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 ...

Christmas in Ghana has always been defined by music, and as culture and technology evolve, so does the sound of the season.

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 & ...

Ayodeji Akinde, professionally known as Aayo, is a Nigerian-American based rapper who has successfully reinvented his sound, ...

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 ...

The Recording Academy announced the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award ahead of the Special Merits Awards 2026.

Irresistibly contagious rhythms, horns, beats and vocals are on tap at The Broad Stage, Feb. 21 for one night only, as the large band Antibalas and the incredible vocalists of Zap Mama led by ...

Afrobeats sounds and influences have risen in popularity in the United States, progressively dominating the country’s airwaves over the last several years. According to Jazzhistorytree, Afrobeat ...

LAGOS (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 Philharmonie ...

8 musicians. One goal. To increase the positive energy in the world by making people dance! London Afrobeat Collective are a tight-knit family of musicians from around the world, living in London and ...