Most people confuse Afrobeat and Afrobeats but don’t know that the two are predominantly distinct in sound and genre. Music historians have traced origin sounds of Afrobeat in Ghana and Nigeria as ...

A exhibition honouring the legacy of the originator of Afrobeat music, Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, has opened in Hull. The ...

In Ghana, the '70s was a time of political repression, high inflation, and funky pop music. Among the musicians working the clubs in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, was a young British emigre named John ...

The story of the Queens, their musical contribution and often dubious treatment by their husband, makes up one chapter in the epic audio series Fela Kuti: Fear No Man. Three years in the making and ...

Afro B is one of the leaders in the Afrowave movement around the world. The UK native is on a mission to educate while simultaneously spreading the rhythm. Afro B is no stranger to the entertainment ...

The people loved seeing an Englishman in Africa 70. They couldn’t believe it at first. Oyinbo (white man) drummer! They would come and press money on my forehead. It was a mark of approval. It would ...

Tiwa Savage, the queen of afrobeats and Nigeria’s very own, recently dropped Celia—her first body of work to come out on Motown Records. The 13-track project, which she titled in tribute to her mother ...

Nigeria's Femi Kuti is not just another hot bandleader. He is also an outspoken African social critic who uses music as his weapon--just as his famous father did. Femi Kuti is a son of the legendary ...

The unmistakable energy of the late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, came alive on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at the ...

Europe-based Nigerian Afrobeat sensation Charles Onyeabor made history on October 24th, 2025, as he sold out the iconic Hard Rock Café in Firenze, Italy.

8 musicians. One goal. To increase the positive energy in the world by making people dance! London Afrobeat Collective are a tight-knit family of musicians from around the world, living in London and ...