Yannis Philippakis was one of the last musicians to record with the late drummer and Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen. Their ...

Exploring the world of Colombian Afrobeat and the music of Wganda Kenya, the Discos Fuentes house band who redefined cumbia ...

Nigerian-American Afrobeats artist Ewol Samo, has launched The Oladayo Shola Apata Foundation (The OSA Foundation). The Foundation is to serve as the primary ...

Obiba Sly Collins, a renowned Ghanaian highlife musician who has worked with a lot of veteran musicians says Afrobeat, which incorporates highlife, originated from Ghana. The musician, who has ...

Glenwood Springs-based band, The Know Bodies Band, is a fusion of artistic cultures and influences that’s especially unique ...

A melting pot of Londoners - longtime Afrobeat devotees, curious newcomers, and those simply seeking a good time - had come to witness a clash of generations. On the bill: Stella & The Longos ...

Nigerian Patoi, Afrobeat and a song writer. Henry Ejike Sylvanus, also known as Banger Bwai, was born in 1988 in Ihiala, Anambra State, Nigeria. He is the third child in a family of seven ...

What do you end up with? An Afrobeat record! But where does Afrobeat come from? What's political about this genre and why does it appeal to people in many countries outside Africa? Find out here ...

SATURDAY, THE BROADSIDE For 20 years as New Orleans’ self-proclaimed “Dirty South Afrobeat Arkestra,” Gov’t Majik has paid tribute to Fela Kuti and other purveyors of Afro-funk music by ...

Another example might be afrobeat. Artists in Africa combine sort of traditional west African rhythms with funk from the US. Ben: Could you tell us a little bit more about the kinds of music you ...