With his new album, Mádé Kútì, grandson of Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kútì, asks listeners to go deep: How can you be a ...

Son of Femi Kuti and grandson of Afrobeat progenitor Fela Kuti, Mádé Kuti has unveiled an inventive new album, 'Chapter 1: ...

For the second time since 2023, Nigerian-born Afrobeat star Charles Onyeabor was the center of attraction at the just ...

Album Review London Afrobeat Collective: Esengo. by Chris May February 17, 2024. Back in the day, when Fela Kuti invented Afrobeat--and yes, unlike practically every other music to emerge in the 20th ...

Learn how to create authentic Afrobeat instrumentals from scratch in FL Studio, inspired by the signature sounds of Rema, ...

Following up on his GRAMMY-nominated debut For(e)ward, Mádé Kuti has dove deep into modern afrobeat sounds, raising the bar ...

In Ghana, the '70s was a time of political repression, high inflation, and funky pop music. A young British emigre named John Collins formed the Bokoor Band with locals in 1971. The Bokoor Beats ...

It would be hard if not impossible to compile an Afrobeat Top Ten which was not wholly made up of Fela Anikulapo Kuti albums. Such was Kuti's centrality in the creation and development of Afrobeat, ...

Tiwa Savage, the queen of afrobeats and Nigeria’s very own, recently dropped Celia —her first body of work to come out on Motown Records. The 13-track project, which she titled in tribute to ...

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 ...

People are drawn to Afrobeat music for two reasons, says Saxophone player Leah Concialdi of the band ATOMGA: They are familiar with the genre’s founder Fela Kuti or enjoy its layered, energetic ...

“Do you believe in retribution,” he asks on “Wait And See”. What might have been an invitation to fight from his elders here becomes a philosophic enquiry, one that soon yields to a delightful tenor ...