Like Fela, Falz packs his music with playfulness and satire while also stirring public consciousness with activist lyrics. Both call for action against the oppressive political class. In 2020, when ...

One of the city’s best artists, according to the judges at the Boston Music Awards, is Dorchester’s own Echezona Onwuama, a ...

Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the pioneer of Afrobeat, built an international legacy long before The Recording Academy acknowledged it ...

Falz, a Nigerian rapper, actor, and social media star, is renowned for his artistic versatility and social activism. Drawing comparisons to Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, Falz uses his music to challenge ...

As the curtains close on 2025, the Nigerian art and culture scene stands as a landscape of immense triumph, exciting experiences partly shadowed by controversies. From the high-brow galleries of ...

The Recording Academy, organisers of the Grammy Awards’ decision to posthumously honour Afrobeat progenitor, Fela Aníkúlápó ...

The Recording Academy, organisers of the Grammy Awards’ decision to posthumously honour Afrobeat progenitor, Fela Aníkúlápó ...

When the Afrobeat sensation first saw Lemi Ghariokwu’s work, he said, ‘Wow!’ Then he plied him with marijuana and asked him to design his album sleeves. The artist recalls their extraordinary partners ...

Cameron Washington Brings His New Orleans-inspired Lazy Californians To The World Stage With 'Back To San Francisco,' Set For February 13 Release Via Angel Island Records. Posted in “Recording” column ...

As podcasts became an undeniable force in mainstream politics and culture — figuring heavily in both “Zootopia 2” and the ...

Nigerian singer Burna Boy’s ‘I Told Them’ tour has made history as the highest-grossing tour by an African artist ever.

The global music landscape has undergone a seismic shift, and at the heart of this revolution is the undeniable dominance of African sound. What was once labeled as “world music” has matured into a ...