Music to make you feel. Today: Japanese Afrobeat, UK soul and French synthpop are all up for grabs with Francesca Harding. Metro Art presents Soundtrips, a series oftransit-inspired sounds and stories ...

As far as music goes, Fela Kuti is simply eternal. His music is relevant today just as it was 40 years ago. Nigerian musical deity and Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti was not born to live an ...

Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti to make history as first African honoured with posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. After a lifetime of clashes with successive powers in Nigeria, the recognition ...

Record producer, Samuel Oguachuba, popularly known as Samklef, has claimed that Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is not the pioneer of Afrobeat as widely believed. The Molowo hitmaker alleged that Fela “stole” the ...

Ghanaian rapper Dadie Opanka has shared concerns about the current state of Afrobeat and the lack of global recognition for Ghanaian artistes within the genre. Speaking in an interview with Nana Romeo ...

Cher, Whitney Houston, and Paul Simon, were among the legends up for the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 2026. Special Merits Awards 2026: The Recording Academy has officially announced its Special ...

Christmas in Ghana has always been defined by music, and as culture and technology evolve, so does the sound of the season. What began with choir-led carols and hymn-based celebrations has grown into ...

Regarded as one of Africa’s most influential artists and the godfather of the Afrobeat genre, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti was a revolutionary act whose work shaped a generation of people. His music was a tool ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Byron Armstrong is a Toronto-based, CEMA award-winning journalist. Jibola Fagbamiye (left) signing copies of the graphic novel at ...

LAGOS, Nov 11 (Reuters) - An exhibition celebrating the life and legacy of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti has opened in Lagos in Nigeria, marking the African debut of an event first developed by the ...

Lagos is the city that never sleeps, and its entertainment hub welcomes a diverse array of musicians with their distinct sounds. The city hums with music pulsing from speakers in clubs, lounges, and ...

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 ...