems's debut extended play, whose songs have continued to attract listeners years after its release.
According to Spotify's September 2026 analysis, the project had accumulated more than 888 million streams across 185 countries, six years after its release.
The streaming platform also reported that songs from the EP had introduced nearly 19 million new listeners to Tems since 2023.
It added that 21.6 per cent of listeners who streamed For Broken Ears in January 2022 returned to the project in August 2026.
Spotify's Content Marketing Manager for Africa, Rifumo Mdaka, said the singer's early releases continued to attract new audiences while remaining popular among existing fans.
He said the Surround Sound production provided an opportunity to bring Tems and her listeners together in Lagos while making the experience accessible to audiences elsewhere.
Horwood said the production was designed to preserve the intimacy of the performance and allow the songs to retain their emotional impact.
“With Tems, the voice and the space around it are central to the experience,” he said.
He added that the progression through the set list, culminating in Free Mind, helped capture the emotional connections running through different stages of her music.
Surround Sound is Spotify's live performance format originating in Sub-Saharan Africa. It brings artistes and selected Spotify Premium subscribers together for intimate performances recorded as full-length music films.
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