SOL bridges the deep roots of African and indigenous Venezuelan traditions with a forward-looking embrace of modern ...

From a Pan-African viewpoint, Hip-hop as a musical culture has positioned itself as a means of authenticating the African ...

From Ebo Taylor's classic 'Love and Death' to the sweet sounds of Osibisa and Kweku Smoke, Santrofi recommends the best of Ghana in highlife and more.

Thomas More’s Utopia, published 500 years ago this month, is full of radical ideas and has provided food for thought to generations of people trying to find new ways to organise society. On his ...

Femi Kuti is set to release a new album, Journey Through Life. Comprised of 10 tracks, the new record reflects on family, life and personal growth, according to a press release. It was recorded in his ...

Washington D.C. His Fela Kuti image is prominently featured in Burna Boy’s mega-Afrobeat hit song “Ye”. – TAYO is the illustrator behind the pictorial Black history walk map on a lectern ...

Afrobeats has its roots in the afrobeat pioneered by Nigerian megastar Fela Kuti in 1970s Lagos and has been influenced by international hip-hop and rhythm and blues. Exported to the West African ...

Despite these accolades, he did not win on either occasion. Son of the legendary Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti has been a prominent figure in the Afrobeat genre. He has received multiple Grammy nominations ...

Mathew Kuti defeated Abdufatai Abdulbasit on Saturday to claim the gold medal in the men’s singles final of the 56th Molade Okoya-Thomas Championship in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ...

His high profile and popularity led to appearances in iconic mainstream films and TV shows, including the James Bond film Live and Let Die ... in Afrobeat and served as a direct inspiration to Fela ...