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

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 ...

Seun Kut went online to rant and call Nigerians the stupidest people that he knows, and although he apologized, he proceeded to blast Peter Obi and Ngozi Iweala.

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

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.

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

Without Osibisa, Osei said, there would have been no Fela Kuti, widely regarded as the godfather of Afrobeat. His contributions served as a cultural bridge that connected diverse audiences through ...

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 ...