Rex Lawson: Decades of highlife reverberation

Highlife music was the foremost sound from West Africa, mainly Ghana and Nigeria, in the 1950s, reaching a remarkable height in the ’60s.

MePlaylist attracts investments from Mathew Knowles and other Global Investors

MePlaylist TM app, an African start-up for music streaming and promotion has earned the attention of global investors and partners … More

Anthony Joshua pays tribute to Femi Kuti at the New Afrika Shrine

Anthony Joshua, the two-time unified world boxing heavyweight champion, visited the New Afrika Shrine in Lagos to pay homage, presenting … More

Mad Over You: Runtown’s hit gains 100 million views on YouTube

‘Mad Over You’ brings Ghana and Nigeria together in that perfect rhythm deeply rooted in their shared history for great music and appreciation of culture and lifestyle.

This is Lagos: Felabration at Freedom park Lagos

Felabration at Freedom Park Lagos is an annual festival of music and arts commemorating the life and times of Nigeria’s … More

Afrobeat and Berlin, 41 years of exchange

That Berlin ’78 show started a multi-generational exchange between Afrobeat and Germany, which was reflected on Sunday 24th March 2019 at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin. The hall of about one thousand two hundred Afrobeat lovers was packed with fans standing and dancing on the isles.