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From Platte City to Overland Park, 18th and Vine to the Kansas City International Airport, the sounds of jazz, hip-hop, afrobeat and all the metro has to offer will fill the air over the weekend.
We Outside Edition' will transform Union Street into an electrifying underground dance party. Learn more about the upcoming ...
From festivals to performances, there are a wide array of events that South Florida plans to host as a way to celebrate and honor the true meaning of Juneteenth.
Hire a boat to Tarkwa Bay Beach, shop at markets selling art and tailored clothes, and head to the New Afrika Shrine for a ...
Cape Cod's Juneteenth celebrations will resonate with the rhythms of freedom, resistance, and solidarity as two celebrated ...
Nigerian-British afrobeat music artiste, Akintayo Abolaji Adeboyejo, otherwise known as ‘Tiyo Kay’ has dropped a new single ...
Afrobeat, more than just a genre, has evolved into a culture, a movement, a pulse of identity stretching far beyond the shores of Africa. Its dawn is not merely marked by a new sound in the global ...
Afrobeat is no longer just a Nigerian or African genre—it’s a global phenomenon. With its infectious rhythms, vibrant beats, and universal appeal, Afrobeat has captured the hearts and dance ...
Afrobeat is more than just a genre; it’s a cultural movement that has profoundly influenced music, fashion, and social consciousness across Nigeria and the globe. Originating in the heart of ...
A look into the music of Fela Kuti and the genre Afrobeat. Fela Kuti has inspired musicians from all over the world from Burna Boy and Beyoncé, to Miles Davis. Sound Field dives into the musical ...
They would come and press money on my forehead. It was a mark of approval. It would be hard if not impossible to compile an Afrobeat Top Ten which was not wholly made up of Fela Anikulapo Kuti albums.
"I thought, 'Why haven’t I heard this before? How did this escape me?!'" Afrobeat has elements of many different types of music that had spoken to him through the years, from jazz, funk and soul ...