The "King of Afrobeat", "Black President", activist and legendary musician Fela Kuti has returned to his hometown and Nigeria ...

Catching Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra, the Valley’s most dynamic and compelling live act, in concert is reason enough to attend ...

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 ...

When Kapo released “Ohnana” in summer 2024, his only expectation was to “create music for a niche.” He didn’t hope for much, other than to have a certain number of loyal fans and play shows across a ...

House music has been a popular sound over the past week, as two of the biggest artists, Drake and Beyoncé, have released music that resembles the sound. Beyoncé recently released her song titled ...

Supported by the French Embassy in Nigeria, Ecobank, and other partners, the exhibition celebrates Fela’s dual legacy as a ...

Tiwa Savage, the queen of afrobeats and Nigeria’s very own, recently dropped Celia—her first body of work to come out on Motown Records. The 13-track project, which she titled in tribute to her mother ...

Wizkid, widely considered one of the most influential African artists of all time, has collaborated with Beyonce and Drake.

Seun Kuti, the youngest son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, continues his father’s groundbreaking legacy while shaping his own distinctive path in the world of music. Kuti has spent much of his life ...

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.

In a town that has been identified as a music hub for decades, it's almost unthinkable that there might be underrepresented genres in the Athens scene, but some local venues and promoters have taken ...

Nigerian disc jockey Nonso Temisan Ajufo, popularly known as DJ Big N, has asserted that both artists and music executives ...