AfroGraph
An interactive knowledge graph exploring the talent incubators (YBNL, Mavin, Starboy), sound architect producers, and multi-generational sample lineages powering the global Afrobeats phenomenon.
- Role
- Creator & Full-Stack Graph Engineer
- Duration
- 1 week
- Year
- 2026
- Type
- dev
Problem
Music ecosystems and cultural lineages are deeply interconnected networks. Relational databases struggle with variable-depth graph traversals, talent incubation blast radii, and recursive sample ancestry without expensive multi-table joins and slow recursive CTEs.
Solution
Engineered a high-performance interactive graph application powered by CognoDB Cloud (openCypher over Bolt protocol via neo4j-driver) and Next.js / D3.js. Features include shortest-path separation discovery, label talent incubation blast radius trees, multi-generational sample heritage explorer, producer hub centrality analytics, an interactive Cypher Query Studio with SQL benchmarks, and defensive Cypher security controls.