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

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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.

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.

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

Dive into the captivating legacy of AKA as we explore the South African rapper's most streamed hits - music that has defined ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Yeni Kuti, singer and daughter of the late Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, has reacted to actress Ngozi Ezeonu’s comments on inappropriate dressing at auditions, urging the actress to reconsider her ...

One of the greatest living African musicians, undoubtedly the biggest star of Afrobeat, multiple Grammy nominee, and UNICEF ...

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 ...