Based in London and of Nigerian descent, Afro B is making a global footprint with his timeless music. Afro B created the term “Afrowave” which is a fusion of hip-hop, dance hall, and Afrobeat melodies ...

Join Level 77 Music and Nigerian composer Arinze Iheme on a unique exploration of Afrobeats Fate has a funny way of revealing itself. What began as a friendly chance meeting between Atlanta neighbors ...

Mase, a Florida-based producer with a growing list of celebrity clients, is poised to make a powerful impact on the music industry. Laser-focused, with a no-compromise attitude and strong business ...

The Washington Wizards weren’t the only group of men wowing audiences at the Capital One Arena on Feb. 7. After a nail-biting victory by the Wizards, who won by one-point with point-two seconds left ...

Pandora has announced plans to roll out a new series of Latin music stations dedicated to music by black artists from various parts of Latin America. The first station in the series is Afro Colombia ...

Walking north on Brush Street, passing Ford Field and Comerica Park, you don't really hear the funky Afrobeats signature beats, as much as you feel it, in your chest and throughout your body. Then, ...

Twenty years ago, Jose Elias watched A Joyful Noise, a documentary about the life and music of experimental jazz great Sun Ra. The film made a significant impact on Elias at the time, and birthed the ...

The Afro Nation festival series is arguably one of the most important live events in today’s Black music market as it bridges together the genres pioneered by Black entertainers, including Afrobeats, ...

In Henry Dumas' short story "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" three "afro-horns" have been forged from a rare metal found only in Africa and South America. One rests in a European museum; a second one is ...

I am, admittedly, only an intermittent consumer of music journalism. I’m the type of artist who needs space from that sort of thing to get work done. Every now and then, though, a piece creates such ...

It's Black History Month, and NPR's Alt.Latino team shares some gems of Afro-Latin music, ranging from Panamanian inspired hip-hop beats to Brazilian percussion. February is Black History Month, a ...