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Hire a boat to Tarkwa Bay Beach, shop at markets selling art and tailored clothes, and head to the New Afrika Shrine for a ...
Late Christian Atsu's wife, Marie-Claire Rupio, has announced her latest yet emotional music project with Afrobeat artiste, ...
Cape Cod's Juneteenth celebrations will resonate with the rhythms of freedom, resistance, and solidarity as two celebrated ...
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 ...
He began his role with CBS Bay Area in 2015. The son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, Seun Kuti brings his father's longtime band Egypt 80 to San Francisco to headline the Great American Music Hall ...
He wasn’t always so self-assured. When Obongjayar first started posting music to SoundCloud, he was making “terrible American rap,” he says, trying to be someone he was not. “If you grew ...
Afrobeats star D’banj has named Rema, Davido, and Burna Boy as his current top three music artists, a revelation that has stirred widespread reactions online, especially due to the noticeable ...
Was Afrobeat Shaped by a Black American Woman? *A spirited debate has resurfaced online over the role of Sandra Izsadore, a Black American woman from Los Angeles, in shaping Afrobeat—the iconic ...
"Sometimes it’s better to not know each other as people first and just play," says Yannis Philippakis, one of the last musicians to get on the tools with the late Afrobeat pioneer, Tony Allen.
Tiwa Savage son has been sighted making his mother proud with a recitation in French during his school event. He was also ...
Afrobeat, funk, reggae, rap, and jazz all come together in the deluxe edition of the 2024 album coming out May 30, which fuels the main event. Meanwhile, the lyrics explore themes of “resistance and ...
Although it feels like ages since Afrobeat champions Bengali 600 have been on the scene, it’s not like they’ve just been sitting around on their asses. Nope, nuh-uh. This weekend, the Orlando ...