2020 will go down in history as the year humanity was shut down completely in a way never before witnessed. … More
Tag: Afrobeat
King Promise delivers new single with Shatta Wale
Ghana’s rising star, King Promise releases the visual to his latest song ‘Alright’ featuring West Africa’s dancehall heavyweight, Shatta Wale … More
Watch: Femi Kuti releases new single ‘Papapa’
Afrobeat legend, Femi Anikulapo Kuti released single ‘Papapa’ in a glittering video on 1 December. Most parts of ‘Papapa’ music … More
Trumpeter Etuk Ubong celebrates second anniversary of The Truth
Nigerian trumpeter, composer and bandleader, Etuk Ubong celebrates his concert venue in Lagos on 15 November. The event tagged ‘Truth … 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
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
Michael Olatuja serves Lagos Pepper Soup in new album
Olatuja’s third album, Lagos Peppersoup features Angélique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves (nine Grammy Awards between both artists)
BANTU drops follow up single, Animal Carnival
One month after their power-packed call to action song, ‘Disrupt the Programme’, the single rings of the classic lyrics of emancipation that speaks truth to power and highlights the social ills in Nigeria.
Afrobeat legend and Fela Kuti’s drummer, Tony Allen dies
Tony Oladipo Allen, foremost drummer and Afrobeat pioneer has died in Paris on Thursday 30 April. Eric Trosset, Tony Allen’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.
Interview: People did not know how depressed Fela was before he died -Femi Kuti
“People did not know how depressed Fela was before he died” -Femi Kuti You can Listen here: I walked into … More
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