Olaniyi Innocent Omolola, known professionally as Kurrious, is fast becoming one of the most compelling new voices in Nigeria's Afrobeat and RnB scene. His newly released 4-track EP titled 'On the ...

Most people confuse Afrobeat and Afrobeats but don’t know that the two are predominantly distinct in sound and genre. Music historians have traced origin sounds of Afrobeat in Ghana and Nigeria as ...

A exhibition honouring the legacy of the originator of Afrobeat music, Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, has opened in Hull. The Underground Spiritual Game, at the Wilberforce House Museum until 2 November, looks ...

In Ghana, the '70s was a time of political repression, high inflation, and funky pop music. Among the musicians working the clubs in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, was a young British emigre named John ...

Afro B is one of the leaders in the Afrowave movement around the world. The UK native is on a mission to educate while simultaneously spreading the rhythm. Afro B is no stranger to the entertainment ...

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 her mother ...

The people loved seeing an Englishman in Africa 70. They couldn’t believe it at first. Oyinbo (white man) drummer! They would come and press money on my forehead. It was a mark of approval. It would ...

Burna Boy is, well, on fire. As you can imagine, the Nigerian artist felt like worldwide royalty when he was approached by the Queen B — um, yes, Beyoncé — to work with her on last year’s “The Lion ...

Nigeria's Femi Kuti is not just another hot bandleader. He is also an outspoken African social critic who uses music as his weapon--just as his famous father did. Femi Kuti is a son of the legendary ...

Marvel’s Black Panther is once again roaring in multiplexes with “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” opening Friday, and there will be much internet ink spilled over what life must be like in the ...

Equipped with rehearsal rooms, a cafe, studios and a bandroom, Kindred Studios buzzes with a special kind of energy.