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

Denise Trucello Today, the Recording Academy carries on its tradition of enshrining the most impactful and enduring ...

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 ...

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.

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Hundreds jammed into an all-night concert hall in Nigeria's commercial hub Lagos for a festival celebrating the legacy of musical revolutionary Fela Kuti and his political activism. Kuti ...

I don’t have a Val; my Val is my children. Even though they are not here with me, I will celebrate with them.” ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...