Made in Lagos: Wizkid celebrates home city in new album

Nigerian Afrobeats and multiple awards winning superstar, Wizkid announced the release of his latest project, Made In Lagos on 30 … More

Made Kuti’s grand debut single ‘Free Your Mind’ released

Made Kuti, the grandson of afrobeat legend Fela has released his first single, ‘Free Your Mind‘ on which he plays … More

Ben Tomoloju’s 100 songs go digital with own app

Ben Tomoloju recently released no less than 100 songs of his own repertoire, built over a period of 40 years. … More

Edaoto’s clarion call in new single ‘Run Run Come’

Nigerian afrobeat, folk singer, songwriter and performer, Edaoto and the Afrogenius band recently released a single ‘Run Run Come’ – … More

Everybody Get Agenda: BANTU delivers new album

Nigeria’s international Afrofunk band BANTU has announced the release of its new album, Everybody Get Agenda on 25 September. The tone … More

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Afrobeat from down under: King B-Fine releases Zombie 2.0

King B-Fine and his Afrikaya band recently released ‘Zombie 2.0’, an Afrobeat composition that addresses police brutality in the US … More

Your Highness: Lekan Babalola steps higher with new single

The vibes from this song can be described as jazz with a funk twist garnished in Afrobeat, the outstanding horn sessions gives the song an exhilarating blast.

Wura Samba breaks through with new album Onala

The band performs using a Sambabe – an 8-piece multi-tonal drum set. This square shaped traditional wooden percussion instrument is influenced mainly by the Yoruba culture. The piece is prominently supported by other traditional percussion instruments such as the akuba drums, bataa, sekere and agogo.

Twice As Tall: Burna Boy releases fifth album

Not only has Burna Boy released this new album, it is accompanied by a comic on Youtube called “The Secret Flame” narrated by his grandfather, Benson Idonije, who managed iconic Afrobeat music pioneer Fela Kuti.