In an ambitious effort to chart the lineage of Yoruba and Afrobeats music over the past century and its global influence, ...

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Fela Kuti was known for having many run-ins with the law in Nigeria, but one humourous yet close call provided the background to one of his most famous tracks.

Played by Michelle Williams in Fela!, Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti’s muse, L.A. activist Sandra Izsadore, has her say. Played by Michelle Williams in Fela!, Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti’s muse ...

Dive into the captivating legacy of AKA as we explore the South African rapper's most streamed hits - music that has defined ...

January 22, 2025 • Will Ana and Felix ever figure out their New Years Resolution for 2025? The clock is ticking. They contemplate that and share their favorite recent new music.

But life with Fela was anything but quiet,” Yeni reflected. Femi Kuti, the couple’s first son, added that the book sheds light on Fela’s relentless pursuit of justice and his revolutionary ...

particularly in the figure of Kuti’s passionate, controversial father, Fela Kuti. Femi himself started out in the early 1980s as a member of his late father’s band Egypt 80 and has stuck ...

Yeni Kuti, singer and daughter of the late Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, has reacted to actress Ngozi Ezeonu’s comments on inappropriate dressing at auditions, urging the actress to reconsider her ...

Musician Seun Kuti is a lot like his late dad, Fela Kuti, with a catalog of songs about injustice and corruption. Seun Kuti’s latest album, “Heavier Yet Lays The Crownless Head,” returns to those ...

It’s how he makes sense of the world. His early musical influences, Teddy Pendergrass and Fela Kuti, and his father’s affinity for the global Black musical tradition shaped Boakye’s ...