Nigerian rapper and humanitarian, Michael Ugochukwu Stephens, better known as Ruggedman, has questioned why anyone would want to categorise artists like Fela Anikulapokuti, King Sunny Ade, and Kwam1, ...

In the 20th century, Africa produced several significant political figures. Influential leaders, like Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Julius Nyerere of Tanzania, and Nelson Mandela of South Africa, were among ...

💡 What's your advice for anyone thinking about managing talent? It’s the stupidest job in the world which, if you did not love, you couldn’t do! It’s extremely demanding and you have to be ready for ...

Fela Kuti and his influential Afrobeat sound are frequently discussed on Twitter, even more so when considering the fame of current Nigerian stars like WizKid, Tems, Davido, and Burna Boy expanding ...

KCRW’s relationship with Fela Kuti goes back to 1980, when KCRW’s Tom Schnabel and Roger Steffens were connected with the mighty Afrobeat innovator while he was still imprisoned in Nigeria. Six years ...

Nigerian megastar Burna Boy has decided to set the record straight just ahead of the new year. In a series of post on his Instagram story, Burna Boy demanded that the continous comparison to Afrobeat ...

Speaking on the latest episode of the Afropolitan Podcast, the 63-year-old saxophonist and son of music legend Fela Kuti said ...

Afrobeat traces its origin to 1920s Ghana, when traditional West African styles came together with jazz and other genres to create a new form of rhythmic and vocal expression. Identifiable for its ...

Listen to an imagined set list for a supernatural juke joint featuring Albert King, Outkast, Cécile McLorin Salvant and more. By James Thomas Inspired by an ever-changing new documentary about the ...

Fela only occasionally used outside producers on his albums. Mostly, the results were good: EMI producer Jeff Jarratt's Afrodisiac (EMI, 1973), British dub master Dennis Bovell's Live In Amsterdam ...