Yannis Philippakis was one of the last musicians to record with the late drummer and Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen. Their collaboration was released as the five-song EP Lagos Paris London under Yannis & ...

Older genres classed in the World Music category and headlined by Angélique Kidjo continue to inspire newer genres, Afrobeats and Amapiano. Here are 25 standout tunes of 2023. 1. Tyler ICU & Tumelo.za ...

Afrobeat emerging artist, Samuel Kufre, also known as Jumaye, has spoken of how his life story has influenced his songwriting. He explains that his songs are inspired by personal experiences, saying, ...

Seun Kuti and Wizkid's feud sparks renewed dialogue on Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's powerful music, highlighting its legacy of ...

<strong><em>#FeatureByOmili</em>: </strong>Released on the 31st day of July, 2022, the music video for a song off his thirteen-track debut album of the same title ...

EA Sports should reveal the soundtracks for FIFA 23 later this year, but until then – from Rema to Tems and Asake, here are 5 Afrobeat songs that we expect to feature in the game. From Avicii's The ...

Back in the day, when Fela Kuti invented Afrobeat—and yes, unlike practically every other music to emerge in the 20th century, Afrobeat was indeed the creation of one person—the music served two ...

The Budos Band's third album pictures a cobra on the cover. The other two? A scorpion and a volcano. The idea behind the tough-guy covers, says Jared Tankel, the band's baritone sax player, is to ...

Award-winning singer, Bello Sheriff, who is fondly referred to as Bello Sisqo, has been making headlines in German where he aligns with millions of fans worldwide Bello Sisqo, who is spreading the ...

"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. (Photo ...