If you were to bring a West African drummer together with a black person from Venezuela, they’ll be able to groove, and understand each other, even though they may not be able to speak to each other.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora & hip-hop's class acts. Following in the footsteps of his legendary grandfather Fela Kuti, Mádé ...

Today, Afrobeat continues to thrive and evolve, with many artists continuing to push the boundaries of the genre, creating new and exciting music which has taken over the mainstream thanks to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Kapo released "Ohnana" in summer 2024, his only expectation was to "create music for a niche." He didn't hope for much, other ...

A look into the music of Fela Kuti and the genre Afrobeat. Fela Kuti has inspired musicians from all over the world from Burna Boy and Beyoncé, to Miles Davis. Sound Field dives into the musical ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - In a small, trendy New York bar, a 10-piece band is jamming furiously, entertaining an audience with the rhythms of 1970's inner city Lagos, Nigeria, created by the father ...

Imagine a style of music that combines funk, jazz, R&B, soul — a fusion that becomes powerful enough to create a political movement and inflame a nation’s authoritarian leadership. That’s the West ...

Tony Allen, the pioneering drummer who helped define Afrobeat during his tenure with Fela Kuti, died Thursday evening. He was 79. “There was no band like the Africa ’70,” Femi Kuti, Fela’s son, told ...

Of all the multicultural crossover hits of 2019, Burna Boy may have traveled farthest. The 28-year-old Nigerian singer-songwriter, born Damini Ogulu, plays a misty, soulful Afrobeat sound — a genre ...

Born in 2002 in Benin City, Edo State, Precious Aiwansedo grew up immersed in the rich musical heritage and vibrant energy of Benin. That environment profoundly shaped his artistic voice, blending the ...

Music composer and vocal engineer, Ezra Onozutu, said his love for Afrobeat music is legendary. Enesi stated this, on his Instagram page @northboiOracle after he concluded a show at the Lagos beach.

Tony Allen breaks down the five major drum patterns of Afrobeat in an unreleased clip from the recent documentary short Birth of Afrobeat. Production team Rest In Beats and director Opiyo Okeyo ...